Quote:18th in passing YARDS despite playing only 12 games. You leave that nugget out conveniently. Extrapolated to a 16 game schedule, Garrard's yardage is right there near the top 10 amongst regular starters. 

 

Plus, he was 7th in YPA amongst starters with 200 attempts, which is a reasonable cut off point for starters. 

 

3rd in QB rating. 

 

His record that year was 9-3, 1-1 in the playoffs. 10-4 total. 

 

Good post. You might have won your debate with this last thought.

 

If I recall my Jaguar history didn't they beat the Steelers at Pittsburgh in the playoffs? At the time that was a huge upset. To me that is actually an important point you left out. The Steelers of this era were very good teams and Super Bowl contenders. Didn't he have a key clutch run late in the game that sealed the win for the Jaguars?

 

How a QB plays in important road playoff games against good teams is very important in these types of discussions. Just ask Joe Flacco and Eli Manning.

 

A QB who goes 10-4, is 3rd in QB rating and wins a playoff game at Pittsburgh? Perhaps its not elite. But its not bad. And its certainly better than anything they have had since.

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