First of all man paragraphs are your friend Jesus Christ that was tough to read.
2nd of all I've heard people use all kinds of stats to determine how good a QB is like, passer rating or y/a or what have you but never in my life have I ever heard anyone ever say pass attempts=elite QB.
So by your definition, Sam Howell was an elite QB last season because he led the league in pass attempts?
Dan Marino didn't just have impressive bulk stats in 1984 he also led the league in efficiency stats. #1 in TD% with 8.5%, #1 in pass y/a with 9.0, 3rd in completion % with 64.2, lead the league in passer rating with 108.9. The following year in 1985 he had more pass attempts than his 1984 season yet his efficiency took a deep decline. TD% down to 5.3%, y/a down to 7.3, comp % down to 59.3, passer rating down to 84.1. So yeah you're right duplicating the same pass attempts does not mean duplicating the same numbers.
I never said to focus on efficiency numbers solely I said efficiency adds context to the numbers.
All things being equal INT wise according to your logic QB1 below would be the superior QB but I assure you every single coach would rather have the more efficient QB.
QB 1 goes for 400 of 691 attempts, 4555 yds and 25 TDs
QB 2 has goes for 268 of 402 attempts, 3465 yds and 25 TDs
At the end of the day NO, having more pass attempts does not simply mean you are a better QB. It could mean your defense sucks so you have to play catch up, it could mean your run game sucks so you have to be 1 dimensional and throw more, it could mean your coach favors throwing moreso than passing. Since 2022 Jared Goff has the 2nd most pass attempts and Geno Smith has the 4th most and they are not one of the 5 best QBs in the NFL.