Each Tuesday, Coach Johnston provides an assessment of the five Quarterbacks in the NFL whose performance, he believes, has been the most critical to their team’s success.
THROUGH WEEK 7
Marc Bulger - St. Louis Rams
Bulger has been consistent all season, including two losses by a combined 9 points. Coming off the bye, Bulger needs to maintain his current performance level, as the Rams’ next four weeks include matchups with the Chargers, Seahawks, and Panthers - all on the road.
TELLING STATISTIC: An Interception Percentage of .05 means Bulger throws one pick for every 200 pass attempts. If he can do that over a season, the Rams will play deep into January.
Peyton Manning – Indianapolis Colts
Another dominant regular season from Manning is taking shape. Manning’s week-in/week-out performance has become almost an automatic for the Colts - and their 6-0 start reflects that.
TELLING STATISTIC: Manning has suffered only 7 Sacks in 206 Pass Attempts - protection that will be tough to maintain in the next two weeks @ Denver and @ New England.
Donovan McNabb - Philadelphia Eagles
Three losses by a total of 11 points. Do not be fooled by the Eagles’ record – or by their Quarterback’s stats this past Sunday. Although McNabb had 3 INTs vs. Tampa Bay (to go along with 3 TD passes and 300 yards), he managed to rush for 76 yards – including some timely drive-saving runs. McNabb often finds multiple ways to gain yards, and it took an improbable kick on Sunday to make his efforts come up short.
TELLING STATISTIC: McNabb’s 8.85 Yards per Pass Attempt is more than 2 yards above his career average, and is indicative of a Quarterback who is becoming better and wiser..
Philip Rivers - San Diego Chargers
Rivers continues to be a young Quarterback that does not lose games for his team - a luxury in the NFL.
TELLING STATISTIC: An Interception Rate of 1.6% is better than 14 of the top 20 rated NFL Quarterbacks - impressive for a Quarterback at this stage of development.
Tom Brady - New England Patriots
Brady’s precision throwing in the short and intermediate range passing game – with a periodic shot up top - is much like an extension of the running game. This is vintage Brady in that he has always done what the Patriots need to win.
TELLING STATISTIC: The Pats are 5-0 when Brady makes 29 or fewer pass attempts in a game. This tells us Brady is his best this season when managing the game - not taking it over.
OTHER TOP QB PERFORMERS:
Drew Brees - New Orleans Saints David Carr - Houston Texans Chad Pennington - New York Jets Carson Palmer - Cincinnati Bengals Rex Grossman - Chicago Bears
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Bulger has been consistent all season, including two losses by a combined 9 points. Coming off the bye, Bulger needs to maintain his current performance level, as the Rams’ next four weeks include matchups with the Chargers, Seahawks, and Panthers - all on the road.
Another dominant regular season from Manning is taking shape. Manning’s week-in/week-out performance has become almost an automatic for the Colts - and their 6-0 start reflects that.
Three losses by a total of 11 points. Do not be fooled by the Eagles’ record – or by their Quarterback’s stats this past Sunday. Although McNabb had 3 INTs vs. Tampa Bay (to go along with 3 TD passes and 300 yards), he managed to rush for 76 yards – including some timely drive-saving runs. McNabb often finds multiple ways to gain yards, and it took an improbable kick on Sunday to make his efforts come up short.
Rivers continues to be a young Quarterback that does not lose games for his team - a luxury in the NFL.
Brady’s precision throwing in the short and intermediate range passing game – with a periodic shot up top - is much like an extension of the running game. This is vintage Brady in that he has always done what the Patriots need to win.