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RE: Brian Callahan going OFF on the offense - ochocincos - 10-20-2023
(10-19-2023, 10:17 AM)KillerGoose Wrote: Sure, that wasn't my argument at all. If everyone gets an A on a test, then everyone did great. If everyone gets a D, then everyone did poorly. There is an established scale for tests. That scale doesn't exist for sports. It has to be relative. If a QB has a 65% completion percentage in 2023, they are doing OK. Slightly below league average. It isn't "good" regardless of your personal feelings about it. Maybe by 2030, it'll be considered good again, these things ebb & flow.
I do understand what you are trying to say. You are saying the scale moves based on how the collective class/group performs.
If the average for the class is 85%, then below 85% is unsatisfactory to you.
Likewise, if the average for the class is only 60%, then you're fine as long as you're above 60%.
18 QBs have a completion percentage of 65% or more.
What is your definition of "good" when it comes to NFL?
Is good just Top 10? Top 15?
If we go Top 15, that's 66%. Just 1% point higher.
Top 20 is 64% or higher.
It's my personal opinion, but I don't think 2% is a big difference, even if it means going from Top 15 to Top 20.
Regardless, I think Burrow is doing fine now that he's (at least mostly) past his injury.
His first 3 games, his completion percentage was 55%.
His last 3 games, his completion percentage was 72%.
Burrow's career average is 67.6%.
So IMO his accuracy is fine now that he's back playing closer to normal.