From: Michael.P.Colburn@dartmouth.edu (Michael P. Colburn)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.football.pro
Subject: Re: Final Analysis of 4 QBs
Date: 12 Oct 92 23:58:10 GMT
Organization: Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
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In article <1992Oct12.052407.6777@PacBell.COM>
jpglori@srv.PacBell.COM (John P. Gloria) writes:

> Bills vs Raiders:   I saw this game
> 
> So what happened to the Bills and their heralded high
> octane offense with Kelly at the helm? Answer: They
> met the Raiders defense, which pressured Kelly all day.
> It is quite apparent to anyone, that Kelly cannot handle
> pressure. Anyone have a different opinion on Kelly's
> loss of composure?  

Nope...nice job, Howie & Co.!

> Todd M. came through at the end.It sure helped that Dickerson and M. Allen > ran the ball well, to help balance the passing game.  
> Is this the demise of the Bills? Well, if the other NFL teams, take
> note and pressure Kelly, the FAT LADY is starting to
> practice and bellowing out some high, loud notes.
> Kelly throws for over 300 yards, nice stats.

Game was close on paper...perhaps even a bit in the Bills favor. It
just goes to show, you can move the ball up and down the field all day,
but if you don't score, you don't win.
> 
> Eagles vs Kansas City:
> 
> Again, a hard hitting, tenacious DEFENSE, arrested a
> supposedly better overall offense. Afterall, Cunningham
> was a the helm of this team. Yeah right, another one
> bites the dust.  I didn't Cunningham pull this out. 
> Krieg came out throwing and exposed the Eagles lack of
> DEFENSE, or did I miss something in the ESPN reporting.
> Cunningham tried at the end, but not enough time left on
> the clock.  Can anyone explain why such a supposedly
> better offense loss, equipped with one of the most feared
> QB's in the league (the other is Kelly).

What happened to the Eagles secondary?  Could it be that Philly
prepared only for the run?  If so, a rather large mistake, eh?  Nice to
see Dave Krieg playing good ball for a good team (sorry Seattle
fans...).

> 
> Atlanta vs Miami:
> 
> At least one great QB won HIS game and improved the Miami
> team to 5-0!  I didn't see the game and only saw the 
> highlights, but Marino had what it took to win the game
> under pressure with a 4th qtr. comeback. Good going Miami
> and Marino.

Miller put up some decent numbers: 26-41, 1 interception. 
Unfortunately for Chris, the one interception was returned by Jackson
for a TD.
> 
> Patriots vs Niners: I saw this game.
> 
> Pretty sloppy playing by the Niners to start off the game.
> However, they gathered their composure. The Niners defense
> really racked/sacked Millen.  I don't see how this guy was
> still standing, damn! Watters proved his worth again.
> Doesn't he remind you of Roger Craig? With Watters slicing
> and running head on into the Patriots, he definitely
> established himself in this game. Young, as usual, did
> his scrambling and came through when needed. Young certainly
> looked like shit in the beginning though. So does this
> prove Young is a better QB than Kelly & Cunningham? Perhaps
> not, but by using his skills the best, and utilizing his
> offensive weapons the best, he was the better QB on this Sunday.

Any doubts that Millen can take a sack?  Oh well, at least he's leading
in one stat category...

> Final analysis of these games: Did the best QB on paper come
> through on their respective games? You call it!

Sorry to split hairs, but it appears that your analyzing 4 games, not 4
QB's.  In your post, you actually mention 7 QB's: Kelly, Cunningham,
Krieg, Marino, Todd "He's no Dan Marino"-vich, Millen and Young (what,
no mention of Chris Miller?).  By the end of the post, it seems to be
more of a 3 way comparison between Kelly, Cunningham and Young (maybe
Marino is the 4th QB?).
And when you say "best QB on paper", do you mean career, season,
Sunday...  you must mean season or career stats since Steve-o's Sunday
numbers were better than either Jimbo or Randy (of course, he was
playing against the Patsies).  Although I don't have their individual
QB ratings, here's how they fared this Sunday:

Cunningham:  16 for 28 (59%); 10.5 yds per comp.; 2 TD's but 2
Interceptions
Kelley:  26 for 45 (58%); 11.6 yds per comp.; 0 TD's, 1 Int.
Young:  19 for 27 (70%); 12.3 yds per comp.; 1 TD, 1 Int.

At any rate, your final point is well taken...it takes a lot more than
numbers to make a great QB...things like leadership, mobility, reading
the defenses and making the correct audible when necessary, knowing
when to eat the ball (Todd, I think you're starting to catch on to this
concept!), knowing how to work the clock (and the officials), etc, etc.
 Ultimately, it's the fans who decide who's the greatest...and the
debate rages on!!!!

And here's a little plug for my Gia's...Yay, way to go Rod-neeee (167
yds, 21 carries) and Hoss!  Although it's no secret that Hostetler can
run (look out Steve and Randall!), his little 16 yard TD scamper was
too sweet!  There's probably somebody out there who thinks Hoss is the
greatest NFL QB (his mom, no doubt).  Go Giants!!

- Mike