"The abnegation of reason is not the evidence of faith, but the confession of despair."
- J.B. Lightfoot
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Tom Brady played really well last night. In fact, he was brilliant. With Peyton Manning out for the season, he is indisputably the best active quarterback in the world right now (and even if Peyton wasn't hurt that would probably still be true).
That hurt to say. But truth hurts.
[That being said, see the reality check in the comments thread]
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3. Andrew
- 09/13/2011 7:10 pm CDT
On the other hand, that Patriot defense isn't going to stop anybody come playoff time.
From a Fantasy Football perspective, Chad Henne (the quarterback the Patriots defense made look viable) was one garbage-time interception (a tipped ball on the game's last play) from tying Tom Brady's Fantasy total.
Still, it's going to be a long season if Tom Brady keeps playing like that. I want a lobotomy.
4. Shrode
- 09/13/2011 9:25 pm CDT
Brady is ranked at 4th right now, at least as far as passer ratings go.
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Do you guys realize how far I've come since the email convo days of thinklings when I argued that sports was just the male version of a soap opera. And now I actually know what a "passer rating" is.
7. Bill
- 09/14/2011 6:26 am CDT
Greg,
I'm confused - you're the second person commenting on Thinklings in the last few days predicting a "three-peat" for the Packers.
If they win this year, won't that just be a "re-peat"?
12. rob t.
- 09/16/2011 7:59 am CDT
From ESPN:
A quick primer on the fundamentals of Total Quarterback Rating:
Scoring: 0-100, from low to high. An average QB would be at 50.
Win Probability: All QB plays are scored based on how much they contribute to a win. By determining expected point totals for almost any situation, Total QBR is able to apply points to a quarterback based on every type of play he would be involved in.
Dividing Credit: Total QBR factors in such things as overthrows, underthrows, yards after the catch and more to accurately determine how much a QB contributes to each play.
Clutch Index: How critical a certain play is based on when it happens in a game is factored into the score.
Basically, passer rating takes into consideration pass attempts and completions, passing yards, touchdowns and interceptions. QBR factors in every quantifiable way a quarterback can affect a game.
Here's how it plays out: Last week the Texans destroyed the Colts 34-7. By all accounts Texans QB Matt Schaub outplayed Titans QB Kerry Collins. However, Collins' passer rating (82.3) was actually higher than Schaub's (78.5) because that stat takes into consideration Schaub's 2 picks but not Collins' 2 fumbles ... among other things. When you look at their performance as a whole, using QBR, Schaub was actually ninth in the league with a 71.0 (out of 100) and Collins was last with a 2.3.
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On the other hand, that Patriot defense isn't going to stop anybody come playoff time.