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A Fun Little QB Comparison

Okay. . .after hours minutes of research, I've constructed this little comparison between a few quarterbacks from the 2006 NFL Draft.

  Games Starts Comp Att Comp % Yards TD INT Rating Win %
Quarterback A 17 16 272 489 56.0 3,194 13 16 70.9 .438 (7-9)
Quarterback B 30 28 422 739 57.1 4,745 21 30 69.0 .607 (17-11)
Quarterback C 16 14 218 375 58.1 2,386 11 16 69.0 .571 (8-6)

For winning %, I counted each quarterback's starts, not every game they appeared in.

Very similar, yes?  As I said, all three of these quarterbacks were selected in the 2006 NFL Draft.

Two of these quarterbacks are regarded as two of the better young players at their position in the league.  The third is dismissed by many as a scrub that's lucky to be on an NFL roster.

One of these three quarterbacks won a Heisman Trophy in college.  Two of them won National Championships.  The other is "never going to make it in the NFL" because he went to a I-AA school and was allegedly drafted much sooner than he should have been.

The media never misses an opportunity to kiss the butt of two of these quarterbacks, and never misses an opportunity to mock or rip the other one.

I'm sure most of you have figured these out by now, but here's the answers anyway.

Quarterback A is Matt Leinart of the Arizona Cardinals.  A guy that's spent his short career throwing his passes in the direction of a couple of guys named Anquan Boldin and Larry Fitzgerald.

Quarterback B is Vince Young of the Tennessee Titans.  This past season, Young threw nearly twice as many interceptions as touchdown passes (9 TD/17 INT), and went a full calendar month without throwing a touchdown pass.

Quarterback C is Tarvaris Jackson.  He has the best completion rate of any QB listed above, despite having what might be the worst receiving corps in the NFL this past season, and is right in between Young and Leinart in terms of winning percentage.

Now. . .can someone explain to me why Leinart and Young are considered great, young quarterbacks of the future and the Vikings should cut Tarvaris Jackson at the first available opportunity?

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Vince Young
Vince is the most over-rated QB in the NFL.  Leinart might be over-rated too.  Just because your good in college doesn't mean you will be good in the NFL.  PLayers need to adapt to the differences of college to NFL
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by Gonzo2 on Jan 1, 2008 10:11 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

t-jack
Leinart and Young came from big time programs.  Thus the thinking is that they are more skilled and have more potential.  As a Cowboys fan, I hear the same thing about Romo.  I can't tell you how many times a guy like Jason Campbell...who is far, far worse in every major QB statistic there is compared to Romo...is considered to have more upside, potential and whatever jazz.

I'm not nutty on either Young or Leinart, but I'd still take them over Jackson at this point.  I think I see him do to many things that an NFL QB should almost never do, regardless of their skill level or experience.  He seems to be good for a couple of horrendous throws per game that are of the "okay, let's do a jump pass" type of variety.  Then there's the bad reads type of throws, etc.  

As I study the NFL more, it just seems that a guy like T-Jack needed to sit down for probably at least 2 years before he was ready to be the starter.  And it seems like if you are really struggling to begin with as a QB in the NFL, you usually don't magically turn it around.  

by Yakuza Rich on Jan 1, 2008 10:40 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Solid...
Me and BBS got into a debate about Jackson last night on the SBNation Football Frenzy.  What I have seen of Jackson, especially Sunday, I liked.  He is making the same mistakes that every young QB makes, and is getting absolutely NO HELP from his receivers(Is Troy Williamson cut yet?)

People just need to be patient and the team needs to get the kid some help!

by TheSportsGuru on Jan 2, 2008 7:56 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

great stats Gonzo...
I guess when you look at the BIG picture, TJ's numbers do match up with comparable players on other teams....

I didn't see the last two drives against Denver, so I can't comment...he obviously "got it" for 5 minutes in a meaningless game...I would expect that Denver was playing the vaunted "prevent" defense that the Vikings have employed so many times over the years....

I agree with the masses that we need to upgrade at WR.....I think Rice will grow into a good #2, and Wade can become the quick hitter slot guy...if we could get a legit #1, I really think the passing game could take off...work in the TE for a change, and use the RB's out of the backfield, and this offense could be special...

I am still not sold on TJ, though....yes, he's shown a lot of improvement through the year, but I still have my reservations concerning him....

  1.  I question his overall "intelligence" as far as reading defenses, and checking down
  2.  I question his ability to become the "leader" that every offense needs calling the signals
  3.  I question his "toughness"...will he continue to be injury prone, and how long will his recovery time be after each "ding"...
Although I would love to see this team go after an established and veteran QB next season, I can see Childress staying with this kid one more season...I would like them to upgrade at the backup QB position...at least bring in someone who can challenge to start, and can come in when he goes down next...

This team can easily go 10-6 next year, and with improved play calling that will stretch defenses, and take the pressure off the running game, we could surprise....instead of using the run to set up the pass, we need to pass to set up the run...pretty common sense when it comes to play calling....

anyway, Great site, Gonzo...keep up the good work

I hate the Bears, laugh at the Lions, and wipe my butt with a Packers towel.

by lowcountry viking on Jan 2, 2008 9:00 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

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