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(01-19-2018, 07:31 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Hey I just found an elementary school math test.  Can you help me answer these two questions?

1.  QB "A" throws a screen pass that goes for a 50 yard gain.  QB "B" completes a throw 50 yards downfield.  What is the "yards per attempt" for each QB and what is the "length of throw"?  Which QB was more aggressive?

2.  QB "A" completes 50% of his passes with all pass attempts thrown 5 yards past the line of scrimmage.  QB "B" also completes 50% of his passes with all of his completions thrown 5 yards past the line of scrimmage and all of his incompletions thrown 50 yards downfield.  Assuming zero yards gained after catch what is the "yards per attempt" for each QB and what is the "length of throw"?  Which QB was more aggressive?


Here is another one.

When determining if a coach's play calling is more conservative when he has the lead in the second half of a game the correct procedure is.

a.  Compare his play calling when he has the lead in the second half of a game to


Here is another one.

Given:
Yards per attempt is directly related to number of long pass attempts.
QB "A" averages 6.0 yards per attempt.
QB "A" attempts fifty percent fewer long passes when he is ahead.
All else being equal what is QB "A" average yard per attempt when he is ahead and behind?

1.  Both would count as the same yards per attempt. First throw is 2 yard throw and 48 yac. Second is 50 yard throw and no yac . Second was more aggressive. 

This is an unfair question since chances of a 50 yard passing play off a screen pass is 5 out 100.The chances of a 50 yard completed pass is 100 out of 100. 

The law of averages would dictate that if a pass was completed for 50 yards 95 percent of the time its off a long pass and not a screen pass.  So over a long amount of completions the long bomb would have a much higher average yards per completion  and prove to be the more aggressive. 

Theres is no difference between yards per attempt and yards per throw if there is zero yac. yards per attempt = yards thrown + yac.

2. QB A. Cannot answer either. We dont know what length his incompletions were.

QB B  Say 100 throws. Then 5 x 50 + 50 x 50 / 100.that is 27.5 yards

You saying over 5 yards doesn't allow anyone to determine anything about the throws. Thats why the nfl breaks it into 10 yard chunks. 0 - 10. 11 - 20. 21 - 31 - 40. over 40. This gives you a very good idea of how aggressive the playcalling is.

a.  Compare his play calling when he has the lead in the second half of a game to  ????? 

This question was truncated and you didnt even finish it so obviously it cannot be answered. 

All else being equal what is QB "A" average yard per attempt when he is ahead and behind?

First you have to come up with an average yards per long throw. Lets say its 20 yards. You would also have to assume the same amount of throws were made. Lets says 25 throws when ahead and 25 in the when behind
You would also have to know exactly how many long throws were made when made ahead. Lets say its 3.   So 3 long throws ahead and 4.5 long throws behind

That means 7.5 long throws x 20 is 150 yards gained due to long throws. Shorts throws  were 42.5 and gained 150 yards. That means short throws average 3.5 in this scenario. 

So the average attempt per pass when ahead  22 x 3.5 + 3 x 20 / 25 which is 5.48 

So the average attempt per pass when behind  20.5 x 3.5 + 4.5 x 20 / 25 which is 6.45