Ah, so Favre's going to magically jump way forward at age 40, while Schaub is going to regress significantly at 28... lol. We're talking QB rating, correct? Or what number did you want to use? If it's QB rating, and Schaub only has to play in 7 games, I'll bet anything you want. $100 is fine. I'm thinking a lot of people on this board would love to take you up on that too, though -- free money doesn't come along that often.
To make your point even clearer...the 2007 NBA Finals drew, on average, a 6.2 rating (Spurs/Cavs). Game 2 of that series drew a 5.6. The World Series has never drawn less than an 8.4 rating. But you're right, last years' league championships were below 6. and this was just a preseason game!!!!!!
Yes I think Favre will improve. His shoulder is repaired, he is now playing behind the best offensive line in football, and he has the best running back in the game to take pressure off him. Hell yes, I think he will be better than last year on the JETS. And let's not just bet on QB rating alone because I think that number doesn't tell the whole story. We'll do these categories: QB rating Total TD's Total Yards Passing Yards per attempt Total completions INTs Games started That's 7 categories so its impossible for a tie. Yes $100. I'm in.
I don't agree with those terms, so we might not be in. First of all, QB rating encompasses pretty much all of those areas, so not sure how you're better helping to "tell the whole story" by including numbers that are already included. Secondly, total completions, total yards passing, WTF? Those are numbers that as much measure the scheme a quarterback is in (how much do they throw?) and how good his team is (if they're behind a lot, they'll throw a lot more) as opposed to him as an individual. By your measuring stick, Jay Cutler (QB rating 86) had an equivalent year to Peyton Manning (QB rating 95). The two tied on games started, and Cutler had more total completions, total yards and yards per attempt. Do you really think that Cutler was equivalent to Manning? Or can you see that because Cutler played on a ****ty team, he did nothing but air it out and it skews the total numbers? It doesn't matter if someone has 30 completions if they throw it 70 times. I'd much prefer the guy who completes 25 of 30. Moreover, if you apply your "standard" to the college level, the QB at Texas Tech would routinely tie or even beat out guys like Tim Tebow and Colt McCoy. I'll give you QB rating, TD, INT, YPA, YPC, completion percentage, and games started. Including total completions instead of completion percentage is just ridiculous. Including total yards instead of yards per attempt/completion is similarly ridiculous. By themselves, those statistics mean nothing.
I'm ok with these terms. And if your guy doesn't play in at least 7 games then you automatically lose.
OK, that's fair, I'm in. If somehow both guys play in fewer than 7 games, we each give $100 to the tip jar.
This should add some additional fun to the season...we should track it on a weekly basis. How about this one: Peterson stats x 0.85 or Slaton? Nah, jk, I wanted to make money from Schaub.
What sucks for me is that I'm a texans fan and you can see in the fantasy football thread, I have Schaub and Andre Johnson on my team so now I'm torn with this bet. But, I just think Favre is going to have a great season and the bet doesn't mean I don't think Schaub is a decent QB.
