McCarron blurb from si mmqb

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It really irks me that everyone's talking up Jimmy Garoppolo like he's worth a first round pick, and that QB-needy teams like the Browns, 49ers, Bears, Jets, etc. should trade for him, when McCarron has more game experience and near-identical stats -- even better in some categories.

Garoppolo: GP-17 CMP-63 ATT-94 CMP%-67.0 YDS-690 AVG-7.34 TD-5 LNG-37 INT-0 FUM-1 RAT-106.2
McCarron: GP-7 CMP-79 ATT-119 CMP%-66.4 YDS-854 AVG-7.18 TD-6 LNG-66 INT-2 FUM-0 RAT-97.1

Garoppolo has played in more games, but mostly in garbage time with big leads. He's only started two games, winning both. McCarron also has two wins in three regular season starts. McCarron has more passing attempts, more completions, and more TDs, showing a higher usage rate. Comparable passer rating, with only one more turnover. Note that these stats (pulled from ESPN) don't include the playoff game (in which McCarron sucked ...), but the playoff experience has to count for something. And Garoppolo played for Belichick (see Matt Cassel) and was injured in his second start, which are both negatives.

Now I'm not saying either QB is worth a first rounder, but if you're considering Garoppolo you have to be looking at McCarron, too.