So Graham is the only QB netting a positive play per attempt?
That's a little too narrow bc sacks, and it really just shows what eyeballs saw. This isn't that much better, but their ypp are Oliver 4.39, Johnson 3.72, Graham 6.05. Obviously not enough plate appearances yet.
On a rant, they talk a lot about "analytics", but basing everything on catapult numbers doesn't do as much for the offense as it does the D. Like ATL, I have a lingering concern that we are seeing CPJ in reverse in some ways. Player load metrics are great for figuring out when to sit a defensive lineman, and probably an OL/RB too, but it has very little to do with QB or WR...unless we keep running the option.
I actually think that they have thought of all this, but focusing on effort or even execution (if it's not ultimately linked directly to production) for a quarterback is a bad idea. Just like one wants an effort based pitching staff, no one wants an effort based spread passing game. The "4 inches" that CDP is talking about on the Camp seam route is not just the difference between good numbers and bad, it's actually very measurable if you have thousands of practice reps. MLB started tracking this stuff for a reason, but their experience shows that it takes a really long time to get useful information. But when you have it, you'll know the probability of him making a catch at deeper ranges -- basically a spray chart --which then you can layer that with fatigue, opponents, coverages, situations, etc.
