Why would you not? Scoring TDs for your team is a good thing. I would also point out that the two guys with the highest QBR this year neither has more than 1 or 2 rushing TD if I'm mistaken? Meanwhile Hurts, Allen and Jackson have 3-4 times that and are ranked below them. So whatever they're measuring doesn't place THAT much emphasis on rushing TDs.
Yeah like I've been saying since they released Zeke, if the Cowboys try to use Pollard like they used Zeke it will be a miserable failure. That's not who he is nor is it necessary for him to be in order for him to be effective. I cringe every time they run him in short yardage or goal to go situations. But I have never been a fan of all this shotgun run crapola even when they were doing it with Zeke. It's especially stupid in short yardage when the entire defense is in the box. You know you're going to have penetration and the back is going to have to fight off defenders so why make him do it from a damn standing start.
yes, it's a head scratcher rico and hunter should be lined up in the old school downhill short yardage I formations and just go get it.... it just amazes me in a bad way that rico doesn't get more snaps in these situations.. you see when he comes in he looks much more powerful much more energetic, it's like 2 plays and then they pull him, ....he disappears for two or three series. shrug.
If we win the championship, are you against McCarthy going to the Hall of Fame?
Plus, Purdy has receiving weapons who are always wide open and are among the best in the league in YAC yards. Along with a very good protection up front where Purdy has all day to throw. That is what is making Purdy look so good. Make him make tight window throws with receivers who don't get much separation plus while he is constantly under pressure due to poor pass protection, I seriously doubt Purdy would look anywhere as good as he does now.
Exactly what I was referring to in my previous post. No wonder Purdy looks so good. I guarantee he would struggle badly if he had to QB our Offense.
I can see Dak improving his yards per attempt as the season goes on. Early in the year he was dinking and dunking me sick. But Purdy dinks and dunks. He gets the benefit of exception run after catch by players like Samuel and CMC. Even Kittle is a big YAC guy.
Maybe I don't know. There are other QBs who had the same weapons as Purdy and could not get it done, so I'm not going to undersell the guy either. I will say he looks better in his second year than Dak did, regardless of weapons.
Nah. I know what I see. Purdy is a system QB who has amongst the best weapons, Oline protection and playcalling in the league. Place him on our team, guarantee he would struggle badly.
YPA is a huge factor in QB rating
I'm actually discussing passer rating but yeah it certainly looks like it. However since it does not take into account the amount of YAC per attempt IMHO it's not accurate. But no metric is perfect. I was just floored by the fact that was as good or better in several areas but still below Purdy in overall rating. And by such a large margin.
Yeah I know QB rating,- I meant passer rating. QBR is something completely different. YPA I think is a very good metric because while it may include YAC, it is a excellent metric for offensive productivity and scoring. Low YPA in the 5-6 range is a recipe for failure. YAC may not always be a accurate for the QB comps but YPA IMO is one of the best measures for scoring and winning!
Oh it's definitely a good indicator of offensive performance.. I just don't know that it does much with regard to evaluating QB performance. At least not in terms of how well they are actually throwing the ball. A few 5 yard slants turned into 70 yard TDs because of a missed tackle or two can greatly skew those numbers. I guess you can credit the QB for good ball placement on those?
I think that is why they came up with QBR because other people did not like it either. YAC is however partially a result of accuracy, timing and choice that the QB is in control of.
If I'm not mistaken Troy Aikman and some of the other top level QBs in the game at the time were consulted when they were formulating it. I think they tried to incorporate all the things a QB does plus or minus into it. In the passer rating formula an 8 yard completion on 3rd and 12 counts the same as an 8 yard completion on 3rd and 7. In QBR that would presumably NOT be the case. Like I said nothing is perfect but I think QBR gets closer to evaluating the full impact of the QB than passer rating does.
Passer rating has become meaningless as quarterbacks have become more efficient over the years. The passer rating has built-in caps on the components that made more sense back when it was developed. When you have guys sitting up around 100 or higher, tiny differences that don't mean anything in real terms can change the rating substantially. The difference between 108 and 112 means absolutely nothing. (Also, passer rating ignores QB rushing, sacks and fumbles. It's just not a good tool.)
That is soooooooo soooooo stupid!
You're right. Tony Pollard breaks tackles just as well as Christian McAffrey.
