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Originally Posted by Hootie 2.0
Nope. Please quote where I said this.
It's an article featured on ESPN.
I found it interesting that Brady, a guy who has never had any weapons, has a team that is projected to be 13-13 in the games he's started in the playoffs with a replacement level QB.
Do you not agree with WAR in baseball? It's pretty much the hottest stat in baseball.
It's called wins above replacement.
Are you saying football can't have WAR?
Oh, ok.
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I'm honestly somewhat skeptical about WAR in football, regardless of the whole Brady thing.
The bottom line is baseball is barely a team game at all. It's essentially a long series of one-on-one matchups, and other than some fielding things (double plays, etc.), those one-on-one matchups determine everything.
Football involves many one-on-one matchups, of course. Two linemen facing off, and a receiver versus a CB, but they all occur within teh context of the team effort. There isn't a TON of talk about offensive line cohesion and communication because it just boils down to five guys "winning their [individual] battles", and a WRs/TEs route tree, decision whether to break off a route early, etc., isn't about one-on-one at all. It's about coordination wth the quarterback.
Stated differently, NFL players dont' plug and play nearly as well as baseball players in my view.