NFL MVP: Tony Romo's Back Injections?

[JD_KaPow]

Just for kicks, I looked at Tony's numbers for the season, excluding the SF game (where he clearly wasn't healthy yet) and the Thanksgiving game, which is the only one we know about where he didn't take a pain-killing injection in his back. His numbers are:

241/335/2926, 71.9%, 8.7 YPA, 31 TD, 3 INT, Passer Rating = 125.5

That passer rating would break the NFL record for a season, by the way.

Yes, I know, take away anyone's worst two games and they look a whole lot better. Like I said, this is just for fun. Those numbers are pretty incredible, though.

For the record, Rodgers' numbers minus his worst two games:

259/381/3435, 68.0%, 9.0 YPA(!), 32 TD, 2 INT, Passer Rating = 122.1

I'd still take Rodgers: the passer rating formula overrates completion percentage relative to YPA. But we're watching a couple of the best QB seasons ever.

 

[Staubacher]

I'll have what he's having..

 

[theogt]

I'd still take Rodgers: the passer rating formula overrates completion percentage relative to YPA. But we're watching a couple of the best QB seasons ever.

The formula weights each variable such that it has the same variance across QBs so that no variable is "overrated" or "underrated."

 

[Nexx]

I'll have what he's having..

+1 give me the juice!

 

[JD_KaPow]

The formula weights each variable such that it has the same variance across QBs so that no variable is "overrated" or "underrated."

It doesn't weight them properly relative to their importance to winning games.

 

[Wood]

is Romo still getting back injections? I thought that was to end after Chicago game.

 

[65fastback2plus2]

is Romo still getting back injections? I thought that was to end after Chicago game.

he said after missing the one in the eagles game that he wouldnt miss another this season

 

[theogt]

It doesn't weight them properly relative to their importance to winning games.

It shouldn't. It would be by definition an arbitrarily weighted formula if it did that. It should only measure whether a QB is better or worse than his peers at each individual variable, based on the variance among QBs for such variable.