Originally posted by CatchMaster80:
Originally posted by jcs:
Originally posted by a49erfan77:
Originally posted by NCommand:
Originally posted by a49erfan77:
Originally posted by krizay:
Originally posted by krizay:
Originally posted by a49erfan77:
50% of Mac's attempts this season have been 5 yards or less.
60% of Mac's completions this season have been 5 yards or less.
would love to see the rest of the QBs around the league for context.
Especially Mahomes since he is te golden child and the one which whom Trey/Justin was constantly compared to
He has higher AIR/A than Mahomes, Herbert and Rodgers. But quick screens to Tyreek, Ekeler & Adams looks cooler than Jones 5 yard outs to Billy Bob and Elroy
37% of Mahome's attempts this season have been 5 yards or less.
44% of Mahome's completions this season have been 5 yards or less.
31% of Herbert's attempts this season have been 5 yards or less.
36% of Herbert's completions this season have been 5 yards or less.
36% of Rodgers' attempts this season have been 5 yards or less.
42% of Rodgers' completions this season have been 5 yards or less.
22% of Garoppolo's attempts this season have been 5 yards or less.
25% of Garoppolo's completions this season have been 5 yards or less.
26% of Fields' attempts this season have been 5 yards or less.
35% of Fields' completions this season have been 5 yards or less.
29% of Lawrence's attempts this season have been 5 yards or less.
38% of Lawrence's completions this season have been 5 yards or less.
Check down Rodgers and Mahomes. Losers!
Mahomes would have to throw his next 125 passes at 5 yards or less to get to Mac's rate.
Rodgers would have to throw his next 90 passes at 5 yards or less to get to Mac's rate.
For comparison, Mac has thrown 100 fewer passes than Mahomes. Mac has thrown more (174 vs 165) passes of 5 or fewer yards than Mahomes.
Why so desperate to point out insignificant numbers? He's executing the plays that are being called for him. It's clear he's been instructed to keep the ball moving in his offense and he by all accounts has as his 1st down completion percentage and total completion completion percentage show. He's currently got his team on the hottest win streak in the NFL right now. I doubt that would be the case if he was only completing the 58% Lawrence and Fields have managed thus far or the 57% Wilson has for NY much less the 52% that Trey has.
Most passes in the NFL are short passes because they're easier to complete and require the line to block for a shorter time. That's one way offenses have adapted to linemen coming out of college with poor pass blocking skills. There's a difference between the great QBs that CAN throw deep when the opportunity is there and those that aren't very good beyond 15 yards. Even though those really deep throws represent a small portion of the total number of pass attempts, they can be real game changers with a sudden 40-50 yard TD pass. When a team is trailing with a minute or so left and takes over deep in their own territory, their chances are better if the have a QB that can throw a 15-20 yard sideline pass to stop the clock instead of a 5 yard throw over the middle.
BB knows that time of possession and efficiency are the most relevant statistics when it comes to winning in todays modern NFL. Scoring comes when you can move the sticks and right now he's got a QB who's completed more than 80% of his passes as a rookie in his last two blowout victories.
[ Edited by jcs on Nov 24, 2021 at 8:57 AM ]
