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You could discount the yardage stats somewhat because of how offenses are run these days and the fact that the rules are even more tilted in favor of the offense than they were in the 90's

That's true but at the same time you have to look at attempts. Wuerffel had 61 more attempts, Leaf had 111 more, and Manning had 178 more. And we're talking about full seasons versus 9 games. That's just mind blowing to me.

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Posted by MountainTiger

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Posted on 11/15/19 at 11:18 am to bignic26

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That's true but at the same time you have to look at attempts. Wuerffel had 61 more attempts, Leaf had 111 more, and Manning had 178 more. And we're talking about full seasons versus 9 games. That's just mind blowing to me.

Yep and that's because of the accuracy. The bottom line is that Joe is a more efficient QB. He's getting more yards out of every pass attempt because he's completing more of them and getting more out of the ones he completes.

The other thing that impresses me about him (and this is getting a little off topic) is his ability to make quick decisions correctly. I've always said that the difference between good QBs and great ones is not arm strength or any of that. Nearly all QBs in the NFL or the upper echelon of CFB have good arms. The difference to me is the ability to quickly process a lot of information and make a good decision about where to go with the ball. QB is a position mostly played between the ears and Joe has a great football IQ.

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Posted by P bean

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Posted on 11/15/19 at 8:18 pm to bignic26

Their seasons had one less game LOL.

Agreed that this comparison needs to be with more recent qb stats like bradford, haskins had unreal numbers last year, lamar jackson, manziel/cam newton etc

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