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    yisman
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    ESPN's QBR

    I've heard of QBR before because of how hard ESPN touts it (despite their refusal to actually release the formula), but I never looked at the top 10 before. These are their top 10 quarterback games starting in 2008.

    http://espn.go.com/nfl/qbr/_/year/0/type/alltime-game

    #1 Charlie Batch (3 TDs, 2 INTs, 186 yards)
    #2 Carson Palmer
    #3 Michael Vick
    #4 Tony Romo
    #5 Eli Manning
    #6 Palmer again and Roethlisberger
    #8 Jay Cutler
    #9 Drew Brees (the only elite QB in the top 10)


    and #10 is....





    JAMARCUS RUSSELL


    noticeably absent are three of the top four QBs in recent history:

    Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady, and Peyton Manning

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    The only rating that matters in nfl is wins and loses

    Its how QB's are measured period

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    Must get bonus points per interception

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    ESPN actually lost a lot of credibility when they came up with this system. People who actually pay attention to it know that it really means nothing at all. I feel it is a way for ESPN to have something for their statisticians to do all day. Such a joke.

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    I like how the people in charge at ESPN never stop to think about it.

    If that's your top 10, and your #1 QB game of all time is CHARLIE BATCH'S two INT game, then something might be wrong.

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    Another failed attempt by ESPN to assert itself as some sports authority that trancsends a mere network that reports. Tried to be some pioneer in stats that would revolutionize the way QBs are measured. 12/17 186 3 TD 2 INT is the highest QBR game in 5 seasons is beyond words

    Nobody pays attention to it. Nobody is going to adopt it. All it does is create confusion. QBR and "total quarterback rating" = ESPN. Quarterback rating and passer rating = standard rating.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Holtgetsback View Post
    Not true.

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    I just re read it.

    It said two incompletions came on drops, not interceptions

    ignore me.

    what are you trying to fukkin pull espn?????/

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    Bunch of guys that have had severe concussions came up with the formula

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    Quote Originally Posted by Holtgetsback View Post
    I just re read it.

    It said two incompletions came on drops, not interceptions

    ignore me.

    what are you trying to fukkin pull espn?????/
    It said he completed 11 of his first 14. One incompletion was on a drop and one came on a spike. They were trying to make it sound better.

    The other incompletion in his first 14 attempts came when he threw a pick to Talib.

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    Rodgers, whose Packers won at the Georgia Dome, completed 26 of 39 passes for 396 yards and two touchdowns. His Total QBR was 82.1.

    Tebow, whose Broncos lost at home to the Chargers, completed four of 10 passes for 79 yards and a touchdown. And he ran the ball six times for 38 yards and a touchdown. And his Total QBR was 83.2.

    http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...ad-of-rodgers/

    qbr

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