Confession of a Dalton Defender

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(05-27-2015, 10:41 PM)Brownshoe Wrote: Yes it hurts teams that throw short to intermediate passes, because it lowers their YPA. Don't you understand how it works? It favors QBs that pass less, but throw intermediate to long passes.

Actually i understand it very well since i've worked with my nephew to create 2 apps that use the standard QB rating and an update multiplier to more accurately reflect today's "average" QB. Well enough that i can calculate a QB rating with a pencil and paper. I've done the math so many times to see where QBs rank with updated multipliers that i see the numbers dancing in my dreams...

It doesn't hurt anyone any more or less since averages are used. The yards / attempts have a multiplier of 1/4 of one percent (EDIT: incorrect. It's 1/4 of 1-- X .25). Examples: Rodgers- 4,381/520(8.43ypa) x .25= 2.11 , Rivers- 4,286/570(7.52) x .25= 1.88 , Wilson- 3,475/452(7.69) x .25= 1.92 , G.Smith- 2,525/367(6.88) x .25= 1.72 , Dalton- 3,398/481(7.06) x .25= 1.77 , Locker- 993/146(6.80) x .25= 1.70

Rodgers-- 2.11 -- att. 520 -- yds. 4,381
Rivers ---- 1.88 -- att. 570 -- yds. 4,286
Wilson --- 1.92 -- att. 452 -- yds. 3,475
G.Smith---1.72 -- att. 367 -- yds. 2,525
Dalton --- 1.77 -- att. 481 -- yds. 3,398
Locker --- 1.70 -- att. 146 -- yds. 993

The variable falls between 0 and 2.375 with a 1.0 being average. That one variable is combined with 3 others then it's divided by 6 and multiplied by 100. No one has an advantage over anyone else, whether you throw more or less, it's all averages, divided and multiplied.

The only thing wrong with using the standard QB rating is that it's based on numbers from the '70s where a 66.7 rating was considered "average", otherwise known as the 16th best of 32 qualifying participants. The last few years, the actual "average" QB based on today's numbers is around 86. Last year it was closer to 90.

If you argue with math, you will lose.