Shake's Pro Bowl Ballot: Quarterbacks

by shake n bake on Dec 4, 2008 7:38 PM EST in Pro Bowl Comment 4 comments

Because the NFL opens voting so early and closes it before the season is over it's ballot time.

Quarterbacks (Pick 3)

Easy picks: Peyton Manning, Jay Cutler.

Peyton is the franchise. More than anyone else it's him that's responcible from bring the Colts from sub .500 to the first wildcard spot. His conventional numbers aren't up to his usual standard (on pace a carrer low in TDs, only his 3rd sub 4,000 yard season and the lowest yards per attempt since his rookie year) but Peyton has elevated his game both in recent weeks and in high leverage "clutch" situations giving the Colts the best 3rd down conversion percentage in the league. Jay Cutler leads the AFC in yards and his team is 2nd in 3rd down conversions. Their 3rd down mastery makes them DYAR (FO's counting stat)'s top 2 AFC Quarterbacks.

Worthy, but not getting my vote: Phillip "Laserface aka Marmalard" Rivers.

He gets points for leading the AFC in TDs and yards per attempt while throwing only 10 picks, but throws those points away and then some by being a giant douche.

My 3rd QB: Chad Pennington

Here is the updated stats table from this offseasons musical Quarterbacks act.

QB	Comp%	Yards	TD	INT	INT%	Y/A	Y/C	Rating	ANY/A	DYAR	DVOA
Favre	68.7%	2708	20	14	3.6%	6.9	10.1	90.4	5.1	435	4.7%
Rodgers	63.6%	2897	20	10	2.5%	7.2	11.3	91.2	5.8	776	17.8%
Pennington	65.4%	2881	11	6	1.6%	7.9	12.1	92.8	6.8	845	23.7%

Chad's noodle arm has thrown for more yards, yards per attempt and yards per completion than the legendary gunslinger, while throw picks less than half as often. Sometimes you don't know what you've got until it's led a division doormat to within a game of you.

But, but, but.... : Brett Favre (see above table for why he shouldn't be considered.)

NFC

Easy Calls: Kurt Warner, Drew Brees

Both are legit MVP candidates and top quarterbacks. They are tops in the league in yards and TDs with excellent comp% and yards per attempt.

Worthy but not getting my vote: Eli Manning, Tony Romo,

Eli has taken a solid step forward, but he's not an elite QB yet. With a great line and dominating running game Eli doesn't have the totals or per attempt numbers of the 3 above him. Losing time to injury matters. Romo hasn't done enough in 8 games to top what the other 5 have done in 12.

As much as it pains me, my 3rd QB: Matt Ryan

Leads the league in DVOA, 3rd in the NFC in DYAR has thrown only 6 interceptions despite being a rookie starting from day one, 3rd best yards per attempt in the NFC

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Captain Intangibles!

by coltsfanawalt on Dec 5, 2008 12:31 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

I agree

with the exception of Matt Ryan.

I go with Eli – yes, I’m a Manning groupie – so what? You gotta problem with that?!?

;)

"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007

by peytonsthebest on Dec 5, 2008 10:57 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

You know how much I hate Favre (and Marmalard and his floaty passes) but I might put them in ahead of Cutler. I love Cutler but this year he has been pretty careless at times. Kind of like a younger Favre, actually. I’d have to look more closely, as I haven’t actually looked at Cutler’s stats, just have seen 3 or 4 games. Maybe I’m wrong. But I wouldn’t call him an automatic, anyway.

by willyduer on Dec 6, 2008 1:31 AM EST reply actions 0 recs