Paintrain's all encompassing 'discuss all things offseason' thread (Version 2.0)

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Originally Posted by KI Skins Fan

He's horrible, too. He hasn't played well for at least the last two seasons.

Player A:
11,108 yards passing, 68 touchdowns and 45 interceptions.
Completion percentage: 59.6
Yards per attempt: 7
Yards gained per pass completion: 11.8
Player B:
11,049 yards passing, 67 touchdowns and 32 interceptions.
Completion percentage: 59.9
Yards per attempt: 7.1
Yards gained per pass completion: 11.8.
Player A is Freeman. Player B is Joe Flacco, who just signed a six-year, $120.6 million deal with more than $50 million guaranteed. Eli Manning, in that same time period as Freeman (his second, third and fourth seasons), threw for 10,342 yards, 71 touchdowns and 55 interceptions.
We're not suggesting Freeman, Flacco and Manning are interchangeable, but we are trying to take a look at the bigger picture here. According to the analytical site Pro Football Focus, he's between a 50-60 percent passer under pressure as a regular starter, which is no different than Andrew Luck's first two seasons (again, not suggesting they are the same player).




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