(09-15-2020, 09:56 AM)Upper Wrote:

(09-15-2020, 06:02 AM)The Real Marty Wrote: Yards per attempt is a much better yardstick of success than yards per completion. 

They are both useful, but YPA definitely lies when 95% of the A's result in a C.

So what  you're saying is, 10-20 for 173 is better than 19-20 for 173 because the yards per completion would have been higher?  

I say no.  What counts is how many yards you got and how many attempts it took you to get those yards.  That's why the most widely accepted yardstick for a passer is yards per attempt. Not yards per completion.

Here's an article on the subject:  

https://fifthdown.blogs.nytimes.com/2009...r-attempt/

“To put it most simply, passing yards per attempt is the single most important indicator of success in all of football. The short version is this:

* Teams that win the passing YPA battle almost always win the game.
* Teams that lose the passing YPA battle almost always lose the game.
* The winningest teams in history are typically the teams with the best passing YPA average.
* The winningest quarterbacks in history are typically the quarterbacks with the best passing YPA average.”

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