CallMeADawg":mwq7tm6x said:
Starting QB in 2011 - T-Jack
Starting QB in 2012 - Russell Wilson
I think he's trying to point out the variablility of the home and road win differential within years to make the argument that across years the Hawks 12th Man factor seems to be overstated (or, just kind of a statistical fluke from last year that gets treated as more meaningful than it is).
For the point he's making, who the starting QB was in any year is immaterial, as he's focused on the differentials within years. Unless the argument is that it is Russel Wilson himself (and not the 12th Man) who caused the differential in 2012 (e.g. Wilson is for whatever reason excellent at home and middling on the road; he is the causal variable), then it shouldn't matter who the QB is.
Not actually making this argument*, but just trying to clarify the argument that I think is being made.
*As for what I'd personally say about it, I have three thoughts:
1) The human obsession with and fascination for making patterns is at the root of every single meaningful achievement in the history of human society, although it of course can also have its downsides (e.g. belief or action due to inappropriate recognition or mispecfification, which might even be more common than the reverse of appropriate recognition or proper specfication)
2) The problematic side of this is compounded by a news media that's oriented to creating narratives (i.e. stories, or patterns) out of events in order to attract readers who, like everyone else, enjoys narratives.
3) All that said (and I'm saying that I suspect the Seahawk's home dominance, while perhaps not entirely untrue, is overstated, as is the effect of the "12th Man"), I have
no doubt whatsoever that being a Hawks fan at the CLink is probably one of the most fun, if not the most fun, experiences an NFL fan could have.
Sorry for the long post. Wasn't intending to write it.
