Quote:Of course the uncontrolled variable in this case is the status of the opponent he was playing per week of stats
. I know relative rankings on that count are middle of the pack (some had good pass defense, like Titans, some had pretty bad) and so may not be a big factor, but a team could have played lights out earlier in the year but regressed in pass defense by the time we played them.


Controlling for these starts to get into the advanced stat arena, but I feel like Football Outsiders DVOA style stat is probably the best at that sort of ranking. They use quantitative factors instead of the subjective calls PFF and QBR use, and I believe Blake grades out pretty well with DVOA style results as well, but I haven't checked recently.

 

 

Well, apparently I was wrong and his grades isn't all that good via DVOA. However it doesn't show season progress regardless so I think Deacon's collection is much more meaningful in that department.

 

 

Your point above is why I looked at the values in four-game chunks. I felt that it would more accurately show how he performed over a slate of games rather than just against one opponent. Also, remember that I was not trying to point out whether or not Bortles is "good" or even how he stacked up against his peers, as DVOA attempts to do. But rather to see if he is improving. A subtle point perhaps, but one I thought warranted pointing out.

 

DVOA is explained here via the Football Outsiders website and while DVOA is a really neat stat, from what I understand there are still some subjective parts to it as it requires someone to view and grade each play.

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