Does the backup QB really matter?

[Brownshoe]

(09-03-2016, 04:51 AM)fredtoast Wrote: 5 of 15 (33%).  Still worse than McCarron.

Overall Jones completed 58.2% of his passes.  AJ completed 66.4%

Jones threw 3 tds and 4 ints.  AJ had 6 tds and 2 ints.

Jones had a 77.3 passer rating.  AJ had a 97.1 rating.

Jones had 5 rushes for (minus 5) yards.  AJ had 14 carries for 31 yards and a first down.


AJ was better than Jones in every way.  It is not even close.

Jones would have had way more scoring drives if his defense played like the Bengals. 6 of Jones scoring drives started on Pittsburgh's side of the field, and only 1 started on the opponents side of the field. He had a lot less playing time than McCarron too.  Just imagine how much his stats would be inflated if his defense gave him the same field position as McCarron.