I can't remember if I originally saw this posted on this site, or if I just saw it browsing YouTube one day.... but I thought it'd make for a nice offseason thread, with the 2013 season quickly approaching.
I remember watching throughout the season and noticing that MANY of Russell Wilson's interceptions were either not his fault at all, or were thrown in situations where he was just throwing the ball up (end of half, etc). A lot of people (that don't know the details) will point out that Russell Wilson had twice as many INTs as RGIII, but they just don't understand that many of the balls thrown weren't his fault.
So here is a video showing all of Wilson's INTs from the 2012 season:
[youtube]wePHN9NXKys[/youtube]
Interception by chronological order (at least chronological in video):
1) Cardinals- Can't really fault him for this one. Just tossing it up at the end of the half. Could have been a better throw I suppose, but still...
2) Rams- Baldwin has the ball in his hands, and the ball comes out, and it is picked off. Not Wilson's fault.
3) Rams- Wilson is hit from behind as the ball comes out, causing it to be an ugly wobble of a throw. Should not be entirely faulted for this one IMO.
4) Rams- McCoy slips on the turf. Ball looked to be accurate and on the way to a completion otherwise. Not Wilson's fault.
5) Carolina- Lynch catches the ball, bobbles it, and it is picked. Again, not Wilson's fault.
6) Carolina- This is one of the few that is Wilson's fault. Threw it behind McCoy, and was picked off.
7) San Francisco- This was his fault as well. Threw into double coverage deep to Braylon. Picked.
8] Detroit- Deep to Sidney. An accurate throw, would have been a great catch by Sidney, but unfortunately a Lions defender made a good play on the ball.
9) Arizona- Golden Tate tripped so was unable to get a hand on the ball to prevent Peterson from making a good play on the ball. Could go either way.
10) San Francisco- Pretty catchable ball thrown to Turbin. Ball was batted up like a tip drill and then picked off.
So out of all his INTs, I would say only three were legitimately Wilson's fault because of bad throws (1 @ Carolina, 1 @ San Fran, 1 @ Detroit). He gets a pass @ Arizona because he was just throwing it up @ the end of the half, but it's still an interception. At MOST, I think Wilson is responsible for 4 of his interceptions, if you include the Arizona one. This would give him less interceptions than RGIII, vaulting his QB rating and likely ending the debate about who the better quarterback was (by many of the talking heads), statistically, for the season.
I'd be interested in seeing the same statistics (INTs by fault) for each starting NFL quarterback, similarly.
I remember watching throughout the season and noticing that MANY of Russell Wilson's interceptions were either not his fault at all, or were thrown in situations where he was just throwing the ball up (end of half, etc). A lot of people (that don't know the details) will point out that Russell Wilson had twice as many INTs as RGIII, but they just don't understand that many of the balls thrown weren't his fault.
So here is a video showing all of Wilson's INTs from the 2012 season:
[youtube]wePHN9NXKys[/youtube]
Interception by chronological order (at least chronological in video):
1) Cardinals- Can't really fault him for this one. Just tossing it up at the end of the half. Could have been a better throw I suppose, but still...
2) Rams- Baldwin has the ball in his hands, and the ball comes out, and it is picked off. Not Wilson's fault.
3) Rams- Wilson is hit from behind as the ball comes out, causing it to be an ugly wobble of a throw. Should not be entirely faulted for this one IMO.
4) Rams- McCoy slips on the turf. Ball looked to be accurate and on the way to a completion otherwise. Not Wilson's fault.
5) Carolina- Lynch catches the ball, bobbles it, and it is picked. Again, not Wilson's fault.
6) Carolina- This is one of the few that is Wilson's fault. Threw it behind McCoy, and was picked off.
7) San Francisco- This was his fault as well. Threw into double coverage deep to Braylon. Picked.
8] Detroit- Deep to Sidney. An accurate throw, would have been a great catch by Sidney, but unfortunately a Lions defender made a good play on the ball.
9) Arizona- Golden Tate tripped so was unable to get a hand on the ball to prevent Peterson from making a good play on the ball. Could go either way.
10) San Francisco- Pretty catchable ball thrown to Turbin. Ball was batted up like a tip drill and then picked off.
So out of all his INTs, I would say only three were legitimately Wilson's fault because of bad throws (1 @ Carolina, 1 @ San Fran, 1 @ Detroit). He gets a pass @ Arizona because he was just throwing it up @ the end of the half, but it's still an interception. At MOST, I think Wilson is responsible for 4 of his interceptions, if you include the Arizona one. This would give him less interceptions than RGIII, vaulting his QB rating and likely ending the debate about who the better quarterback was (by many of the talking heads), statistically, for the season.
I'd be interested in seeing the same statistics (INTs by fault) for each starting NFL quarterback, similarly.