Originally Posted by
TopekaRoy
You make a good point and I understand that, but things may not always be as they appear. I just looked at the highest rushing QBs game by game stats. I looked at Terrelle Pryor, Russel Wilson, and Michael Vick. In the games that they had the most rushing yards, they had some of their worst QBR and passer ratings.
I then looked at the three games where we faced "mobile" QBs and here is what I found:
Eagles: Michael Vick---4 carries for 99 yds, 24.8 ypc, 1 td pass, 2 int, Sacked 6 times for 34 yds, QBR-25.5, Passer rating-49.4 Score: 26-16
Titans: Ryan Fitzpatrick---6 carries for 50 yds, 8.3 ypc, 1 td pass, 2 int, Sacked 3 times for 13 yds, QBR-34.7, Passer rating-57.7 Score: 26-17
Raiders: Terelle Pryor---7 carries for 56 yds, 8.0 ypc, 1 td pass, 3 int, Sacked 9 times for 63 yds, QBR-9.0, Passer rating-45.7 Score: 24-7
We had our 3rd, 4th and 5th largest margins of victory against these highly mobile QBs. Our closest games have come against pocket passers who had much higher QB ratings.
The reason these QBs are running for a lot of yards is that they have no other option. Our defense is taking away the pass and stopping their running backs. When they face bad defenses they don't run for as many yards because their receivers and running backs are making plays.
So I say "bring on the mobile QBs." Yes, they will break a big run here and there, but they will also be running for their lives!
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