Everyone posting please STAY ON TOPIC!! I WILL UPDATE THIS EVERY WEEK. ALL QB'S WILL BE UPDATED TO COINCIDE WITH THE CURRENT WEEK WE ARE IN. IT WILL ALLOW EVERYONE TO SEE GENO'S PROGRESSION IN COMPARISON TO THE OTHER ROOKIE QB'S FIRST YEAR. As of Week 11 heading into week 12: Passing: Name|Comp.|Att.|Comp. %|Yards|YPA|AYPA|TD|INT|INT %|Rating Geno Smith|166|295|56%|2100|7.3|5.8|8|16|5.4%|40.5 Andrew Luck|235|412|64%|2965|6.9|6.4|12|12|2.9%|79 RGIII|186|277|77%|2193|8.4|6.8|12|3|1.1%|119.5 Russell Wilson|157|253|64%|1827|5.8|4.7|15|8|3.2%|118.4 Ryan Tannehill|179|308|55%|2120|6.0|5.2|6|11|3.6%|57.2 Cam Newton|217|369|57%|2909|8.4|7.3|9|16|4.3%|61Rushing: Name|Att.|Yards|Avg.|TD|Fum.|Fum. Lost Geno Smith|37|172|4.6|3|10|4 Andrew Luck|35|163|4.7|5|8|5 RGIII|93|613|6.6|6|9|2 Russell Wilson|52|189|3.6|0|5|3 Ryan Tannehill|21|30|3.5|1|4|1 Cam Newton|76|395|5.2|9|5|0
Maybe my little tirade had something to do with it. Anyway, thanks for posting man. I was looking at his stats a few days ago, and I can't believe he's on pace for over 4k yards.
LOL Time will tell! I also want to reinforce that this thread is not to show Geno is the answer after Week 3. It's simply to track the stats of our QB's rookie year, who could potentially be our franchise guy.
This is a sweet idea though. It's a lot of work too, I'm sure, so I appreciate it. Although, it shouldn't exactly matter, seeing as how every QB has a different situation, but it's still fun to look at. To me it's more about the eye test, and how he responds to things. It's near impossible to judge a QB off of one single season.
Correct. This is just to give guys like me a statistical look at things. While I do agree completely about the eye test, I love looking at the numbers. Numbers also can show progression. Turnovers can slow down while TDs increase, showing maturity and better throws. It does create a solid foundation to see on paper without having to look through hours of film
This should be a stand alone thread. I'll be watching his progress this season and this thread gauges where he's at compared to last years rookies.
Interesting no doubt, we can definitely look forward to some consistent yardage in the air in the near and distant future, its how to limit the mistakes that will be his big challenge to overcome. I like the way he handled himself this week in the face of the pass rush. Its something I didn't exactly expect to see this early from him. I also think he's been handling the media pretty well so far. He's saying all the right things and legitimately looks like a guy who wants to be excellent. I'm looking forward to the future of this thread.
Don't get me wrong, I'm a total stat freak myself. I've always been all about numbers. I just also realize that numbers isn't exactly the best way to judge players. For example, look at RG3 this year on pace for 5K, but looks so far like a shell of himself from his rookie season. edit: I just went back and checked the Geno thread. Jeez, didn't mean to damn near start a revolution haha. Thanks for having my back right after my post. I guess I was defending you, so it all works out.
Great breakdown of the 5 QB's and their stats compared through their first 3 games in the NFL. It just shows you how damn impressive RG3 was last year. His QB rating, completion % and rushing yards were ridiculous. Geno's numbers, especially passing yards and yards per rush, look very good. I think it's safe to say Geno's been a pleasant surprise through his first 3 NFL games.
great info, appreciate your work on this thread! what jumps out at me: 1. Hadn't realized Luck had some success running as well (10 for 80) 2. Man RG3 came out of the gate last year roaring!
Yards Per Attempt is more important than overall yards. That tells you what the payoff is for each passing attempt the Jets are giving Geno early on. YPA through 3: Luck 6.93 Tannehill 6.03 RGIII 8.39 Wilson 5.79 Smith 7.85 Adjusted Yards Per Attempt takes into account the amount of yardage lost on sacks and gained scrambling: AYPA through 3: Luck 6.42 Tannehill 5.23 RGIII 6.77 Wilson 4.68 Smith 6.55 Now there's a big caveat on the AYPA here. RGIII is not like the others because he ran out of the Spread Option a lot, particularly early in the season. Obviously the planned runs were not pass attempts and so his AYPA on passes was certainly higher than what I listed. I think it's pretty accurate for the other 4 though.
Great work Falco. Any interest in adding Bills and Bucs rookie QB's to the list? A bit more of Geno's contemporaries as they were all drafted to together. Just a thought...nice work.
Awesome! Will add to the list. Appreciate it man!! I wanted to add all the known guys that are going to be starting for years to come, but you are absolutely right. I will add EJ Manuel. It will be hard with the Bucs because that whole QB situation is a complete mess. No I couldn't LMAO!! I honestly was looking for something similar, but nothing worked but orange haha
I watched a lot of Colt games last season, and they always threw the football down the field with Andrew Luck. I'm shocked Geno Smith has nearly a yard per attempt. Awesome job on the topic btw - Geno isn't interception prone - he didn't throw many INTs in college, hopefully he fixes that soon. I like the fact that Geno isn't fumbling a lot though when he's running. That was one of the issues he had in college.
Just to add: Geno is on pace for: 4272 yards passing 416 yards rushing 4688 yards combined Passing/Rushing.
Really not sure projecting out his pace in any category after 3 games means much of anything--good or bad. _
