Bills on pace to finish the season with 6 TD passes, 26 interceptions

[wppete]

"A quarterback’s touchdown-interception ratio has long been used as a shorthand for how well he’s playing. There was a time when any quarterback in positive territory was said to be playing well: In the 1970s, interceptions were more common than touchdown passes, and so if you were a quarterback who had more touchdown passes than interceptions, you were probably better than average.

But times change, the NFL is much more pass-friendly now, and being in positive territory on the touchdown-interception ratio is just considered the bare minimum for competent quarterback play. In fact, if you even want to be considered an average NFL quarterback, you should be throwing at least twice as many touchdown passes as interceptions. So far this NFL season, there have been 432 touchdown passes and 209 interceptions across the NFL, through Thursday night’s 49ers-Raiders game.

 

All of that is a preamble to say this: The Buffalo Bills are setting back offensive football, with passing statistics that would have looked terrible even in the 1970s.

So far this season, the Bills’ three quarterbacks have combined to throw just three touchdown passes and 13 interceptions. The season is half over, so the Bills are on pace to finish with six touchdown passes and 26 interceptions. That is simply, unbelievably, awful.

 

There are only four quarterbacks in the NFL this season who have thrown at least three more interceptions than touchdowns, and three of those four quarterbacks play for the Bills.

 

Here’s the full list:

 

-4 Jameis Winston (6 TD, 10 INT)
-4 Derek Anderson (0 TD, 4 INT)
-3 Josh Allen (2 TD, 5 INT)
-3 Nathan Peterman (1 TD, 4 INT)

 

Winston has been benched by the Buccaneers, but the Bills are already out of players to bench. They benched Peterman for Allen, who got hurt and was replaced by Anderson, who got hurt and is now expected to be replaced by Peterman on Sunday. The Bills have batted around and still can’t find a good quarterback.

The Bills’ job won’t get any easier on Sunday when they face a Bears defense that is second in the NFL with 11 interceptions this season. It’s hard to imagine Peterman doing anything to put his touchdown-interception differential into positive territory."

 

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/11/02/bills-on-pace-to-finish-the-season-with-6-td-passes-26-interceptions/

 

 

 

Edited November 2, 2018 by wppete

[billspro]

I think this is rock bottom.........right?.............right?

[26CornerBlitz]

It's downright putrid and it likely won't get much better until next season at the earliest.

[Big Turk]

Not only that, the other 31 teams are on pace to average 29 TDs and 14 INTs...that is just pathetic compared to the era we are in.

Edited November 2, 2018 by matter2003

[Wo-Bah]

47 minutes ago, billspro said:

I think this is rock bottom.........right?.............right?

 

God help us, if it's not.

[Just in Atlanta]

Mahomes threw six TDs in Week 2. 

[H2o]

Thanks Peterpick 

[26CornerBlitz]

25 minutes ago, H2o said:

Thanks Peterpick 

 

It's not just him.

[dpberr]

If that doesn't get the entire coaching staff on the offensive side of the ball fired, what will?  No touchdowns?  If that statistic comes to be, I'd burn the whole offense down and start over.  I wouldn't care about loyalty, contracts, etc.  You can't let that slide.  

 

It's suppossed to be professional football.  Professionals are held accountable.  

[TheBrownBear]

When you look at those numbers in the context of the rest of the league, it is amazing that we have managed to win a single game, let alone two.

[Best Player Available]

6 minutes ago, dpberr said:

If that doesn't get the entire coaching staff on the offensive side of the ball fired, what will?  No touchdowns?  If that statistic comes to be, I'd burn the whole offense down and start over.  I wouldn't care about loyalty, contracts, etc.  You can't let that slide.  

 

It's suppossed to be professional football.  Professionals are held accountable.  

The Pegulas are clueless. What ever they are being fed from the regime. 

They will buy. 

[IDBillzFan]

1 hour ago, billspro said:

I think this is rock bottom.........right?.............right?

 

No. It's not. There will be plenty of other people who will throw ridiculous stats online in an effort to troll Bills fans into screaming in misery.

[H2o]

1 hour ago, 26CornerBlitz said:

 

It's not just him.

Trust me, he will thoroughly contribute once again on Sunday. 

[Albwan]

Maybe they will vote the bills out of the league for being tremendous baddies?

[klos63]

I understood moving on from Taylor, I also understood the value of a QB that didn't turn the ball over. Not turning the ball over keeps you in most games, even if you have difficulty scoring.

[Jrb1979]

2 hours ago, LABillzFan said:

 

No. It's not. There will be plenty of other people who will throw ridiculous stats online in an effort to troll Bills fans into screaming in misery.

Cause its all rainbows and sunshine in Bills land. Ya'll have to BILLEVE that they can do no wrong. You're not allowed to be negative about DEM BILLS. 

[Fadingpain]

This isn't after 1 or 2 really bad, flukey games to start the season.

This is at the halfway pole, Bills fans!

 

[Kwai San]

Peterpick!  Peterpick!! Peterpick!!!  ***** it's not just him.......ya he only has 4 picks but he leads the overall over the last 2 years in picks - he influences the others into throwing picks!  It is HIM!  Him and CLAPPY McCLAPPER!

 

Oi !! - what an effing mess this Bills are right now!!!

[Maine-iac]

4 hours ago, billspro said:

I think this is rock bottom.........right?.............right?

Peterman is starting but it can't get any worse right?

[Pbomb]

Not bad