NYG QBs and supporting cast

[MightyGiants]

I figured it would be worth looking into the supporting cast and QB performance through the season.  I tried to make this a reasonable effort project, so I used PFF metrics.  I am using two assumptions: that "tomato can blockers" (blockers with 25 or more snaps and a score below 45) are the killers of a QB production, and I will use a number of heroes (75 or greater) for where receivers helped out a QB.  All grades for QBs are PFF grades.  (QBs minimum 15 snaps)


Week 1 Dallas

QB  Jones- 41.6

Tomato can blockers- 4

Hero receivers- 1

Week 2 Cards

QB Jones 92.5

Tomato can blockers- 0

Hero receivers- 2

Week 3 49ers

QB Jones 55

Tomato can blockers- 4

Hero receivers- 0

Week 4 Seahawks

QB Jones 40.4

Tomato can blockers- 2

Hero receivers- 0

Week 5 Dolphins

QB Jones- 87.0

Tomato can blockers- 4

Hero Receivers- 0

Week 6 Bills

QB Taylor 79.3

Tomato Can blockers- 1

Hero receivers- 0

Week 7 Commanders

QB Taylor 69.7

Tomato can blockers- 2

Hero receivers- 1

Week 8 Jets

QB Taylor 51.3 DeVito 46.5

Tomato Can blockers- 3

Hero receivers- 0

Week 9 Raiders

QB DeVito 69.3

Tomato Can Blockers- 1

Hero Receivers- 0

Week 10 Dallas

QB Devito 39.8

Tomato Can blockers- 3

Hero receivers- 2

Week 11 Commanders

QB DeVito 70.7

Tomato Can Blockers- 4

Hero receivers- 1

Week 12 Pats

QB Devito 63.7

Tomato Can blockers- 1

Hero receivers- 1 (elite)

Week 13 Green Bay

QB DeVito 74

Tomato Can Blockers- 2

Hero Receivers- 2

Week 14 Saints

QB DeVito 58.1

Tomato Can Blockers- 2

Hero receivers- 0

Week 15 Eagles

QB Taylor 72.9 DeVito 65.6

Tomato Can Blocking- 2

Hero receivers- 2

Week 16 Rams

Taylor 68.2

Tomato Can blockers- 3

Hero receivers- 0

Week 17 Eagles

QB Taylor- 69.4

Tomato Can blocking- 0

Hero Receving- 3

[madbadger]

Thanks for the effort putting this together, but when your starting quarterback makes 8 times as much as your number 2 and 40 times your number three you shouldn't need to do a deep dive to prove he wasn't out played by the other two. If the numbers are even remotely close it's an indictment of Jones.

[MightyGiants]

Thanks for the effort putting this together, but when your starting quarterback makes 8 times as much as your number 2 and 40 times your number three you shouldn't need to do a deep dive to prove he wasn't out played by the other two. If the numbers are even remotely close it's an indictment of Jones.

Poor protection is the great neutralizer.  It doesn't matter if you are a great QB or a mediocre one. When you reach that 3 or more tomato can protection level, it's difficult for any QB to excel.   In this sample, Jones against Miami (4 TCs and 87 grade) and Taylor against the Rams (3 TCs and 68.3) were able to put up respectable numbers.