Is A Scrambling QB A Winning QB?

Yeah,I agree....I remember in the 2010s,sometimes the defense needed a spy against him, otherwise he was going to have an easy first down with his legs even if it was a third down and 9 and the coverage was perfect.He was also amazing to extent the play... He was such a killer!

 

QBs that can keep eyes downfield while breaking the pocket are the ones to fear most.

 

This was Kordell

It was why Kordell was not and never would be a good quarterback

 

Ben did this

 

Got half a league of them now
Kordell would fit right in today

 

I see this trait in Spencer Rattler too
Drafted to a sucky team
Hopefully he gets another chance

 

Half of the league doesn’t make the playoffs

 

Coincidence?

 

Great big difference in a scrambling Qb, and a Running Qb.
Example Ben was a scrambling Qb , and never ran the ball more than 52 times in a season.
Lamar Jackson is a running QB, and never has run for less than a 100 times except last year, and he didn't play all year.
Mahomes is a scrambling Qb runs an average of 62 times a year.
Josh Allen is a running Qb, and runs about 116 times a year. Big difference in a scrambling Qb, and a Running Qb.

 

This, there is a difference, and some for a crazy reason cannot tell the difference.
Ben, and Mahomes are scrambling Qbs , they average 60, or less in actual runs.
Lamar Jackson, and Josh Allen are running Qbs , they average 100 , or more in actual runs.
Big difference. In a scrambling Qb, and a Running Qb.

 

You can scramble, and not even break the line of scrimmage.

 

Define scrambling QB. Scrambling in the pocket? Running beyond the scrimmage line?

 

PFR: Scrambles= "Rushes on plays designed as passes"

 

hmmm.

 

Yeah that's not really a scramble.

 

Also hmmm....

From AI:
In the NFL, a scramble is an improvised maneuver by a quarterback who leaves the designed pocket—usually under pressure from the defense—to avoid a sack. It is not a planned play, but rather a reactionary, "backyard football" move where the quarterback moves laterally, forward, or backward, looking to either throw the ball to an open receiver or run for yards themselves.
Here is a breakdown of the definition of scrambling:

• Improvisation: Unlike a designed run (like a QB draw or bootleg), a scramble is not drawn up in the playbook. The quarterback is creating a new play on the fly, typically because the pass protection has broken down.
• The "Scramble Drill": When the quarterback breaks the pocket, receivers are trained to abandon their original routes to get open, known as a "scramble drill".
• Failed vs. Successful Scrambles: According to PFF, a "true scramble" is any attempt by the quarterback to move outside the pocket to avoid pressure, regardless of whether they throw the ball, gain yardage, or are eventually sacked. However, on stat sheets, a scramble that results in a loss or no gain before crossing the line of scrimmage is generally recorded as a sack, while one that crosses the line is a rushing attempt.
• Goal: The primary goal is to extend the play to find an open receiver, or to gain yardage on the ground as a last resort

 

Regardless of the definition if the same criteria is used for all teams the rankings should be valid. I mean do we expect Stafford or Rodgers to leap up the charts because someone else defines a scramble differently?

 

But makes You wonder at the whole Idea of whomever made the charts. A lot of people try lumping Scrambling Qb with Running Qbs, and they aren't the same.

 

Also HMMM.
In what weather!?!?!?

 

Pocket QB > Scrambling(running) QB

 

A different look at running and scrambling QBs. This looks at the percentage of times the QB chose to rush on RPOs. Bit of an eye chart at first.

A few surprises pop up.. Bo Nix would rather throw than run on an RPO and he's a modest scrambler. Familiar names on the opposite; Daniels a scrambler and a rusher on RPOs. Oh, and Rodgers ain't fooling anyone LOL, he isn't gonna run on an RPO.

(note scramble and RPO runs are separate stats)



[Data: PFR 2025; min. 20 RPO plays]

 

5th rounder who plays like a 5th rounder. He's not the brightest bulb in the box. You can count on 4 or 5 head scratching clunker decisions from him per game.

 

How can it be considered a Run-Pass-Option when it isn't an option for Dak, Tua, and Aaron, who never rush?

 

SC hater.. lol