(12-11-2024, 11:52 AM)cland Wrote: (12-11-2024, 09:03 AM)Mikey Wrote: This, friends, is what is referred to as confirmation bias.
If you have a negative view of the player, you will be more than able to read negative into the things they say. If you do not have a negative view, your bias does not cloud your interpretation.
Do you really want your QB to have to invent some slight by the opposition or media to motivate them to do anything? Do you want him to be some emotionless robit that requires perfection to feel satisfied? Someone who fails to connect with their teammates because all they care about are W's? We've seen over the years that Trevor is not volatile. He keeps his emotions in check, he endures crap situations with aplomb. He's out there putting in work, playing hurt, working with coaches to get the most out of what we got. If you think he's lazy, unmotivated, or uncommitted, I'm certainly going to question your judgment.
Confirmation bias works in both directions. After he was selected in the draft, no one on this board was expecting Trevor to only break the passer rating of 90 once in his first four years. His passer rating this year puts him at 27th in the QB list, and his completion percentage of 60.6% puts him at 31st. The 60.6% is only .7% higher than his rookie year.
If you look at the fact that he has an upgraded (not great, good, or average but upgraded) Oline in 2024 and finally has a clear #1 receiver in Brian Thomas Jr. yet his 2024 stats went down from 2023 HAS to affect a non-biased opinion of his performance.
PS. I'm not defending the original post, but when I read, "Do you really want your QB to have to invent some slight by the opposition or media to motivate them to do anything?" The first thing that came to mind was Michael Jordan:
"Yes, Michael Jordan was known for inventing slights and grudges to motivate himself. He would often take slights personally and seek revenge, which was a key part of his competitive drive." Watch the "Last Dance" if you haven't seen it.
PSS. I used passer rating and comp. percentage because it's not affected by his shortened season, but you could extrapolate the other numbers on a per game basis.
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You are correct, every assessment and every opinion will have some bias at its core. It is troubling that stats dropped in spite of improvements on the line, darfting a very talented outside threat, and continuity around him via coaches, playbook, and players.
Turnovers were also down, and the question has to be asked, did we/he sacrifice aggression in order to minimize mistakes? Perfectionism can be crippling. We all have the stats, but the root cause is left to opinion without player or coach explicitly stating why we see the downturn.
I immediately thought of UFC fighters with the invented slights. Some of those guys will get worked up over the dumbest thing just to put work in the gym. From the outside looking in, it was laughable. I can see that with MJ, at the time there was almost no debate over the GOAT, and he was practically without peer during his run. He'd almost have to invent criticism just because everyone knew he was far and above the top player of the day. TLaw ain't got that problem, and none of us would think otherwise.
