Let's Talk QBs in the 2014 Draft

[barrett]

Bridgewater comes off looking great on every level in those stats.

Manziel looks great considering these are stats that measure only passing and that is where he is most questioned. It is also interesting to note that Manziel was a better passer against the SEC than Bortles was against the AAC (and that does not even take into consideration mobility).

Carr looks bad in almost every metric. There is a significant difference between him and even the 3rd best guy they measured.

I think these stats would be far more valuable if they had done them in years past (or went back now), and could show the correlation (or lack thereofI) between these stats and future NFL success. For instance, did Vince Young's high completion percentage come with a crazy amount of passes shorter than 10 yards? Did Blaine Gabbert in a spread offense look good in these stats? Could Andrew Luck's success be foretold by what he did against the blitz? Give me 10 years of history to compare to so I know the value of what I'm looking at.

[nunusguy]

Interesting numbers, but here's my question: how much do they need to be handicapped for the SEC defenses faced by one QB vs the non-SEC guys competition ?

[popanot]

Originally Posted by barrett

I think these stats would be far more valuable if they had done them in years past (or went back now), and could show the correlation (or lack thereofI) between these stats and future NFL success. For instance, did Vince Young's high completion percentage come with a crazy amount of passes shorter than 10 yards? Did Blaine Gabbert in a spread offense look good in these stats? Could Andrew Luck's success be foretold by what he did against the blitz? Give me 10 years of history to compare to so I know the value of what I'm looking at.

Good point. I tweeted the guy asking if he could broaden the timeframe and add some QB samples from the past. Doubt he'll do it, but it sure would be interesting to see. Heck, I'd like to see the 2014 prospect stats vs. recent guys like Luck/Russell (good) and Gabbert/Ponder (bad).