Passer rating ruminations (from a football-freaks.com post I've made)

I've played some more exhibition games using Redwolf's v. 10 sliders. I must say I am warming up to them after some initial gameplay-related "objections." With my edited custom team, I am playing much more competitive games versus the CPU in coach mode.

The reduction in overall QB passer rating as translated by these sliders is noticeable. It levels the playing field between offenses and defences more than any reasonable pre-Madden 2005 slider set I have ever used on the PC. The upshot of all this is that I've had to become more conservative in my playcalling approach to keep the chains moving and my team "on schedule."

That got me to thinking about the historical context of QB passer ratings...

If 70.5 is the average QB rating that his 50-game average sample came up with, then it's interesting to note those QBs with a career passer rating that would be comparable to that. I've taken all the QBs with 1500 or more career pass attempts listed at 72.21 or under from a Pro Football Hall of Fame list and posted them here (their individual rank on the overall list is indicated):


104 Sammy Baugh*
72.21
105 Billy Wade
72.19
106 Jay Schroeder
71.68
107 Billy Kilmer
71.56
108 Bill Munson
71.49
109 Lynn Dickey
70.94
110 Terry Bradshaw*
70.92
111 Kordell Stewart
70.69
112 Bill Nelsen
70.25
113 Trent Dilfer
70.18
114 Vince Ferragamo
70.08
115 Steve Grogan
69.61
116 Doug Williams
69.39
117 Joey Harrington
69.38
118 Charley Johnson
69.21
119 Mike Tomczak
68.91
120 Eric Hipple
68.68
121 Joe Ferguson
68.45
122 Charlie Conerly
68.25
123 Dave Brown
67.89
124 Billy Joe Tolliver
67.74
125 Marc Wilson
67.70
126 Tom Flores
67.58
127 Richard Todd
67.57
128 Jim Plunkett
67.45
129 John Hadl
67.41
130 Jim Zorn
67.28
131 Archie Manning
67.10
132 Jim Hart
66.56
133 Norm Snead
65.54
134 Joe Namath*
65.46
135 Rick Mirer
63.53
136 Bobby Layne*
63.38
137 Jack Trudeau
63.32
138 Mike Livingston
63.27
139 Mike Pagel
63.26
140 Ed Brown
62.77
141 Mark Malone
61.89
142 Bob Waterfield
61.58
143 Eddie LeBaron
61.43
144 George Blanda*
60.65
145 Babe Parilli
59.59
146 Dan Pastorini
59.06
147 Jack Kemp
57.35
148 Tobin Rote
56.79
149 Cotton Davidson
54.88
150 Mike Phipps
52.63
151 Frank Tripucka
52.18

* - Hall of Famer

Source: Elias Sports Bureau

http://www.profootballhof.com/history/story.aspx?story_id=3131

Baugh, Bradshaw, Namath, Layne, and Blanda fall at or under 72.21 as a career rating. I would like to christen this segment of the QB parade the "Trent Dilfer Memorial Game Manager List," but I digress. LOL

The dynamic I sense playing with this slider set is that you DO find yourself calling plays versus the CPU to "manage" the game quite a bit. Going bombs away does seem to be counter-productive against most opposition, all things considered.


Russ