Most Important Stat

[BahamaFinFan78]

Here are the Yards per Attempt numbers for 2012. Doesn't look good for us.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/statistics/player/_/stat/passing/sort/yardsPerPassAttempt

 

[gofins60]

QB's: TD to int ratio
RB's: YPC
WR/TE: TD's

Wins are too hard to just pin on the QB. Comp % is too easy to manipulate with short passes (4yd pass on 3rd and 8).

Sounds good to me. IMO, yardage is important for RBs, since the majority of rushing plays are short gains. For every other position, TDs are all that matters. Numbers such as passing yards and receiving yards mean nothing in the long run (although making 1st downs may be the most important stat). Games are won by scoring more points than your opponent (duh!), and yardage doesn't equal points. Gaining yards is only for getting in position to score points; it does no good to have 500 yards of offense and only 10 points!

I will say that yardage is important for kickoff and punt returns.

 

[KTOWNFINFAN]

What their mother does for a living...

 

[Dthrill_08]

Wins

So you would pick Tebow lol?????

 

[Awsi Dooger]

Here are the Yards per Attempt numbers for 2012. Doesn't look good for us.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/statistics/player/_/stat/passing/sort/yardsPerPassAttempt

6.8 is not bad for a rookie. Not bad at all. Rookies who are forced to start all season often end up at high 5s to mid 6s.

It was a balanced year in yards per attempt. Nobody had a phenomenal year but there weren't many poor ones. The caliber of rookies contributed to that.

 

[sharp]

eye test

 

[z926538]

Yards Per Pass Attempt Differential ... Passer Rating Differential ... Yards Per Attempt

Do you know if anyone has done a Principle Component Analysis run on these various stats to verify the strength of each? Any published attempts to combine them using Bayesian classifiers or Genetic Programming?