QBs and dropped interceptions: Mark Sanchez leads the pack

by Dane Noble on Feb 9, 2011 5:00 PM CST in News

One of the most trusted names in statistical analysis on the internet is Football Outsiders, and we have constantly referenced their work here on WCG. We even had the privilege of interviewing Doug Farrar a while back... make sure to check that out if you haven't yet.

One of the latest data projects they've done is "dropped INTs", something that people have constantly tried to pin on Jay Cutler as an issue. He would statistically be much worse, if only for those dropped INTs.

We're still waiting on the final tally from FO, but here's what Aaron Schatz tweeted earlier:

Just ran updated "dropped interception" numbers. Mark Sanchez has 15. No other quarterback was above EIGHT (!)

Until we get the final numbers, here are the numbers through week 14 of the season. Cutler would have registered the 9th-most INTs, had every dropped INT in the league actually been caught. Cutler actually ended the regular season with the 8th-most INTs. In other words, unless something radical happened statistically in the last couple weeks of the season, the critics need to scratch another item off their Cutler-bashing list... because dropped INTs wouldn't have made him any worse in the league than anyone else.

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Best o-line in the NFL

Has Holmes and Edwards and Keller. Imagine what Sanchise would do if he was here? a shytstorm thats what.

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by T.Moore on Feb 9, 2011 5:07 PM CST reply actions

facts won't do a thing for haters...

…they’ll just claim most of Jay’s bad throws aren’t picked because defensive backs aren’t in position, because if they were, oooooh boy.

a shame you can say that pretty much of any throw that doesn’t fly 20ft above the sideline, but eh.

by lmfsilva on Feb 9, 2011 5:32 PM CST reply actions

2010 > 2009?

Jay seemed better in this area this season than he was the previous season (as in, I didn’t notice as many throws that looked like they should have been picked). He certainly threw less actual INTs.

Do we have the #s for the previous season too? Just curious.

by MakeHalasProud on Feb 9, 2011 5:41 PM CST reply actions

actual INTs

for anyone that is interested: Jay’s actual INT rate went from 4.7% in 2009 to 3.7% in 2010 (2.9% in 2008 and 2007). Still too high for my liking, but a step back in the right direction for sure.

How bout Tom Brady with an INT rate of 0.8% = Ridiculous!
Orton at 1.8% is impressive as well.

by MakeHalasProud on Feb 9, 2011 5:50 PM CST up reply actions

A dose of reality

Won’t change peoples’ perception. Facts? Who needs them when raw emotion is their primary ammo, and their secondary weapon isn’t a RPG.

"The problem isn't that people aren't smart, it's that some folks have an attention span of about seven days. Look at the broader picture and you'll always be smarter." - Bill Barnwell of F.O. on why the media picks playoff winners on Monday.

by propheteer on Feb 9, 2011 5:42 PM CST via mobile reply actions

Doesn't matter

Dilfer still hates him, wants him to smile, and thinks Cutler started World War 1.

If its free, take two.

by T.J. Shouse on Feb 9, 2011 7:50 PM CST reply actions 1 recs

Thanks for posting this Dane.

by Skags on Feb 9, 2011 8:00 PM CST reply actions

Great Stat- How About Collins?

Was he the one with 8? Pretty sure he was statistically the worst QB ever to have played twice in a season. His dropped INT + actual INT percentage of passes was what, 90%?

by lindemrm on Feb 9, 2011 8:55 PM CST reply actions

Dilfer once said Sanchez is a Top 10 Quarterback

Or somewhere in that range…..

I think Sanchez is one of the most overrated players in the NFL (Reggie Bush is #1 at that spot for me), people keep acting like he is great yet he is barely average with all the weapons he has.

Lifelong Arizona Cardinals/Phoenix Suns/Chicago Bears fan [I have always lived in Arizona, dad is from Chicago].

by JoeCB1991 on Feb 10, 2011 1:29 AM CST reply actions

Reggie Bush isnt that overrated now

he is what he is a nice RB who can catch and be ok change up back (not as overrated as he was when drafted tho). Sanchez has all thos weapons a great O-line yet he leads the leauge in dropped INTs is showing that he’s not that good

A templar undercover named Keith Bogans trying to sabotage the Brotherhood's efforts using his mind tricks to the head of the Assassin order by the name of Thibs (thats it just thibs)

HE will fight and take on the Templars along with the Brotherhood, HE is Derrick Rose and he is an Assassin.
Nothing is true, Everything is permitted...

by T.Moore on Feb 10, 2011 1:55 AM CST up reply actions