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I'm looking forward to Tua leading this team for years to come, but I can be patient this year. When I consider Brady, Brees, Rogers, Mahomes all sat their rookie year, I'm not seeing a need to rush him.
Fitz was pretty good last year. Best QB play Miami has had since Marino retired given the context.
This article rated QBs based on 3 things: most comparative value, most accurate and most aggressive.
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Most Comparative Value:
2. Ryan Fitzpatrick, Miami Dolphins
QB EPA: +25.2 (19th)
Team EPA: -213.4 (28th)
QB comparative value: +238.5
Carr might have had it tough in 2019, but that was nothing compared to Fitzpatrick's challenge in Miami. Fitzpatrick faced the third-highest offensive pressure rate (36.0%) behind a trade-decimated offensive line. His receivers dropped 38 passes, the second most in football. And even when they did catch his passes, his receivers averaged just 4.4 yards after the catch, fourth lowest in football. With the same circumstances, Josh Rosen produced a horrendous minus-63.0% passing DVOA and 18.4 QBR. Fitzpatrick's neutral 1.3% DVOA and top-10 66.5 QBR were miraculous by comparison, and spearheaded a 5-4 record in November and December for a team that, before he became the starter, was on track for a winless season.
Most Aggressive:
2. Ryan Fitzpatrick, Miami Dolphins: +4.0 ALEX
One guy who has never been afraid to cut it loose as a starter, Fitzpatrick had plus-1.9 ALEX for the Bucs in Todd Monken's Air Raid attack in 2018. His entire successful NFL career has always been predicated on throwing the ball up for grabs to talented receivers downfield, and the only negative ALEX he had in his career was with the Texans in 2014. DeVante Parker had a career season with Fitzpatrick, catching 15 of 27 third-down targets for first downs or touchdowns. Sure, there were some interceptions added to the mix. That's Ryan Fitzpatrick's game, baby. If he were accurate with all of them, you would have to pay him $25 million per year. Instead, you get to watch a man resembling a gigantic lawn gnome help your daily fantasy lineup. You're the real winner here, is what we're saying.
Fitz was pretty good last year. Best QB play Miami has had since Marino retired given the context.
This article rated QBs based on 3 things: most comparative value, most accurate and most aggressive.
The best (and worst) NFL QBs at everything
We identify the most and least accurate, most and least aggressive, and the players with the most and least value compared to the rest of their team.
Most Comparative Value:
2. Ryan Fitzpatrick, Miami Dolphins
QB EPA: +25.2 (19th)
Team EPA: -213.4 (28th)
QB comparative value: +238.5
Carr might have had it tough in 2019, but that was nothing compared to Fitzpatrick's challenge in Miami. Fitzpatrick faced the third-highest offensive pressure rate (36.0%) behind a trade-decimated offensive line. His receivers dropped 38 passes, the second most in football. And even when they did catch his passes, his receivers averaged just 4.4 yards after the catch, fourth lowest in football. With the same circumstances, Josh Rosen produced a horrendous minus-63.0% passing DVOA and 18.4 QBR. Fitzpatrick's neutral 1.3% DVOA and top-10 66.5 QBR were miraculous by comparison, and spearheaded a 5-4 record in November and December for a team that, before he became the starter, was on track for a winless season.
Most Aggressive:
2. Ryan Fitzpatrick, Miami Dolphins: +4.0 ALEX
One guy who has never been afraid to cut it loose as a starter, Fitzpatrick had plus-1.9 ALEX for the Bucs in Todd Monken's Air Raid attack in 2018. His entire successful NFL career has always been predicated on throwing the ball up for grabs to talented receivers downfield, and the only negative ALEX he had in his career was with the Texans in 2014. DeVante Parker had a career season with Fitzpatrick, catching 15 of 27 third-down targets for first downs or touchdowns. Sure, there were some interceptions added to the mix. That's Ryan Fitzpatrick's game, baby. If he were accurate with all of them, you would have to pay him $25 million per year. Instead, you get to watch a man resembling a gigantic lawn gnome help your daily fantasy lineup. You're the real winner here, is what we're saying.
