Thread: NFL Total QBR - 2012 Season Leaders

Originally Posted by claymore58

I guess he told me.
Sorry,I am not into the whole "Sabremetrics for football" thing.
My point was,you can derive whatever meaning you choose from numbers.
You want to call Cutler a bad QB? Have a ball.
Have we forgotten what it was like to have a crummy QB?
Jay does need to play up to his ceiling,which is very high.
Getting some new weapons helps,now how about some pass protection?
Give credit to the offensive line for not getting beaten too badly by the Texans.
Just remember that the Bears used a lot of max protect,and limited their downfield options.
What would Cutlers' QBR be,if he wasn't always running for his life?
7&2 are the numbers that speak to me,and the ones that mean something in the real world.
For those that like relying on stats for probably outcomes,have at it.
I prefer the eyeball test,and what I see is an uber competitive QB that hasn't quit;
given plenty of opportunity and reason to do so.
Think about the laughable wide recievers he's been saddled with(prior to this year).
I'm more concerned about his health issues,than his QBR,dealing with diabetes is one thing.
The constant pounding he has taken since arriving here,is another.
This concussion thing is even more troubling,since he is the franchise QB.
I have waited decades to have a QB like this,maybe it's not enough for some;
suffer through enough embarrassing seasons,and you may see it differently.
I'll take an ugly win,over a gorgeous loss every time.

I don't think anyone is trying to trash Cutler, or even to blame him for all of our woes on offense. However, he does share some blame here. The numbers simply corroborate this fact.