QBR vs. Passer Rating - Page 2

Matthew Jones · 01-13-2013, 11:59 AM

I'm actually warming up to the QBR stats. I'm a little bit skeptical of how they're being produced (it seems difficult to assess context objectively), but overall I'd say the final results are a little bit closer to my personal opinions of the quarterbacks than passer rating stats are. For example, Andrew Luck is 26th in passer rating, below the likes of Ryan Fitzpatrick, but 11 in QBR, while Fitzpatrick drops to 27.

Brent · 01-13-2013, 12:15 PM

but I dont need a stat to tell me that Andrew Luck was a helluva lot better than Ryan Fitzpatrick this year.

Matthew Jones · 01-13-2013, 12:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brent

but I dont need a stat to tell me that Andrew Luck was a helluva lot better than Ryan Fitzpatrick this year.

Obviously not, but when evaluating the validity of statistics, it makes sense to consider which of them most closely aligns with your own evaluations.

yodapoop · 01-13-2013, 01:34 PM

I hate them both and they are both bull ****.

ViperVisor · 01-13-2013, 02:13 PM

Problem is it seems a little too easy to get right up to the max of 100.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/boxscore?gameId=321216014
Ponder just needed to play 4% better than that to have the greatest game possible for a QB? BS

This sort of game makes more sense
And with the guys who through only a couple passes you can see a bit how it is calculated
http://espn.go.com/nfl/boxscore?gameId=321230019

The clutch factors obviously need to be tweaked with how easy it is to get a boost playing well in games that stay close and late.