Will Howard

Digging through some advanced stats, came across one I hadn't seen before;

• Throw Air Time above or below an expectation as determined by throw distance and the quarterback’s footwork when throwing. A lower number is better, because in that case throws of the same distance are taking less time to get to the target.

Last year's class:



This year's class;

Allar was 2nd fastest, Simpson 3rd, Beck 4th, Mendoza 6th

What does it mean? Dunno. But looking through a few previous classes it seems the most highly drafted QBs were near "0" for this metric. In this class, that would be Nussmeier.

 

Wouldn't it also have a lot to do with how the D is positioned??
I mean for instance, if I have to throw over a safety, and to drop it into my targets hands wouldn’t I want more air yards. I may not be explaining it good, but all I'm trying to say is not all pass should, or would be the same even if it was to the same distance.

 

You do realize I was arguing against that idea, right?

 

I vaguely remember a game, think it was with Bubby Brister.
Late in the game, Steelers are inside the 10. Brister has a WR open just across the goal line in front of him. Instead of a normal easily-catchable pass, Brister steps into it and throws his hardest fastball like he is trying to put a hole through his player. The ball careens off the WR chest pads, as he had little time to react.

 

In other words, a touch pass is always going to take longer to get to the target.