Quote:I feel like last year the criticism of Blake was way too harsh. If you actually watched the games, he played a lot better than his numbers showed.

This year I feel like it has swung slightly too far the other way. He is playing pretty well for a second year QB, but not quite as well as his numbers indicate.

Playing from behind has inflated the yards a little.  Greg Olson having a phobia of running in the redzone has definitely bloated the passing touchdowns.

 

The year the record was set (2010), we had 26 passing TDs (23 by Garrard). Blake is on pace for 32 which is six more(duh). However, the 2010 team as a total had 40 TDs (26 passing and 14 rushing). We are currently on pace for 34 total TDs (2 rushing and 32 passing). So if we ran the ball at a normal rate, Blake would finish with around 20 TDs (34 Total TDs-14 Rush= 20 pass). 

 

20 is definitely an improvement, but not some record shattering all star season.

 

Points duly noted, although I would comment on the bolded line to dissent. We can't run nor pass well in the red zone. So how exactly are BB5s TD numbers being inflated just because we suck even worse at running? Dare I say, I doubt very many of our passing TDs this year have actually come from within 20 yards. Still, it doesn't invalidate the rest of your points. We stink equally in the bonus whether its running or passing so I don't necessarily think that's any way to qualify Blake's effectiveness.

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