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Let’s start, as we often do, with a simple question.
Which quarterback do you want?
It’s draft season, of course, and quarterback is a key position. So let’s do some research.
I’m going to tell you about two different ones.
There’s no polite way to put it. “Quarterback A” is on a downward trend. For three straight seasons now, he’s had fewer completions than the year before, and you have to think the coaching staff has noticed, and are pulling the reins back on him. He’s also had decreasing pass attempts for three straight years. His interception rate was the highest it’s been since he became a starter, he had more sacks on a per game basis than ever before and he’s become a dink and dunker. He’s not even a middle of the pack QB as this guy was below league average last year in yards per pass attempt, yards gained per pass attempt and yards gained per pass completion. In fantasy last year, on a points per game basis, he was well outside the top 12 at the position — in fact, some of the players who scored better than him last season are backups this year. And maybe our guy should be as well. Coming off a career low in passer rating, yards per game, TD rate and TD/INT ratio, you have to wonder if the end is near. Given the lack of upside with his legs — he had zero rushing touchdowns last year — he needs to produce fantasy points only with his arm and it’s hard to see that suddenly happening this season. It’s been almost a decade since his best season and when your touchdown percentage is worse than Derek Carr’s and your percentage of bad throws per pass attempt (per Pro Football Reference) is higher than the likes of Russell Wilson and Jake Browning, it’s probably time to see if you can get a coaching gig or a job on air. Either way, you’re unlikely to be desperate enough to draft “Quarterback A” this season.
Meanwhile, after carrying so many managers to fantasy titles last year, “Quarterback B” was rewarded with a shiny…
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Publish date : 2024-08-08 20:15:20
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