PFF:2014 Inc Pass Breakdown: QBs

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Originally Posted by Schneed10

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3) It does show that when he throws the ball, he's accurate. But you can't directly compare his accuracy numbers here to those of the other QBs, because he's throwing more of his passes when the 1st or 2nd read is open. Obviously when you drop back and your first read gets open, it's very easy to hit the target. Other QBs are throwing the ball when the 3rd or 4th option is open, which reduces accuracy because by the time you get to the 3rd or 4th read the defense is bearing down on you.

I agree with some of your post. But I disagree with the above bolded opinion.

A QBs accuracy doesn't necessarily have to drop as they go through their progressions as the defense 'bears down on them'. First going through progression reads isn't inherently a slow process. When a QB knows where to go with the ball whether its the 1st read or the 4th read it can all happen before the defensive pressure gets there.

Now to be sure; Griffin causes some of his pressures because he's needs to process information and go through his progression faster.
But, even still when it comes to passing under pressure, which would be the equivalent of the defense bearing down on you, Griffin was still top 10 in accuracy:

https://www.profootballfocus.com/blo...nder-pressure/

On the topic specifically of Incomplete/'Bad Throws' Griffin's accuracy is still evident. But this metric isn't a commentary on all the other aspects of Griffin's game.


Off topic:

Sometimes I wish there was thread that just discussed the QBs in general because this thread seems to be turning away from the topic of discussing the Incomplete/"Bad Throws" to an overall discussion of Griffin where most posts don't even mentions the OP.