dave mcbride Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Holy crap! The new passing rules are definitely working out in the QBs' favor. A 90 rating used to be the sign of a borderline elite QB. No longer: http://espn.go.com/nfl/statistics/player/_/stat/passing/sort/quarterbackRating . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan-4-Ever Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 all the top guns are shooting blanks !!! well most of 'em Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibs Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 (edited) Holy crap! The new passing rules are definitely working out in the QBs' favor. A 90 rating used to be the sign of a borderline elite QB. No longer: http://espn.go.com/n...arterbackRating . I agree the ave QBR has increased over the years, but perhaps 3 weeks is too early to call a dramatic change over recent years. Give the Ds some time to figure out the new wrinkles in the offenses(and new QBs) and we will likely see the number of QBs with 90+ QBRs closer to 10(like the previous bunch of years), rathef than the 18 we have so far this season. Edited September 22, 2014 by Dibs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 I agree the ave QBR has increased over the years, but perhaps 3 weeks is too early to call a dramatic change over recent years. Give the Ds some time to figure out the new wrinkles in the offenses(and new QBs) and we will likely see the number of QBs with 90+ QBRs closer to 10(like the previous bunch of years), rathef than the 18 we have so far this season. last year had 18 over 87, which isnt a much different cutoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Tuesday Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 I agree the ave QBR has increased over the years, but perhaps 3 weeks is too early to call a dramatic change over recent years. Give the Ds some time to figure out the new wrinkles in the offenses(and new QBs) and we will likely see the number of QBs with 90+ QBRs closer to 10(like the previous bunch of years), rathef than the 18 we have so far this season. Not just opposing Ds - give the weather some time to get nasty. Haven't seen too many wipeout games yet, but they're coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibs Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 last year had 18 over 87, which isnt a much different cutoff Very true. The new rules might make an average 3 point jump this year. I'm interested now to follow this through the season and see what happens. Not just opposing Ds - give the weather some time to get nasty. Haven't seen too many wipeout games yet, but they're coming. Another good point. Again, I'm definitely going to follow this concept with interest this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave mcbride Posted September 22, 2014 Author Share Posted September 22, 2014 (edited) Very true. The new rules might make an average 3 point jump this year. I'm interested now to follow this through the season and see what happens. Another good point. Again, I'm definitely going to follow this concept with interest this season. I dunno. The number of defensive holding and illegal contact penalties has gone through the roof. That has to be having a big effect. Not only will receivers be more open; QBs can eliminate from their stat line the incompletions/INTs that were nullified by ticky tack holding/contact penalties. Edited September 22, 2014 by dave mcbride Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan-4-Ever Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 (edited) http://www.nfl.com/s...=2&d-447263-n=1 #22 rated QB -- Tom Brady, that's 1 spot behind Fitzpatrick and 2 spots in front of EJ in passing yards fixed it Edited September 23, 2014 by BillsFan-4-Ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave mcbride Posted September 22, 2014 Author Share Posted September 22, 2014 http://www.nfl.com/s...=2&d-447263-n=1 #22 rated QB -- Tom Brady, that's 1 spot behind Fitzpatrick and 2 spots in front of EJ I'm finally starting to believe that it may not simply be the bad cast around him, and that he may actually be slipping. It's early, however, and he's coming off a very strong season last year (regardless of his rating). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan-4-Ever Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 I'm finally starting to believe that it may not simply be the bad cast around him, and that he may actually be slipping. It's early, however, and he's coming off a very strong season last year (regardless of his rating). and sooner or later his "boys" were due to be booted from the team by BB. Now he's got maybe 1 or 2 good friends on the O? Edelman and Gronk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike in Horseheads Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Another crazy stat... In Yahoo FF EJ was worth more points than Phillip Rivers in Sundays game! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Biscuit97 Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 It's flag football now. Kirk "freaking" Cousins threw for over 400 yards! All passing stats from today's NFL need an *. That said, td to int ratio is still a good stat. I also like red zone and 3rd down %. I'm sort of kidding but I think the Bills should just throw bombs every 6 plays. You can hit a big play, probably get a flag, or worse comes to worst, it's a punt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 (edited) Brian Hoyer a top 10 QB in terms of passer rating? Wow... Never thought Brian Hoyer would be top 10 in anything. Good for him CBF Edited September 23, 2014 by Canadian Bills Fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 http://www.nfl.com/s...=2&d-447263-n=1 #22 rated QB -- Tom Brady, that's 1 spot behind Fitzpatrick and 2 spots in front of EJ I don't follow your read. EJ is 90+, Tommy is around 80. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan-4-Ever Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 (edited) I don't follow your read. EJ is 90+, Tommy is around 80. when I click on the link it places the QB's in order. I assumed that order meant a ranking from best to worse. It's passing yards not QBR my bad ... when you sort on QBR PASSER_RATING EJ's 90.8 is better than Tom's 82.9.. http://www.nfl.com/s...G_PASSER_RATING So I guess my point is that the Cinderella QB, Tom Terrific has close too or worse stats than EJ Edited September 23, 2014 by BillsFan-4-Ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Is this like those customer satisfaction surveys where if you don't give the sales guy all tens he gets fired? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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