Comments on: Adjusting Passer Rating for Era: Part V: The Results http://www.footballperspective.com/adjusting-passer-rating-for-era-part-v-the-results/ NFL History and Stats Fri, 10 Feb 2017 04:40:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Joseph http://www.footballperspective.com/adjusting-passer-rating-for-era-part-v-the-results/#comment-322637 Fri, 10 Feb 2017 04:40:00 +0000 http://www.footballperspective.com/?p=31882#comment-322637 Great work, Chase, and very informative! Overall the rankings just “look right” to me from a historical point of view, remembering which QBs were lauded in their own day, what unique challenges they faced depending on the teams they played for (e.g., running game or no running game/strong line or weak line/great coaching or a merry-go-round of mediocrities, etc.), the competition, changing of the rules that greatly enhanced the passing game, the different styles of play over time (e.g., “dead ball” to “west coast” style), the wearing of gloves by receivers and QBs, good stadiums vs. poor ones, etc. Perhaps the only jarring result for me is Dawson at #4, ahead of the likes of Young and Staubach, though you note the likely inflation of his numbers by playing in the expansion days of the AFL. Marino also looks a little low, all things considered.
Do you think the rankings would change significantly if you only processed only the 5 or 7 “peak” seasons for each QB? You mention Namath as one who was pulled down by some bad years (and even further by his bad knees!). Probably Johnny U as well? Tarkenton certainly stands out for great career consistency. Jurgensen had several injury-plagued seasons which certainly cost him, and just think what Bert Jones could have done if not for his shoulder injury! Archie Manning is my favorite “bad luck” illustration, and I have little doubt that if he had landed with the Steelers and Bradshaw with the Saints, it would be Archie with the rings and HOF status.
So many thanks for this, and for all your earlier statistical contributions on these endlessly fascinating topics.

]]> By: sacramento gold miners http://www.footballperspective.com/adjusting-passer-rating-for-era-part-v-the-results/#comment-322616 Fri, 10 Feb 2017 01:40:00 +0000 http://www.footballperspective.com/?p=31882#comment-322616 In reply to George Rising.

Ken Anderson’s last two postseason games were disappointing, and those were golden opportunities to help his HOF case. In SB16, Anderson was bad in the first half, as the Niners raced out to a 20-0 lead. The Bengals tacked on a very late TD, but all that did was pad his stats. The following season, the top seeded Bengals were destroyed at home by the Jets, as more Anderson mistakes helped put his team in a big hole.

Ken Stabler was a better, more dangerous QB in the 70s, with a superior postseason resume.Anderson was a very efficient QB, but comebacks were a weakness, he has a very low total. Had Anderson done more with his playoff chances he would be in the HOF already.

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