12-30-2022, 10:12 PM
(12-30-2022, 07:51 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Sure, but I am just pointing out that if the league average completion % when Burrow entered the league was a player's career %, they would be the 16th highest in NFL history. This year the league average would be 19th in NFL history if it were a player's career %. That's including all of the terrible QBs we all watch play every week this year. The NFL is averaging almost 7 players each year with a % higher than Brees' 67.7% mark the last 3 years.
So the pool of players he's actually competing with is really quite small even though we say "history".
It's still impressive, because he was 1st last year and is 3rd this year among his peers, so he's dominating in his own era.
What we need is a career Cmp%+ list so we can actually compare across eras.
Comparing to league average is a good method. It is not flawless, but more insightful than just the raw numbers.
Short passing has replaced the running game nowadays. The rules are MUCH more friendly to WRs and QBs. When I started watching football, DEs could head slap the OL, WRs going over the middle would get obliterated, DBs used stickem, and you could hit the QB. Hard. Because of the rule changes, teams pass more. Another thing that never used to happen is the 3rd down checkdown short of the sticks. That never used to happen. What is the point? It happens all the time now. Drives me nuts.
