Using Stats to Disparage the Pittsburgh Steelers’ QB: An Exercise in Absurdity

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Published: June 4, 2009

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... statistics down and saying, “See, I told you so, Tom Brady and Ben Roethlisberger shouldn’t even be starting in this league.  All hail the ground that Peyton Manning walks on.”

Statistics never tell the whole story.  In some cases, the story they do tell is ridiculously wrong, especially when applied to a quarterback.

No two quarterbacks operate in the same situation.  Some play in ball control offenses that focus on running the ball while using short passes to move the chains. 

Others play in systems that are all about putting the ball into the air early and often.

Some have rock solid walls in front of them that allow them to read Tolstoy novels in the pocket while waiting for receivers to come upon. 

Others line up behind guys that much more resemble those cardboard cut-outs with whom you can get your pictu...

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