NoSaint Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 http://www.footballstudyhall.com/2013/2/28/4036850/adjusted-completion-percentages-collin-klein-matt-barkley For the stat geeks - in depth breakdown of the actual throws that draft prospects tossed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VirginiaMike Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Interesting statistics, but I'm not sure it tells the whole story or you can draw any conclusion from it. For instance, one of the keys to West Virginia's offense was to get the ball in the hands of Tavon Austin and let him use his considerable talent to move the ball. That is a good plan. It's done with screens and the shuttle pass, all behind the line of scrimmage. It doesn't make Geno Smith less of a QB, it makes him one who can read a defense and follow the game plan. Smith also had over 2% of passes over 40 yards as did Barkley. If that number was 0% then I woulf think it was significant because you do not know he can throw the long ball, but it's not. I'm no ready to draw any conclusions, but I do appreciate the information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPS Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Wow!! I loved that article. If that's the kind of analytics RB is trying to incorporate, I guess we may see a different QB than we think. It does worry me that 33% of Geno Smith's passes were behind the line of scrimmage and he was decidedly poor on the passes that require a lot of zip. But, on the other hand, I watched a few of his highlights and the dude is slippery in the pocket. Not in a "tuck and run" way. But in a way that allows him to find some clean space to throw in. And he does it all while keeping his eyes down field apparently. He is the most confusing QB to try and figure out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted March 1, 2013 Author Share Posted March 1, 2013 Interesting statistics, but I'm not sure it tells the whole story or you can draw any conclusion from it. For instance, one of the keys to West Virginia's offense was to get the ball in the hands of Tavon Austin and let him use his considerable talent to move the ball. That is a good plan. It's done with screens and the shuttle pass, all behind the line of scrimmage. It doesn't make Geno Smith less of a QB, it makes him one who can read a defense and follow the game plan. Smith also had over 2% of passes over 40 yards as did Barkley. If that number was 0% then I woulf think it was significant because you do not know he can throw the long ball, but it's not. I'm no ready to draw any conclusions, but I do appreciate the information. yea, no stat will tell all the story, but a lot of this seemed to tell parts of the story that i havent seen on here (or atleast with more detail). all these are pieces of a bigger puzzle that teams are putting together to evaluate these guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snorom Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 (edited) thanks for the data hook up. Edited March 1, 2013 by Snorom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 The Collin Klein stuff is really interesting. To my untrained eye, I'd have said "stay the hell away" but I wonder if there's something more here. Worth a flyer in the 3rd or 4th round? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted March 1, 2013 Author Share Posted March 1, 2013 The Collin Klein stuff is really interesting. To my untrained eye, I'd have said "stay the hell away" but I wonder if there's something more here. Worth a flyer in the 3rd or 4th round? Yea he looked like he was just floating balls erratically to me with little zip or accuracy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon in Pasadena Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Yea he looked like he was just floating balls erratically to me with little zip or accuracy Did you catch them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted March 2, 2013 Author Share Posted March 2, 2013 Did you catch them? I have soft hands, but little quickness/agility to adjust to bad passes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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