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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
Completion% and QB Rating against isn't some high-faluting PFF stat, man. It's a pretty straightforward analysis and I don't understand how you can just hand-waive it. I've said in this very thread that I don't trust a lot of what PFF does and don't consider it anything close to dispositive, but as a point of reference and when combined with other objective measurements, it's worth looking at.
And Ward didn't get 'burned' a couple times in that game - he had himself in perfect position on the 2 big plays made over him (pretty sure it was Baldwin that got him on both) but Wilson just made unbelievable throws to find a hole where there shouldn't have been one. That throw down the right sideline made me want to just give the kid a hug - he did EVERYTHING right. Stayed in the guy's pocket, pressed the boundary, got his head around and contested the catch - it did everything you could reasonably ask and got beat by a perfect throw/great catch. I believe the one down near the goalline was Baldwin hauling it in with one hand and again, Ward was right there. Sometimes you're the bug but I won't say that Ward was 'burned' on those plays.
Ward was demonstrably better in that game and I don't think it was even a close question. Ward looked like he belonged out there and Smith seemed like he was more of a dog chasing tires. He was occasionally able to use his athleticism to get there but he was a double move and deep TD waiting to happen.
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I disagree completely.
Except on Ward. I like the kid a lot.