Quote:No, what I'm saying is that YAC is a mark of an accurate and well timed ball. Having good YAC production is not the same as being a checkdowner, just look at YPA.  My point is that efficiency is what wins game in the NFL and to knock Mariota doing things that NFL greats rely on game in and game out on their way to multiple superbowl wins and the hall of fame doesn't make sense to me. I'm not saying that Bortles is the worst QB or absolutely hopeless, but its far from obvious he is going to be more than an average QB in this league. He has been better in his 2nd year, but far from the franchise QB and lock top 10 QB many are making him out to be. He is still one of the most inaccurate passers in the NFL and needs to make better decisions. 

 

The only problem I have is with posters who write off Mariota when all the facts and good reasoning support him and those who will blindly defend Bortles in the face of obvious evidence. The excuses for Bortles and the attempts to discredit Mariota are laughable.

YAC is the mark of a wide receiver who can make plays after the catch. Not always is it on the QB. Sometimes it is the receiver or RB that makes someone miss and gets YAC.

Another YAC (yards after contact) would shine some light to this as well.

 

checkdown masters with shifty backs and shifty wideouts and a TE like Walker can end up with some nice stats and comp %

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