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re: ESPN's Joyner says Claiborne is overrated
Posted on 4/26/12 at 11:34 am to LSU Fan 90812
Posted on 4/26/12 at 11:34 am to LSU Fan 90812
...did not read "whole article " ( premium site Insider ? ) Sorry. Only the stat line quoted by OP. Based on that. I say total Bullshite. 
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Posted on 4/26/12 at 11:35 am to TulaneTigerFan
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The YPA is much more relevant than the number of games
YPA is highly misleading in this particular situation--probably to the point of scouting malpractice. When you look at YPA with one player in coverage, without even getting into the fact that we don't know what his assignment was, all it shows you is the times that Mo was sufficiently out of position to garner a throw his way. Obviously, if he is in a position that would draw a throw, the statistical result will be negative more often than not.
YPA is a good stat when you are evaluating whether the 400 yards someone threw for was a result of an efficient game or a nonstop barrage of passes down field. YPA on one player without regard to the total amount of attempts is ridiculous.
This post was edited on 4/26/12 at 11:36 am
Posted on 4/26/12 at 12:17 pm to therick711
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YPA is highly misleading in this particular situation--probably to the point of scouting malpractice. When you look at YPA with one player in coverage, without even getting into the fact that we don't know what his assignment was, all it shows you is the times that Mo was sufficiently out of position to garner a throw his way. Obviously, if he is in a position that would draw a throw, the statistical result will be negative more often than not.
I didn't say it was perfect, just that it was more relevant than the number of games, which it clearly is. YPA is basically yards per target in this instance, and is used by all of the analytical sites for rating corners. There's no other way to numerically judge their performance.
Posted on 4/26/12 at 1:01 pm to The Egg
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of course i don't have stats to back it up or anything.
I think you just qualified to work for ESPN
Posted on 4/26/12 at 1:11 pm to TulaneTigerFan
I posted his conclusion top of pg 2
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