Ramius Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 First it was ESPN and their "hits" stats for the return of the holy one last year. Now one of their peons has come up with a "bad decision matrix" to determine "bad decision percentage" of a QB. Apparently, bad decisons by QB's are based on 4 things. 1. Forcing a pass into coverage 2. Staring at a receiver 3. Throwing the ball despite being tackled 4. Misreading a zone defense and not seeing a defender in the passing lane. Somehow, one can see all of these things on any given play, and also read the QB's mind. Whats the point of wasting time coming up with ridiculous stats like this that have no basis whatsoever? Most of these are simple judgement calls. Bad Decision % Bad Decision Matrix I know they are insider, but you can read enough of the article to get the gist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinandjokin Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 First it was ESPN and their "hits" stats for the return of the holy one last year. Now one of their peons has come up with a "bad decision matrix" to determine "bad decision percentage" of a QB. Apparently, bad decisons by QB's are based on 4 things. 1. Forcing a pass into coverage 2. Staring at a receiver 3. Throwing the ball despite being tackled 4. Misreading a zone defense and not seeing a defender in the passing lane. Somehow, one can see all of these things on any given play, and also read the QB's mind. Whats the point of wasting time coming up with ridiculous stats like this that have no basis whatsoever? Most of these are simple judgement calls. Bad Decision % Bad Decision Matrix I know they are insider, but you can read enough of the article to get the gist. 738323[/snapback] I can think of a friend of mine who would rank very low in the Bad Decision Percentage if it measured going out and hooking up with nasty chicks. Bad decisions by my friend are based on 4 things: 1. Alcohol intake 2. Staring at any visible cleavage (even if she's fat) 3. Making out in the bar 4. Alcohol intake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWings Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 This is just another silly thing that ESPN is trying to do. Pulling meaningless stats out of their a$$ is just the start. Did anyone see their coverage of the White Sox/Angels last night? The CF camera was positioned so that their advertisement display behind home plate was in full view, while the pitcher/hitter/catcher/ump were all on the right half of the screen. Maybe that's an HD thing (which I don't have), but it was quite irritating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ch19079 Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 they just came up with another way to suck Brady's rooster. Its a stupid list. Its easy to see how dumb it is when the #2 best QB on the list is Bledsoe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazykat Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 Funny how out of the "good decision makers" they list only one, Brady, has a SB ring while the other two have more or less put up only average numbers for scores in their careers on a per season basis whereas the "bad decision makers" have all won a SB or played in one with the exception of Brooks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 What formula does ESPN use to identify their many mistakes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 Now I understand the reason for this post. Some of you guys are upset with any metrics which show that DB is a good QB and JP is not so good. With any luck, JP will make better decisions this year and be the QB the former Bills brain trust thought that he would be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Jokeman Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 First it was ESPN and their "hits" stats for the return of the holy one last year. Now one of their peons has come up with a "bad decision matrix" to determine "bad decision percentage" of a QB. Apparently, bad decisons by QB's are based on 4 things. 1. Forcing a pass into coverage 2. Staring at a receiver 3. Throwing the ball despite being tackled 4. Misreading a zone defense and not seeing a defender in the passing lane. 738323[/snapback] Where's riding a motorcycle without a helmet on that list? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 How many points for Ron Mexico. Now that was a bad decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePebble19 Posted August 9, 2006 Share Posted August 9, 2006 Hey, I don't know if you guys heard or not, but ESPN just told me that Tedi Bruschi is back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollywood Donahoe Posted August 9, 2006 Share Posted August 9, 2006 What formula does ESPN use to identify their many mistakes (Mario Lopez + Stu Scott) / (Bonds on Bonds) = (Chris Berman's comb-over)^2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted August 9, 2006 Share Posted August 9, 2006 (Mario Lopez + Stu Scott) / (Bonds on Bonds) = (Chris Berman's comb-over)^2 739159[/snapback] ESPN has turned into a sad charachature of itself......all the catch phrases, poker, darts, lies, etc.......its more along the lines of sports entertainment...maybe Vince McMahon should step in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Fong Posted August 9, 2006 Share Posted August 9, 2006 The only stat I care about for QBs is how many points they put on the board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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