3 Game QB Comparison

by ChiefsDude on Nov 10, 2008 3:46 PM CST

I was curious to see how Tyler Thigpen stacked up against the other QBs in the league over the past few weeks. I took all of the QBs that have started their last 3 games and did some number crunching. The results were even better than I had hoped.

Name	Team	QBRat	Comp	Att	Yds	Int	TD	Sack	Fum
Matt Schaub	HOU	121.44	61	75	686	1	5	7	4
Kurt Warner	ARI	106.77	80	113	959	2	6	5	0
Tyler Thigpen	KAN	104.62	66	102	710	0	6	6	0
Joe Flacco	BAL	103.67	44	76	573	0	5	5	1
Matt Ryan	ATL	102.5	56	89	745	2	6	5	1
Philip Rivers	SDG	101.49	74	105	865	4	7	4	2
Peyton Manning	IND	94.39	68	110	717	2	7	2	0
David Garrard	JAC	92.96	66	105	750	1	4	7	0
Eli Manning	NYG	88.06	52	90	537	2	6	5	2
Seneca Wallace	SEA	87.05	49	92	576	0	4	8	0
Donovan McNabb	PHI	86.01	64	113	796	2	5	3	2
Chad Pennington	MIA	84.79	67	106	804	2	2	5	0
Brett Favre	NYJ	84.36	61	87	658	4	3	1	2
Kerry Collins	TEN	84.04	72	115	662	0	2	3	1
Aaron Rodgers	GNB	83.75	58	95	642	1	2	8	2
Drew Brees	NOR	81.55	82	138	992	4	5	2	1
Matt Cassel	NWE	79.02	69	101	705	3	1	4	1
Jay Cutler	DEN	78.91	65	114	922	6	6	4	0
Jake Delhomme	CAR	74.32	41	77	515	4	5	4	1
Gus Frerotte	MIN	70.45	51	86	631	8	7	7	0
Trent Edwards	BUF	67.32	58	93	636	5	2	7	3
Marc Bulger	STL	64.32	40	80	555	4	3	8	2
Ben Roethlisberger	PIT	38.21	48	88	523	8	1	10	2
AVERAGE		86.1	60.5	97.8	702.6	2.8	4.3	5.2	1.2

When Bones plays a game like yesterday's and virtually nobody is awestruck for the following 24 hours, we can safely say he's the guy. Next week, we're playing another team with a struggling secondary so we should see another solid performance from our 3rd stringer from CC.

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Just out of curiosity how much does Ben Roethlisberger get paid compared to Tyler Thigpen?

Blame my wife!

by sir eccles on Nov 10, 2008 4:15 PM CST reply actions

enough to live up to my nickname for him Worthlessberger!

Indecision is the key to flexibility

by cmpotter on Nov 10, 2008 4:47 PM CST up reply actions

I think

His deal is 8 years, $100 million.

by Joel Thorman on Nov 10, 2008 5:19 PM CST up reply actions

Excellent work by the way

I think the best stat on there is 0 INTs, 0 fumbles…man, no turnovers goes a long, long way.

by Joel Thorman on Nov 10, 2008 6:50 PM CST reply actions

Especially when

Your defense has forced 8 turnovers in 3 games.

Now if we could only find a way to put together at least one successful scoring drive in the 3rd quarter we might turn that +8 into a win Numero Dos.

by JHWK on Nov 10, 2008 6:58 PM CST up reply actions

A Note About Small Sample Size Comparisons

They’re an extremely dodgy proposition, especially in a quarterback’s first year as a starter, because they don’t take into account the adjustments other teams will eventually make for that QB. Derek Anderson is a case in point for this…he had about a dominant month for the Browns last year, the other teams adjusted once they got film on him, then he went into a slump from which he never really recovered (because he couldn’t adjust to their adjustments). Tony Romo struggled in his first game and a half after replacing Bledsoe, got hot for the first month, went into a slump when teams adjusted to him, then came out of it and played like a superstar.

What I’m saying is that the first few games are not necessarily indicative of a QB’s skill because other teams are being caught off-guard by him. What will be the indicator is how he plays after the teams make their initial adjustments. Will he turn into a star like Romo (by playing at his current level of performance)? Will he fade like Anderson did? Or is the truth somewhere in the middle? We probably won’t know the answer to that until about midway through next season, mainly because we’re looking at too small a slice of his career right now.

Supporting the lesser of two evils is still supporting something evil.

by UCrawford on Nov 11, 2008 4:21 PM CST reply actions

[[under breath]]Get a load of Debbie Downer over here

by AngryJesus on Nov 11, 2008 9:35 PM CST up reply actions

Reality sucks...don't it?

No, that’s not a question. But UC nailed it. This is why I’m not on anyones bandwagon this year (individually). I’ll watch the team and hope for the best and expect the worst.

Anyone remember Lin Elliott and Elvis Grbac? Anyone, anyone….yeah I supported them…that was me. BOY oh BOY was I wrong.

However, I still liked watching “the pickle” play (get your mind out of the gutter AJ)…I’m talking about Vlasic.

Just keep matriculating the ball down the field boys.

by THE_TRUTH on Nov 12, 2008 8:32 AM CST up reply actions