Quote:I think back to what Ketchman once said regarding statistics in general; I'm paraphrasing a bit here but it's along the lines of "I've been watching football long enough that I don't need statistics to show me what my eyes are telling me."

 

If you need some funky number to help you figure out how to watch Bortles second half last week, then you probably aren't watching football correctly.

THIS.

 

Stats are skewed by EVERYTHING.

 

A QBs stats are directly linked to the Oline and WR (and RBs and TEs)

If they drop a pass, it reflects negatively on the QB. If they miss a block, the QB is hurried into a poor throw, etc. etc.

 

High completion % can be had by throwing 30 passes a game under 10 yards.

 

RBs can only get so many yards on their legs alone, they need a line to block, wide outs to block...

 

Stats are only part of a tale. And truly a smaller part of REAL football.

Stats are much more important in fantasy football. 

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