Jaworski rates Chiefs QB at No. 20 among NFL starters

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Originally Posted by Marcellus

JFC Clay, you are dull.

YPA = # of yards gained passing / pass attempts.

So every time Smith dropped back to pass it resulted in the highest average number of yards gained. Yes that includes YAC but who gives a ****, the end result is the same, THE MOST YARDS EACH TIME.

Am I wrong about that?

You're joking right? Try looking at it like this.

A basketball player who almost exclusively shoots layups is going to have a better fg% and therefore points per attempt, than a player who shoots around the field, solely b/c player1 only takes high percentage shots. Not only that, but his shot attempts is lower b/c the layup isn't always there.

Meanwhile, player2 scores more points per game, and overall, b/c he takes lower percentage shots, and sometimes forces a shot b/c his team needs him to. Therefore, he has more misses making his ppa go down.

Player2 though, has carried his team to big wins and has hit multiple game winners b/c he isn't afraid to try.

Down 3 with seconds left. Who do you want taking the final shot to push for OT? The guy who has spent his season taking layups, or the guy with a lower ppa, b/c he's been carrying the team and doing what he had to in order to win.