Damon Huard v. Todd Collins

by Chris Thorman on Sep 6, 2007 9:01 AM CDT in 2007 Kansas City Chiefs Campaign

Here's a little food for thought today. After I read that Todd Collins is the no. 2 QB in Washington now, I decided to look up our former backup QB's all time stats. Then, I looked up Damon Huard's career stats.

	G	GS	Comp	Att	Pct	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck
Todd Collins	40	17	302	546	55.3	3447	6.3	17	19	56
Damon Huard	48	14	318	533	59.7	3569	6.7	20	9	49

With the exception of the TD-INT ratio, these two players are remarkably similar. That ratio is probably the reason that Huard is a starter now and Collins never will be. Huard can, at the very least, minimize mistakes. Thats why we have him starting the season and its a decision I've come to accept. But if you're telling me that you want a guy with Todd Collins like stats to lead us beyond ~~next~~ this year, you're drinking the Damon Huard Kool-Aid.

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ridiculous...

their stats aren't similar at all. a QB with a 60% completion rate and a 2:1 TD/INT is pretty much the definition of an average NFL QB. a QB with a 55.5% completion rate and a 1:1 TD/INT is pretty much the definition of a bad NFL QB. Also, not to get nitpicky, but Huard also gets sacked less often and has a slightly higher YPA than Collins.

Huard's not a long-solution, but he's a much better NFL QB than Todd Collins.

by Billex Gordler on Sep 6, 2007 10:43 AM CDT reply actions

Welcome to the site BTW

by Chris Thorman on Sep 6, 2007 11:05 AM CDT up reply actions

I know this isn't an argument

But if Huard doesn't play last year, his TD-INT ratio is almost 50%.

They've both played in so few games that, you're right, its not really fair to compare them at all.

by Chris Thorman on Sep 6, 2007 11:03 AM CDT reply actions

piling it on...sorry

Not a fan of Huard's, and not to pick on you Chris. But to call this a stretch would be an understatement. Less attempts/more yards. The difference between a 55% comp. and a 60% comp. rate is huge.

by cinco cuatro on Sep 6, 2007 6:05 PM CDT reply actions