New passing metrics to consider "good"?

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(09-10-2021, 08:03 PM)TheFan Wrote: I think another important stat (I'm not sure the actual name) is yards per attempt/completion. What I mean is there's a difference between a QB who dumps it off to the RB who takes it for 15 yards after breaking 3 tackles
and a QB who throws a 15 yard pass into a small window. 

NFL Next Gen Stats is a great resource for things like this.  They track Attempted Air Yards, Completed Air Yards, and Average Yards To the Sticks.  They also track the percentage of throws a QB makes to targets with a defender within a yard, time to throw, and actual completion % vs expected completion %.  


None of these is a smoking gun, but they provide good context when comparing QB's.  Who's pushing the ball down field and who's dinking and dunking.  Who's getting it out quick and who's holding onto the ball too long.  Who's got open guys and who's having to force it in to blanketed receivers?