If Brees had Colston for a couple of more games, he gets a 100 more yards, etc. Where does it stop? I think there are a lot of HUGE assumptions in that analysis. May be with more pass attempts, Rodgers gets sacked more and gets hurt, who knows. What happened, happened, you can't discredit Brees's season IMO.
I think Brees record is BS because of passing statistics these days (including QB ratings) but he is still having an awesome season. I think its insane if Rodgers does not win in a romp due to the Dome thing but honestly I don't think NFL voters factor that stuff in (and arguably may be they should not as you can't punish someone for playing a Dome). I think Brees is have a world class season and I am not going to take anything away from that but I think its not even close - Rodgers in a romp. If Rodgers didn't have the Bears game and went 200 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT or something, its much closer but I think after the Bears game, its OVER.
Originally Posted by: RedSoxExcel
What it comes down to is, per attempt, Rodgers is much better. About 20% better. Which is why I agree that he should get the MVP.
It is not to say what if. Rodgers didn't pass for over 6000 yards so it is just to compare how productive he really is to how productive Brees really is. I could just as easily have taken Brees and calculated how many yards he would have gotten with Rodgers number of attempts and drops.
I am going to take a lot away from Brees' accomplishments because YARDS DON'T MATTER.
Of the 15 games where a QB put up 400+ passing yards this year, they lost 10 times. The 15 best performances by QBs this years ranked by yards, were in a losing effort 67% of the time.
If Brees set a record in a stat where the leader wins more often than 50%, I would be much more impressed.
QB rating has gone up 8 points since Dan Marino's time. Between '83 and '99 the average was about 76. This year it is about 84. However, the passer rating only has a little to do with total yards and more to do with passing efficiency.
Rodgers career average is more than 20 points above the NFL average for his career. He is one of only 5 to ever play the NFL to be able to accomplish that. It is Sid Luckman, Sammy Baugh, Otto Graham, Aaron Rodgers and Steve Young.
As far as single season, this year Rodgers is 122.5 and the average is 84.4 So he is 38.1 above average this year. Which would put him 8th on the all time best single season rating list. Between Peyton Manning in'04 and Bart Starr in '66.
All records in the NFL are like that were the standard is raised every year. The records that are most impressive are the ones that stand the longest before falling. Like Don Hutson's records.
I want to go out like my Grandpa did. Peacefully in his sleep.
Not screaming in terror like his passengers.