Two BRIGHT spots from PIttsburgh game

[That Guy]

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?

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...