04-06-2018, 03:04 PM
Compare Dalton's deep ball numbers to the best in the division (Ben) and the best in the NFL (Brady) since 2011.
These are their numbers on passes that traveled 21+ yards through the air (no YAC):
Dalton
113 of 361 (31.3% completion rate)
89.4 passer rating
4349 yards (38.5 yards per completion)
37 TDs
20 INTs
Frequency of deep passes (10.15% of all attempts)
10.25% TD rate
5.54% INT rate
Ben
148 of 460 (32.2% completion rate)
86.4 passer rating
5453 yards (36.8 yards per completion)
50 TDs
31 INTs
Frequency of deep passes (12.46% of all attempts)
10.87% TD rate
6.74% INT rate
Brady
128 of 402 (31.8% completion rate)
88.8 passer rating
4586 yards (35.8 yards per completion)
34 TDs
15 INTs
Frequency of deep passes (9.82% of all attempts)
8.46% TD rate
3.73% INT rate
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Looking over these stats, there's not much that separates them. Brady and Dalton's stats are eerily similar. All of the completion rates are within 1% of each other, which is a negligible difference. Dalton has the best passer rating by a bit. His completions went for more yards. He's thrown deep slightly less often than Ben, but more than Brady. His TD and INT rates are both better than one and worse than the other.
Therefore, if you think Dalton has sucked on deep throws, you have to objectively think Ben and Brady have also been bad.
I used ESPN for reference. Here's the link to each page. You can pick each year at the top of their menu:
http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/splits/_/id/2330/year/2011
http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/splits/_/id/5536/year/2011
http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/splits/_/id/14012/year/2011
These are their numbers on passes that traveled 21+ yards through the air (no YAC):
Dalton
113 of 361 (31.3% completion rate)
89.4 passer rating
4349 yards (38.5 yards per completion)
37 TDs
20 INTs
Frequency of deep passes (10.15% of all attempts)
10.25% TD rate
5.54% INT rate
Ben
148 of 460 (32.2% completion rate)
86.4 passer rating
5453 yards (36.8 yards per completion)
50 TDs
31 INTs
Frequency of deep passes (12.46% of all attempts)
10.87% TD rate
6.74% INT rate
Brady
128 of 402 (31.8% completion rate)
88.8 passer rating
4586 yards (35.8 yards per completion)
34 TDs
15 INTs
Frequency of deep passes (9.82% of all attempts)
8.46% TD rate
3.73% INT rate
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Looking over these stats, there's not much that separates them. Brady and Dalton's stats are eerily similar. All of the completion rates are within 1% of each other, which is a negligible difference. Dalton has the best passer rating by a bit. His completions went for more yards. He's thrown deep slightly less often than Ben, but more than Brady. His TD and INT rates are both better than one and worse than the other.
Therefore, if you think Dalton has sucked on deep throws, you have to objectively think Ben and Brady have also been bad.
I used ESPN for reference. Here's the link to each page. You can pick each year at the top of their menu:
http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/splits/_/id/2330/year/2011
http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/splits/_/id/5536/year/2011
http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/splits/_/id/14012/year/2011
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