[milkman]

Originally Posted by JD10367

This is an interesting situation. After only one game for evidence, it's hard to say whether Kapwhathisface is the next Tom Brady or not. I'm not sure you kick a starting QB to the curb after one performance by his backup. The Niners spent years building up Alex Smith's confidence and finally turning him into a decent QB, and with one stroke they just undid all of their work. His rookie year in the league (2005) was horrid (1 TD and 11 picks). His second year was literally average (16 TDs and 16 INTs). His third year wasn't looking great and he only played 7 games, and 2008 was a washout year. But since 2009, in the past four seasons, he's thrown for 62 TDs against only 32 INTs, and his QB rating has gone up each year (81.5 in '09, 82.1 in '10, 90.7 in '11, and 104.1 in '12). Right now he's 3rd in QB rating under Rodgers and Peyton (higher than Brady, Rapistberger, Brees, and Shaub). He's 2nd in YPA under Peyton. His completion % is an astronomical 70%, tops in the league. It's not like he was playing like a bum or something.

If you ever want proof that QB rating, and even completion percentage to some extent, is an overrated and useless stat, look up Alex Smith.