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Originally Posted by BigBeauford
I was particularly pointing out that just because they get to the playoffs, does not necessarily mean Smith carried them. Also, it would be more pertinent to use 1 year for Smith's stats since that is what you used for the other two.
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The others didn't have any other years of topic-related worth.
There are many different ways a QB can "carry" his team. Sometimes, it can be found in the dazzling 400 yard games that so many get obsessed with. Other times, it can be from simply being efficient when you need to be, and minimizing turnovers. Other times, it is driving your team to regain a lead in the 4th quarter, when the game is on the line.
The stats show to me that, for the most part, Dilfer and Grossman were "carried by their team" to achieve their very brief success. Whereas, for the last 2 seasons, Alex has done far more in his role to be able to say that he was NOT "carried" by his team.
In other words,
if over each of the last 2 seasons, Smith had these numbers?
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59% comp percentage... 1,500 yds.. 12 TD / 11 INT and a 76.6 passer rating in his SB winning year.
54.6 % comp percentage... 3,193 yds.. 23 TD /20 INTs and a 73.9 passer rating.
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.. and the team success was very high? Yeah, the team carried him a good portion of the way. but alas... these are
NOT the numbers for Smith in his 2 years of success.
