Predict Brady's career passing records

[mosslost]

They are more of a product of scenarios, mainly the number of opportunities and place in the batting order, so a player's batting average, on-base percentage, and home runs would all serve to better assess the player than RBIs. In addition, most Moneyball adherents, and a good amount of MLB teams now, no longer believe an RBI is worth giving up an out, so the idea is that sacrifice flies and bunts are not worth giving up an out, unless it's a late and close game. Following this thought, it is much more valuable to draw a walk with a man on third base than to sacrifice fly him in. Finally, the idea of the RBI was for many years centered around the idea that players had certain "clutch" or better situational hitting than others, but that has largely been disproven through statistics.

Makes a lot of sense. Thank you.

 

[mosslost]

RBIs aren't bad. They are just a stat that is largely dependent on what other people on the team do, and so a poor measure of a players performance.

Thanks

 

[stinkypete]

I believe we are about to get a glimpse of uncharted territory, where a QB in his 40's continues to play at the highest level in the league!

If those preseason metrics that the coaches put him through each year CONTINUE to get better, we are looking at another contract extension.

Of course, avoiding the big injury is the wildcard in this.

Hope Tom's a Patriot for 5 more years!

Let's steer this thread away from baseball before the mods close it, since baseball is stupid.

We are entering uncharted territory, but it is not unique to Brady. Between rules changes that protect the QB and modern fitness regimens, we are going to see more QBs play to and beyond age 40.

I will be interested to see where the all time volume numbers peak out. Manning's records are all in reach of Brady, but if Drew Brees also plays 5 more years, he could threaten 85000 yards and 600 TDs. As much as the modern game favors the QB, it's hard to imagine those numbers being replicated. Maybe Matt Ryan or Andrew Luck, if they play into their 40's. But the big time Manning/Brees type numbers are rare.

Back to the baseball vs. football conversation, can we talk about the uselessness of volume numbers in football? Michael Jordan is the all time leader in nothing, but nobody under the age of 30 would argue against his greatness.