Astrobot Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 Here is a list of QB's A-J who passed for more than 2000 yards in a single year. Their percentage completion rate in their first year, then a few years later. Troy Aikman Year 1: 52.9% passing Year 3: 65.3% Ken Anderson -------55.0% -----------Year 4: 64.9% Sammy Baugh-------47.4% -----------Year 4: 62.7% Drew Bledsoe -------49.9% ------------Year 4: 59.9% Terry Bradshaw -----38.1 % -----------Year 2: 54.4% Mark Brunell ---------44.4 ---------------Year 3 63.4 Todd Collins--------- 48.3 ----------------Year 4 75.0 Randall Cunningham 42.0 ---------------Year 3 54.9 Gary Danielsen -------42.0 ---------------Year 3 58.5 Steve DeBerg---------45.4----------------Year 2 60.0 Jake DelHomme-------55.3----------------Year 2 80.0 Lynn Dickey------------33.3----------------Year 2 59.2 John Elway-------------47.5-----------------Year 2 56.3 Boomer Esiason-------50.0-----------------Year 2 and 3: 58.2 Joe Ferguson-----------44.5 ----------------Year 3:52.6 Doug Flutie------------ 50.0------------------Year 2:60.0 Rich Gannon-----------33.3------------------Year 4:59.6 Matt Hasselbeck-------30.0------------------Year 4:63.7 Ron Jaworski----------41.7------------------Year 2:50.0, Year 7:57.0, Year 14:64.3 Five Exceptions (good from Day 1) Bulger Culpepper Favre -- Never vacillated more than 4% from his average for his career... Grbac Griese Source: Pro Football Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Things Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 You have Todd Collins in there? What were Peytons numbers his first year? If I remember correctly... he wasn't too impressive as he was learning the ropes. I thought the same thing about Favre too, but it looks like I could've been wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Senator Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 You have Todd Collins in there? What were Peytons numbers his first year? If I remember correctly... he wasn't too impressive as he was learning the ropes. I thought the same thing about Favre too, but it looks like I could've been wrong. 619636[/snapback] Yeah...TC had a stellar year-4, no? Completed 3 of 4, for a total of 40 yards. He had an even better year-5 - 83.3%!!! (5 of 6 - 73 yards) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BackInDaDay Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 Favre -- Never vacillated 619552[/snapback] Maybe not in public, but Soprano says... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisyphean Bills Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 What the **** are you talking about? Everyone knows a player cannot improve! It's a law of physics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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