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QBR - the magical stat that rated Matt Ryan, Flacco and Eli Manning better than your Golden Child Luck.
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It's time to stop pretending that Wilson is only good because he's on a team with a strong run game and defense. Seattle's offense finished fifth in weighted DVOA (measures efficiency, not rate stats) in 2014 -- a feat they simply could not have accomplished without Wilson captaining the offense -- both in the run game and the passing game.
Similar to how Lynch and Wilson relied on each other in a symbiotic run-game relationship, so too did Seattle's offense and defense. Seattle's offensive group helped the defense establish itself as the cream of the crop by consistently putting together long drives (averaged over 3:00 per drive, third in the NFL), dominating time of possession (third in the NFL at over 32 minutes per game), and by scoring at a consistently high rate (ninth most points per drive). This despite the fact that Wilson was by far the most pressured quarterback in the NFL (on 34 percent of dropbacks). Seattle doesn't pick their linemen because they're good in pass pro, you see, but Wilson was still second in pass DVOA (value per play) when under pressure.[/QUOTE]
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If you're still not convinced, consider this stat, because it helps paint a picture of what kind of passer a quarterback really is without pressure and volume involved. In 2014, Wilson finished third in passing DVOA among quarterbacks when facing no pressure, behind only Aaron Rodgers and Tony Romo. In other words -- when Wilson could sit back and throw without a defender instantly in his face, he balled out.
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So........
When he has ONE, completion midway thru the first half, of the Super Bowl.........he's symbiotically helping his defense, and covering for his Oline, chosen for their run blocking talents? Run blocking you say?????
And then, he throws up not 1, not 2, not 3, but four different "jump ball" passes that the Foot Locker guy goes up and gets, or another receiver catches, while laying on his back.........I need to credit Russ, for those plays?
Or the 2 point conversion, across the field, lobbed like a Tiger Woods wedge from the bunker, that the defender makes no attempt on, I credit Russ, for that throw?????
And minutes per possession...........isn't that a run control stat? Ala, Lynch effectively carrying the ball, chewing clock.
Or am I misunderstanding all these fine stats?