Which QB Would You Want?
- Thursday, December 24, 2009 2:22 PM
- Written By: Dan Hurwitz
I have wanted to do this all year. It may be obvious which quarterbacks I am comparing here, but some may not know. So without further ado …
Quarterback A:
CMP ATT YDS CMP% YPA LNG TD INT SACK RAT
298 478 3886 62.3 8.13 80 23 7 31 97.9
Quarterback B:
CMP ATT YDS CMP% YPA LNG TD INT SACK RAT
352 513 4181 68.6 8.15 72 25 13 23 98.9
By looking at the stats, which would you rather have?
It appears to be a tossup because of the interceptions. (Quarterback A has lost four fumbles compared to Quarterback B.)
One of these quarterbacks gets lots of national attention and is extremely overhyped. The other … not so much. One of these quarterbacks has a distinguished offensive line made up of perennial Pro Bowlers. While the other has a bunch of fifth, sixth and seventh-round picks that no one knows about.
One of these quarterbacks has the best wide receiver in the NFL and a few guys that no one else in the NFL wanted. The other has a Pro Bowl tight end and a wide receiving corps that at times can be outstanding including a breakout receiver who likely will join his tight end in the Pro Bowl.
These quarterbacks play in the same state. (The state that this blog is named for.)
If you were somehow unable to figure it out, this comparison is between the Dallas Cowboys Tony Romo and the Houston Texans Matt Schaub.
Romo=Quarterback A
Schaub=Quarterback B
So what do you think? Schaub has more touchdowns and more yards, but has more interceptions.
Romo has a running game, allowing his offense to be more than one dimensional.
I am not going to tell you what I think yet. I just wanted to remind everyone that Tony Romo is not the only quarterback in Texas. Matt Schaub is one of the more underrated players in the NFL. His accuracy is among the best in the league.
It will be interesting to see once the Pro Bowl rosters are announced and if either of the quarterbacks will make it.
Maybe Schaub just needs to start dating a celebrity?
