Compare the QBs: Which has had the best season?
November, 23, 2009
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The worth of a quarterback can’t be measured solely on statistical data.
But one of the league’s most underrated players has had the kind of season that should be placing him in the mix for a berth as the All-Big 12 quarterback if not arguably the league’s player of the year honors.
Let’s take a look at two sets of numbers, before we later examine whose name goes with what set of statistics.
Here’s what makes the description so interesting. One of the players is considered among the favorites for the Heisman Trophy. The other is not.
Player X is Colt McCoy, the Texas senior quarterback who will finish his career as one of the top quarterbacks in college football history. For many reasons, McCoy is considered by most to be among the leading candidates for Big 12 offensive player of the year honors after leading the Longhorns to a perfect 11-0 record so far.
And Player Y is Texas A&M junior quarterback Jerrod Johnson, who helped his team become bowl eligible by beating Baylor last week.
McCoy is presumed to be the top candidate for many national quarterbacking honors.
But the numbers seem to indicate that Johnson has had just as strong of a season statistically as McCoy -- or any other quarterback in the league.
Johnson is set back by his team’s 6-5 record. And McCoy’s success in leading his team to the South title has to account for some of his expected success as a Heisman challenger.
But when looking at numbers alone in a blind comparison of those quarterbacks -- who will meet Thursday night at Kyle Field -- McCoy and Johnson appear very close in their production totals.
I'm curious what my readers think about this.
Which quarterback has had the best season statistically?
And which one would you rather have playing as your starting quarterback if you were coaching a team?
But one of the league’s most underrated players has had the kind of season that should be placing him in the mix for a berth as the All-Big 12 quarterback if not arguably the league’s player of the year honors.
Let’s take a look at two sets of numbers, before we later examine whose name goes with what set of statistics.
Here’s what makes the description so interesting. One of the players is considered among the favorites for the Heisman Trophy. The other is not.
Player X is Colt McCoy, the Texas senior quarterback who will finish his career as one of the top quarterbacks in college football history. For many reasons, McCoy is considered by most to be among the leading candidates for Big 12 offensive player of the year honors after leading the Longhorns to a perfect 11-0 record so far.
And Player Y is Texas A&M junior quarterback Jerrod Johnson, who helped his team become bowl eligible by beating Baylor last week.
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McCoy is presumed to be the top candidate for many national quarterbacking honors.
But the numbers seem to indicate that Johnson has had just as strong of a season statistically as McCoy -- or any other quarterback in the league.
Johnson is set back by his team’s 6-5 record. And McCoy’s success in leading his team to the South title has to account for some of his expected success as a Heisman challenger.
But when looking at numbers alone in a blind comparison of those quarterbacks -- who will meet Thursday night at Kyle Field -- McCoy and Johnson appear very close in their production totals.
I'm curious what my readers think about this.
Which quarterback has had the best season statistically?
And which one would you rather have playing as your starting quarterback if you were coaching a team?
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Tim Griffin
Griffin joined ESPN.com in February 2008. He has covered the Big 12 since its inception, among a variety of beats during a 24-year career at the San Antonio Express-News. Griffin, a Memphis State University graduate, lives in San Antonio with his wife and son.
