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Re: But a Manning by any other name doesn't throw as many picks Nate Send a noteboard - 13/09/2012 10:01:30 PM
I do agree with the idea that a more interesting discussion can be had by saying who is better the guy on the winning team or the guy with the better stats. Who is better the consistent guy who play well all season long or the guy who gets hot at the end. Or even with a sport where so much depends on not only the other players on your team but the calls the coach make and the quality of the other defense how accurately can we ever really judge a single player just by results? Look at Brees he really wasn't anything special until he got with the right team and the right coach and suddenly he is a shoe in for the Hall of Fame.


Yeah. That discussion can be had for just about any team sport, barring perhaps baseball where the individual talent informs stats a lot more. Even there you have stats that can swing depending on what park they play in, whether they're in a division with lots of good pitching, etc., but I'm pretty sure Bill James has a sabermetric stat for any argument you could make.

I don't know if a player in more team-oriented sports can ever fully be judged on stats alone. The better players will tend to have the better stats, but it's not a universal straight-up-and-down hierarchy, not an exact 1-2-3 parallel between player skill and stats. You have to factor in random things like injuries as well sometimes. It can be a mess.

Fun to discuss, but not worth making it a matter of personal pride to argue it one way or the other the way a lot of sports fans do.
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Help me settle argument about NFL QBs Dark Knight - 13/09/2012 06:20:48 PM 932 Views
Ben Roethlisberger is better than Philip Rivers as of now, regardless of stats. Anonymous2000 - 13/09/2012 07:06:34 PM 680 Views
Is that who you think these QBs are? *NM* Dark Knight - 13/09/2012 07:23:20 PM 367 Views
So if they traded QBs they would switch places in ranking? random thoughts - 13/09/2012 07:37:26 PM 786 Views
Good points, but these aren't Rivers and Roethlisberger lol *NM* Dark Knight - 13/09/2012 08:08:57 PM 378 Views
argument is the same no matter who the QB is and I think I have made my opinions clear on the others *NM* random thoughts - 13/09/2012 08:33:16 PM 444 Views
Is this the third post about that same argument? Nate - 13/09/2012 08:12:03 PM 779 Views
I'm sorry, is this not a free country? Dark Knight - 13/09/2012 08:26:21 PM 712 Views
Right, well. Nate - 13/09/2012 08:43:02 PM 849 Views
Re: Right, well. Dark Knight - 13/09/2012 08:48:27 PM 867 Views
If you want to have that debate more broadly, then it's more interesting. Nate - 13/09/2012 09:17:50 PM 832 Views
Re: If you want to have that debate more broadly, then it's more interesting. Dark Knight - 13/09/2012 09:28:04 PM 855 Views
Re: If you want to have that debate more broadly, then it's more interesting. Nate - 13/09/2012 09:53:21 PM 790 Views
Re: If you want to have that debate more broadly, then it's more interesting. Dark Knight - 13/09/2012 10:14:12 PM 752 Views
Re: If you want to have that debate more broadly, then it's more interesting. Nate - 13/09/2012 10:40:18 PM 974 Views
Sorry, the FG attempt was not blocked: Romo bobbled the snap, then ran for 0 yards. Joel - 14/09/2012 01:18:08 PM 896 Views
Wrong game Dark Knight - 14/09/2012 01:31:23 PM 725 Views
Ah; in that case staggering into ones own endzone and taking a knee is on the ball carrier, yes. Joel - 14/09/2012 09:43:51 PM 861 Views
...in the 1st qtr! They were up by 12 with 5 mins to go. So... *NM* Dark Knight - 14/09/2012 10:09:27 PM 440 Views
Yeah, remember that, too, but those 5 Giants points made the difference. Joel - 14/09/2012 10:30:56 PM 798 Views
But a Manning by any other name doesn't throw as many picks random thoughts - 13/09/2012 09:48:08 PM 724 Views
Re: But a Manning by any other name doesn't throw as many picks Nate - 13/09/2012 10:01:30 PM 757 Views
post something else and these three post won't seem as important random thoughts - 13/09/2012 08:36:29 PM 744 Views
For once I agree with you completely. Joel - 14/09/2012 01:11:20 PM 819 Views
Me too. You filty commie bastards. Cannoli - 14/09/2012 11:28:37 PM 976 Views
OK, I am starting to feel dirty now, but it was worth it to hear someone call rt a commie. Joel - 15/09/2012 12:13:12 AM 857 Views
According to Wikipedia, you're talking about... Legolas - 13/09/2012 09:05:26 PM 680 Views
Close Dark Knight - 13/09/2012 09:21:18 PM 876 Views
I told you, Wikipedia. Legolas - 13/09/2012 09:49:32 PM 949 Views
Same argument - Eli >> Romo due to leadership, big games, and championships. *NM* Anonymous2000 - 13/09/2012 10:31:12 PM 336 Views
So a game manager is a better QB than a skilled QB? Dark Knight - 14/09/2012 12:08:43 AM 701 Views
No, but a 2-time Super Bowl MVP that led two game-winning drives is better..... Anonymous2000 - 14/09/2012 01:06:18 AM 700 Views
No questions Dark Knight - 14/09/2012 01:12:09 AM 709 Views
Typical jealous Cowboys fan. Anonymous2000 - 14/09/2012 01:20:38 AM 773 Views
Typical Giants fan Dark Knight - 14/09/2012 01:30:54 AM 683 Views
Romo hasn't been the same since Jessica Simpson dumped him. Anonymous2000 - 14/09/2012 01:52:50 AM 784 Views
Ha! He dumped her Dark Knight - 14/09/2012 02:16:56 AM 808 Views
and Eli has been great since he threw a fit about who was drafting him *NM* random thoughts - 14/09/2012 11:31:23 AM 331 Views
If Romo was playing on the Giants last year they would have done much better than 9-7 random thoughts - 14/09/2012 11:30:36 AM 768 Views
And lost out before the NFC championship Cannoli - 17/09/2012 11:01:59 AM 838 Views
A few tangential notes, mainly for tangential discussion. Joel - 18/09/2012 01:00:12 AM 864 Views
Wait, you're way overstating something. callandor1000 - 17/09/2012 03:14:45 AM 779 Views
Another good point; well said. Joel - 18/09/2012 01:16:11 AM 762 Views
Well you got that answer right even if you missed the question *NM* random thoughts - 13/09/2012 09:36:53 PM 331 Views
Excellent. *NM* Legolas - 13/09/2012 09:50:43 PM 335 Views
That is somewhat ironic, since Hasselbeck also has the Super Bowl appearance Romo lacks. Joel - 14/09/2012 01:03:06 PM 847 Views
And that is why Jim McMahon is a greater QB than Dan Moreno and Danny White random thoughts - 14/09/2012 01:39:27 PM 705 Views
The '05 Seahawks D is nothing like that of the '85 Bears, and neither is that of the '07/'11 Giants. Joel - 14/09/2012 09:45:34 PM 780 Views
Hasselbeck had Alexander Dark Knight - 14/09/2012 10:17:07 PM 725 Views
Who was a one year wonder, not a Hall of Famer like Sweetness. Joel - 14/09/2012 10:34:49 PM 785 Views
Tony did just beat Eli. MonCul - 13/09/2012 11:28:00 PM 767 Views
Romo does well in the first game of the season, Eli does well in the last game of the season. Anonymous2000 - 13/09/2012 11:55:13 PM 826 Views
As a Lions fan, all I can say about the two is... everynametaken - 14/09/2012 09:00:15 PM 698 Views
Ah, yes, Detroit; they were down 27-3 to Dallas at the end of the third quarter, right? Joel - 14/09/2012 09:51:01 PM 828 Views
End of the half Dark Knight - 14/09/2012 10:13:24 PM 762 Views
Box score says it was 20-3 at the half. Joel - 14/09/2012 10:22:40 PM 870 Views
Re: Box score says it was 20-3 at the half. Dark Knight - 14/09/2012 11:04:56 PM 774 Views
Yeah, OK 27-3 with 10:30 left in the third; you got me to look it up after all. Joel - 15/09/2012 12:33:53 AM 807 Views
I believe you already know my answer. Joel - 14/09/2012 12:58:16 PM 723 Views
Based only on those numbers, I say #1 is better. Palatine - 14/09/2012 02:21:17 PM 697 Views
Heh, I guess an Eagles fan is an unbiased, if not totally objective, arbiter. Joel - 14/09/2012 09:35:47 PM 739 Views
How dare you, sir? Palatine - 15/09/2012 06:46:34 PM 783 Views
Not at all; I was AFFIRMING your objectivity. Joel - 17/09/2012 05:43:02 PM 793 Views
There more than one rugby playing Kyubey? RUN!!! *NM* Yunalesca - 14/09/2012 06:30:50 PM 491 Views
QB #2. callandor1000 - 17/09/2012 03:08:18 AM 814 Views
You honed in on and explained the difference perfectly. Joel - 17/09/2012 05:48:21 PM 807 Views
Repeating your bad argument doesnt make it valud *NM* random thoughts - 18/09/2012 12:30:22 AM 337 Views
Clearly it is not solely MY argument. Joel - 18/09/2012 12:34:45 AM 766 Views
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