Example of Why Strouds Completion % is a bit Low – Clip from Drew Brees Film Breakdown
November 18, 2023
Example of Why Strouds Completion % is a bit Low – Clip from Drew Brees Film Breakdown
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Yeah I think anyone who actually watches the games (as opposed to just looking at box scores) can tell he doesn’t actually MISS a lot of throws. It’s just that when the options are…
1) take a sack / scramble and put your body at risk for a minimal gain 2) make a throw that could result in negative yardage 3) force a throw into risky coverage that might result in a pick 4) throw the ball away
He usually makes the smart choice and picks #4
(Also this is probably just me being a Stroud fanboy, but I think the official stat of 9 dropped passes is a little low. There‘s definitely been passes our guys SHOULD have hauled in but that also weren’t counted as drops)
He throws the ball away a lot. After those first two games he learned when to get rid of the ball and when to hold on for a big play, something a lot of guys, even seasoned vets, struggle with.
I’d rather he throw the ball away to save field position and his own safety than be like how [redacted] was and live and die off of hero ball.
Must be surreal for CJ to have the guy he grew up watching YouTube clips to learn from break down his NFL film.
Completion % never made sense to me. It’s just as outdated as Batting Average in baseball. It does not tell the full story whatsoever. Sure a higher completion is inherently good, but a low one doesn’t mean that a QB can’t make throws. What about good throw aways, spikes, etc.
Pain is temporary. Chicks dig scars. Stats are for losers.
5 comments
Yeah I think anyone who actually watches the games (as opposed to just looking at box scores) can tell he doesn’t actually MISS a lot of throws. It’s just that when the options are…
1) take a sack / scramble and put your body at risk for a minimal gain
2) make a throw that could result in negative yardage
3) force a throw into risky coverage that might result in a pick
4) throw the ball away
He usually makes the smart choice and picks #4
(Also this is probably just me being a Stroud fanboy, but I think the official stat of 9 dropped passes is a little low. There‘s definitely been passes our guys SHOULD have hauled in but that also weren’t counted as drops)
He throws the ball away a lot. After those first two games he learned when to get rid of the ball and when to hold on for a big play, something a lot of guys, even seasoned vets, struggle with.
I’d rather he throw the ball away to save field position and his own safety than be like how [redacted] was and live and die off of hero ball.
Must be surreal for CJ to have the guy he grew up watching YouTube clips to learn from break down his NFL film.
Completion % never made sense to me. It’s just as outdated as Batting Average in baseball. It does not tell the full story whatsoever. Sure a higher completion is inherently good, but a low one doesn’t mean that a QB can’t make throws. What about good throw aways, spikes, etc.
Pain is temporary. Chicks dig scars. Stats are for losers.