What Do Andy Dalton And Megamind Have In Common? Reasons To Hate The Total QBR
Last week we ridiculed ESPN's Total Quarterback Rating as a total joke, because as it "factors" everything together, including a quarterback's contributions; it ranked Andy Dalton with one of the worst performances of the week even though he largely strung together a second half that "contributed" to 20 second half points over an undefeated opponent.
So naturally when one finds fault in something, it's a good enough reason for a smart individual to abandon such topics. We're not that person.
Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton posted a 61.2 Total Quarterback Rating for week five, which ranked 15th in the league. Jay Cutler, Charlie Whitehurst, Curtis Painter and Tim Tebow (who ranked fifth) all scored higher grades than Dalton. Naturally my impulsive over-reaction is to slam my desk, conspire with Megamind to acquire the Ultra-Death Ray of Doom 6000 and obliterate these meddlesome, slimy rankings away.
Dalton was instrumental in helping the Bengals win on Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars. He recorded a 101.3 passer rating in the first half with two touchdowns, completed two fourth down passes that picked up first downs, sustaining drives that eventually led to touchdowns and was a big reason Cincinnati's offense converted 63% of their third down opportunities.
We're not exactly sure where Dalton should rank, simply because we're not watching those games like we are with the Bengals. Though I do see every NFL game on NFL Rewind (the awesome condensed version), it's hard to make a comparative judgment due to the raw data were saturate ourselves with to come with basic conclusions. Alright, we'll just say it. Compared to the NFL, we're friggin' homers and the only quarterback better than Andy Dalton are those bound for the Hall of Fame. There, I said it.
As for why Megamind would hate the Total QBR, we really can't say. But what makes us believe that he doesn't hate it?
For the season Dalton's 33.4 TQBR rating is ranked 28th in the NFL.
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Lol at 28th. You kidding me?
All I know is there is something called weighted clutch average. Curtis Painter leads the league. Dalton is second. The Colts are 0-5. Dalton has led 3 fourth quarter comebacks, and came w/in a catch of a fourth.
Whoops ESPN fail.
Change gone come mane! Trust me! Cause i Bleed tigerblood!--Jerome Simpson
And the thing is he lead in the game in the second half Andy didn’t
by Andrew Moore on Oct 11, 2011 10:54 PM EDT via iPhone app up reply actions
This total qbr is ridiculous.
i say we just ignore them. we could do what indiana jones did at the end of the raiders of the lost ark – jusy close our eyes and hope top men are looking into it. TOP men.
by ddbumpus on Oct 11, 2011 10:50 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Tebow looked pretty good.
It must be inordinately taxing to be such a boob. ~ The Brain
Does TQBR include game-saving tackles?
Yeah he threw a pick, but his solo tackle on the same play at the 2-yard line allowed the defence to make a stand and hold them to a field goal. Essentially, this was the margin of victory in the game.
+1
Plus it allowed the Defense to set the tone with that first Goal Line Stand, for the rest of the game.
After that, the D played good the rest of the way, minus the blown coverage. Saving that TD is likely what won us the game and enough can’t be said about Dalton not giving up on the play, his team, and the game!
Turn that fricking Nyquil commercial OFF
or lose a follower. How F’n irritating to have something like that come on by accidentally rolling over it and can’t turn it off.
I'm thinking the ads are SB Nation
and not Cincy Jungle. I could be wrong but…
by Oregonbengalsfan on Oct 12, 2011 2:08 AM EDT up reply actions
I support websites by allowing the ads to show
I just ignore the shit out of them
"Suck for Luck"? Forget that
2010 was "Schemin’ for Green and Faultin’ for Dalton."
noscript really helps
run noscript & abine taco to seriously reduce ads or injection attempts as you surf.
" Mike Brown is the owner that Cincy doesn't deserve, not the one it needs..."
I've decided to disregard TQBR
It’s an irritant. The only purpose that I see for it is to remove transparency from the league’s quarterback evaluation scheme. Why do they want to do that? I don’t know, but that’s all it accomplishes.
Why do they want it?
Because it’s a way they can fiddle with numbers to but the 3-2 Bengals in the bottom 5 :) DUH!
By making everything opaque
They can become the worldwide leader in “stuff we just made up”.
Wait… they are already the worldwide leader in that.
BTW Blaine does have really nice hair... haha
My Dad told me that throughout the whole game my mom kept referring to Gabbert as “Sunshine”

by Luke on Oct 12, 2011 7:31 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Hey, isn't he the kid from Dawson's Creek?
Wrong! Conan! What is best in life?
To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women.

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