Quote:Achilles, you've made a few points and I will try to address them all, but I am starting to question your understanding of football based on your response. Let's discuss:

 

1. "whether he throws the ball short or long is irrelevant"  - I'm not sure how this is irrelevant. First, let's acknowledge that the statistics clearly show that Luck is more of a down field passer. A QB that attempts a greater amount of shorter throws (Wilson) will usually have a higher completion percentage, but completion percentage doesn't always translate into the better QB. Take Alex Smith for example.

 

2. 4th quarter stats are irrelevant - Fourth quarter stats are relevent in this case, especially since Wilson is thought to be a more "winning" QB. The stats clearly show that Luck is better than Wilson in the 4th quarter. In this case, it's clear that Seattle is a more winning team as compared to the Colts rather than Wilson being the more winning QB compared to Luck.

 

3. "but he beat up on bad teams"  Here's what he did this year against good teams: Denver 370 yards passing, Baltimore 312 yards passing, Houston 370 yards passing, Cincinnati 340 yards passing, Pittsburgh 400 yards. He had a ton of TDs and a fair amount of INTs. As shown above, his INT ratio was nearly identical to RW's. He had good games against good competition. The Colts as a team lost against the top teams, while Luck actually had good games. 

 

4.  for the career, RW still beats luck in almost all categories. If you did the same exercise for each year, you find similar results. RW is simply allowed to be a game manager as he is supported by a tremendous run game, #1 defense, and a short "easy to complete" passing offense.

 

youre all about the yards. manning isnt much of a downfield passer either. also maybe luck has better numbers in the 4th but rw numbers are good enough to get the job done. they can both be good 4th quarter qbs, but the first 3 quarters matter more.

 

now one good point you made is how rw could have a higher completion percentage because he makes more short passes. thats viable, maybe luck would have a better completion percent if he did shorter passes. BUT when you watch both qbs, rw is the more accurate passer. his passes are on the money. luck makes a lot of passes that are ugly and off the mark. so the stats can be skewed, but watching it, its just clear to me that RW is better.

 

id suggest just taking some time and actually watching RW play. hes really good.

 

 

edit: i said matter more but i meant matter just as much. im a little scatterbrained trying to sneak in replies between customers today haha

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