(03-13-2019, 09:17 AM)Upper Wrote:

(03-13-2019, 08:58 AM)hb1148 Wrote: Lol, you asked, so don't blame the messenger. The stats are completely accurate and I'll stand by them. If you disagree that being within 90% of average is not close to average then that's your problem. Someone may decide to post a bell curve and determine what the standard deviation is for some of those stats but honestly, at this point you've gone completely off the farm/topic and it's not worth it.

I think you're underestimating how big of a difference being 10% below average across the board would be. A QB who was at 90 across the board in rate+ stats would be among the worst QBs in the league.

Conversely, a QB who is merely 110 across the board consistently would be a near elite QB.

That's a valid point. The margins in the league are razor thin. My original point though wasn't so much around Bortles being average or below average it was more around the injuries impact on the offense. What I was saying is that Bortles was close enough to average to not make much of a difference in the outcome of the season. You could have taken a really good QB and the record would have been very similar.

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(03-13-2019, 09:31 AM)JackCity Wrote:

(03-13-2019, 08:58 AM)hb1148 Wrote: Lol, you asked, so don't blame the messenger. The stats are completely accurate and I'll stand by them. If you disagree that being within 90% of average is not close to average then that's your problem. Someone may decide to post a bell curve and determine what the standard deviation is for some of those stats but honestly, at this point you've gone completely off the farm/topic and it's not worth it.

I was expecting a strawman reply and you delivered with aplomb. You tried prove Bortles played average this year by saying most of his stats were average or close enough to it not to matter, the problem with your assertion is that ALL of his stats were below average meaning he was not in fact close to an average QB. 

Blake being 7% worse than league average in completion % is a massive gap..you know...as evidenced by him being 35th out of 41 QBs , but you already know all of this of course. 

I can't wait to use your method of defining QB stats throughout the season lol

You're OCD about Bortles, I've realized that now. But he's as good as gone now so barring him signing with another team, I'll be curious to see who you latch on to next.

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