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New passing metrics to consider "good"?
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(09-10-2021, 05:21 PM)ochocincos Wrote: No longer than 10 years ago, stats like 4000+ passing yards, 30+ TDs, 65% completion percentage were considered "good."
Now, we're seeing far more QBs exceed those values because it's much more of a passing league and now there will be an extra game, so what is considered "good" now?

Stats for reference...
2010:
4000+ passing yards - 5 QBs
30+ TDs - 5 QBs
65+% completion percentage - 6 QBs

2020:
4000+ passing yards - 12 QBs
30+ TDs - 10 QBs
65+% completion percentage - 23 QBs(!!!)

What do people think the new thresholds should be for "good" QBs?

My thoughts:
With there being just 8 QBs at 68% or better, I think 68% is a good threshold for completion percentage.
There were 5 more QBs who were between 67.0 and 67.9.

If there was still a 16-game season, I'd say 4300 passing yards is the new "good." Only 6 QBs hit that threshold last year.
There were 2 more between 4250 and 4299.
With another game added to the season, I'd say 4500 or 4600 will be the new "good."

For passing TDs, we see a similar trend around 35+ TDs. Only 6 QBs hit that last year.
With another game added though, perhaps the threshold should be 37 TDs.

For a "good" QB, like say the 10th "best", considering last years numbers and 17 games this year, i'd expect something like this. 

391 comp
578 att
67.6%
4500 yds
7.8 ypa
35 tds
9 ints
264.7 ypg
104.6 quarterback rating

Those numbers are more in line for an elite QB, in a 16 game schedule but throw in the extra game and that's what i'd expect to see a "good" QB end up. 





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RE: New passing metrics to consider "good"? - rfaulk34 - 09-10-2021, 07:54 PM

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