It is not a question of like or dislike. He seems like a nice guy, but I don't know him personally, so I have no opinion on whether I like him or not.Major man crush here! I know this guy is going to do big things. He has all the talent, he seems to have gotten stronger in the off season, finally has some pieces around him to help make things happen and, as others have mentioned, seems to have really grown in confidence in the last year. How anyone can not like this guy is beyond me.
The reality is of course, usually, people don't eat crow. They want credit when correct....I take every opportunity I can to point out how I was posting what a good signing Barksdale was when the Rama brought him in....oops, I did it again.The amount of crow that would have to be eaten over at Rams Talk would endanger the species. It could literally cause the extinction of the bird.
So, your organization is full of 60 year old new hires?It is not a question of like or dislike. He seems like a nice guy, but I don't know him personally, so I have no opinion on whether I like him or not.
In my organization we practice a method during recruiting called behavioral interviewing. The basic premise is to not ask what people know or what they understand, but what have they actually done. Experience is more important than knowledge.
To date, Sam has a career 78 passer rating which includes a 59% completion percentage and a very low yards per attempt. It is demonstrable that he has yet to get it done on the field.
He was playing better last season before the injury, and the talent level on the team has improved, so I understand the optimism. He has a likable persona so fans want him to succeed, me included. He is our QB and if doesn't play well we are in trouble.
I am a realist, however, so I will get on board with the excitement and praise AFTER he has done it consistently on the field - especially in big moments in big games.
I hope this year he delivers on the field.
It is not a question of like or dislike. He seems like a nice guy, but I don't know him personally, so I have no opinion on whether I like him or not.
In my organization we practice a method during recruiting called behavioral interviewing. The basic premise is to not ask what people know or what they understand, but what have they actually done. Experience is more important than knowledge.
I believe this has become the standard in corporate America but, IMO, does not translate well to the football field. As I am sure you are aware, results in this team game are largely dependent upon the team functioning well as a unit more so than as a collection of individuals.
To date, Sam has a career 78 passer rating which includes a 59% completion percentage and a very low yards per attempt. It is demonstrable that he has yet to get it done on the field.
Posting Sam's individual stats, particularly the questionable (again, IMO) yards per attempt does nothing to illustrate the circumstances under which those stats were achieved. Forgive me for not rehashing the mitigating circumstances but it has been done repeatedly, here and elsewhere and I am too busy/lazy to get into all of that once again.
He was playing better last season before the injury, and the talent level on the team has improved, so I understand the optimism. He has a likable persona so fans want him to succeed, me included. He is our QB and if doesn't play well we are in trouble.
I am a realist, however, so I will get on board with the excitement and praise AFTER he has done it consistently on the field - especially in big moments in big games.
And I am an optimist and, after watching every snap he has taken in the NFL, many plays/games multiple time I have already seen it.
I hope this year he delivers on the field.
Bank on it!
So, your organization is full of 60 year old new hires?
I'm not going to do it right now (because it's a work in progress), but I can show you how Bradford's YPA goes up significantly if there's just one completion per game that was otherwise either dropped or negated by penalty, added to his game totals. And I mean it goes up A LOT.With a solid ground attack I think Bradfords YPA should go up with play action being a weapon.
While this may be completely true, for it to have any relevance one would need to perform the same analysis for all quarterbacks, otherwise you are comparing apples to oranges.I'm not going to do it right now (because it's a work in progress), but I can show you how Bradford's YPA goes up significantly if there's just one completion per game that was otherwise either dropped or negated by penalty, added to his game totals. And I mean it goes up A LOT.
I tend to agree with this, so we shall see.With a solid ground attack I think Bradfords YPA should go up with play action being a weapon.
I could do that too, and it would boost every other QB's YPA as well. The point is, it's (the low YPA) out of his control. One more catch per game that went incomplete or dropped, and his YPA isn't a criticism anymore. It's in the 7's. Additionally, that's not heaping praise on the QB. It's just an illustration of how stats are calculated.While this may be completely true, for it to have any relevance one would need to perform the same analysis for all quarterbacks, otherwise you are comparing apples to oranges.
I am not attacking people who want to have an optimistic view of our QB. It is your right. It is a free country.
I am just saying that I will heap praise on our QB after he delivers on the field. It is my right as well.
I realize that this is an attempt at humor.So, your organization is full of 60 year old new hires?
So what is the point? Stats are only useful for comparative purposes.I could do that too, and it would boost every other QB's YPA as well. The point is, it's (the low YPA) out of his control. One more catch per game that went incomplete or dropped, and his YPA isn't a criticism anymore. It's in the 7's. Additionally, that's not heaping praise on the QB. It's just an illustration of how stats are calculated.
I already told you the point. To illustrate how stats are calculated and how they can be adversely affected by things outside of the respective player's control. Same thing with Tavon. Don't you think he would like to have that TD back that was negated by Jake Long? Or the return TD negated by an illegal block? I think you're viewing this as an irrational defense of Bradford, but I'm not trying to insult your intelligence here. It's just a discussion.So what is the point? Stats are only useful for comparative purposes.
Sam's YPA is still quite low, bottom one fifth of all starters. I think the play action game and improved receiving corps this year could help. I hope it does.
I guess what you're saying is that it's a team game, huh?I already told you the point. To illustrate how stats are calculated and how they can be adversely affected by things outside of the respective player's control. Same thing with Tavon. Don't you think he would like to have that TD back that was negated by Jake Long? Or the return TD negated by an illegal block? I think you're viewing this as an irrational defense of Bradford, but I'm not trying to insult your intelligence here. It's just a discussion.