Pass attempt yards by play isn't the same as air yards is it? They are charting total plays over 20 yards. So an easy dump off pass that goes past 20 yards is charted. where I think it's better to simply chart the air yards to get a better idea of what the qb is connecting on and not what the wr, rb etc is doing with it after wards. In my example dak throws it 30 yards, which is good. But cooper ran the other 60 for a td and that makes dak look better than what he actually threw. I think you'd get a better picture of what Quarterbacks are actually doing vs just the end result bacause that is the sum of all of their efforts.
I see what you’re saying, but every QB’s yards include YAC, I’ve never seen that removed to reflect a quarterbacks stat line.
Cooper is a very good YAC WR, but it’s not like he’s some juggernaut that no other team has an equal weapon too. Most good teams have legit deep threats and guys who can create after the catch. In fact, before Cooper we were one of the slowest WR corps, so you could say Dak’s only had 8 games to benefit from a real YAC option at receiver anyway.
I’m not saying Dak is comparable to Mahomes as a deep passer, but no one takes out Tyreek Hill’s YAC to evaluate Mahomes. I don’t think anyone really dismissed YAC in their QB evaluations, unless WR screens and dump offs are the bulk of your offense which is usually a college spread air raid thing.