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Originally Posted by sportscurmudgeon
Someone said that Ramsey played better than Roethlisberger yesterday - as if that were really important.
Let me show you how meaningless single game stats can be in terms of evaluating the overall value of players.
Yesterday:
Roethlisberger 9 for 20; 131 yards; 0 TDs; 0 INT; sacked 4 times
Ramsey 19 for 34; 138 yards; 1 TD; 1 INT; sacked 5 times
AJ Feeley 17 for 33; 159 yards; 1 TD; 1 INT; sacked 1 time
So obviously, if you were starting a new team and had to take a QB and these were the three options open to you, you'd take AJ Feeley, right? And of course Roethlisberger is clearly the worst of the lot, right?
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let me show you why you think those stats are misleading:
Defensive Ratings:
Pittsburg: #1, #3 passing (244ypg, 169 passing (54.5% completion), 36 sacks)
Washington: #2, #5 passing (267ypg, 176 passing (58% completion), 27 sacks)
San Fransisco: #14, #17 passing (325ypg, 211 passing (62% completion), 22 sacks)
roth got 45% completion vs a 58% completion defense
feeley got 51.5 completion vs a 62% completion defense
ramsey got 56% completion vs a 54.5% completion defense
if you include the relevant information, they're on target...