(10-27-2020, 10:19 AM)NeptuneBeachBum Wrote:

(10-27-2020, 09:39 AM)Talented Kalamari Wrote: We can respectfully disagree. I appreciate the subtle jab there though.

I do throw the occasional jab, but not in this case.  QBR is a very complex assessment and difficult to understand compared to a simpler stat like Passer Rating.  With QBR, a completion for a 5 yard gain is valued more on 3rd and 3 to the get the 1st down versus 3rd and 12.  Run after catch is factored in, so Minshew's nice TD throw in the end zone against LA is valued more than his check down pass to Robinson, where the running back made an amazing play and ran it in on his on merit for the TD.  ESPN protects its intellectual property and does not release their full algorithm for it, only telling you what is considered in the evaluation.  Contrast that with Passer Rating, where anyone with basic math skills can calculate it from the stat line.  Not at shot at you... in this case, anyway.  lol