Quote:Just another professional media site that thinks Bortles is the beneficiary of inflated TD numbers. Advanced metrics really don't like him and they have done some really good breakdowns. I doubt anyone will read them with an open mind, but here you go:

 

http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2015/12/18/1...ats-rating

 

https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/20...-vs-stats/

 

What happens when the TD numbers come back down to Earth? His league worst completion rating and low YPA are worrisome for his long term trajectory.

 

Could you post those advanced metrics? Because those two articles don't have any metrics in them. The first one is just referencing the second, which in turn, is a defense of a grading system the site uses, which isn't a metric to begin with by virtue of its failing to measure anything at all. To call it advanced metrics shows you have no idea of what metrics actually are.

 

This is an example of an article that cites advanced metrics: http://espn.go.com/blog/tennessee-titans...sweet-spot

 

It's an advanced metric because it's breaking down the measurements of what is actually happening on the field without interjecting anyone's opinion or biases and simply showing what occurred in specific instances, in this case what happens when mariota is made to throw it outside of the numbers or deep down the field, he does terribly.

 

PFF's grading is nice as a simple number for laymen to try to compare performances, but it should be clear to anyone that pays attention even to how their grades fluctuate that they're only barely based in any reality of measurable play. Bortles' "grade" for the game in question went from a -5.4 to a -2.9, which is multiple standard deviations of difference, showing that either the guy doing the first grade is absolutely incompetent at what he does, or has an inborn bias reflected in his work. Even the article they posted in defense of their grade only includes one legitimately questionable throw, the one that ended up as a 17 yard completion to Clay Harbor after being popped up by a colt diving for an INT attempt. Sure maybe an elite corner makes that INT, but if the standard for a bad play is that a top 5% player at a position makes that play then I'm not sure what PFF's point even is, because shouldn't that just be called a great defensive play instead of crapping on the QB for trying to fit a difficult throw in to a guy 17 yards downfield.

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