With evaluation of quarterbacks continuing to evolve and pay checks continuing to get larger, where does Seahawks signal caller Geno Smith fit in the QB hierarchy?
may be nearly as difficult as actually playing the position at the highest level, especially considering the scrutiny that comes with the record-breaking contracts that continue to be handed out to franchise signal callers across the league.
Still, certain metrics should be prioritized in today's game, which should help assess which players offer the best performance on the dollar at the NFL's most important position. To help bridge the analytical gap grading out quarterbacks in terms of overall value to their respective teams, I've invented the "Bang For Buck QB Index," which accounts for production as well as the player's yearly annual salary.
Digging into each of those nine statistics for 19 qualified players who meet those criteria - players on rookie contracts are not included due to their obvious value on lower wage, slotted deals - the quarterback who ranks first in each category receives 100 points. The remainder of the rankings are scored on intervals of five points, with the final player receiving only 10 points. In the case of a tie, players with the same numbers receive the same grade.
Over the past two seasons, no quarterback has been better at hitting his receivers on the money than Cowboys signal caller Dak Prescott, who has completed 68.2 percent of his passes in that span. Behind him, Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow and Smith rank second and third, earning 95 and 90 points apiece on the "Bang For Buck" scale. Rounding out the top five, Giants quarterback Daniel Jones had enough pass attempts to qualify for fourth and Mahomes finished a stellar fifth.
Thanks in large part to his accuracy and relatively high yards per attempt , Prescott once again comes out on top over the past two years with a 100.0 passer rating. Mahomes and Goff sit in second and third, while Jackson and Burrow narrowly beat out Smith for the fourth and fifth spots with 97.9 and 97.1 passer ratings respectively.
Over the past two seasons, no quarterback has been better at coming through in the final moments than Smith, who tied with Allen and Cousins engineering eight game-winning drives while throwing an NFL record seven go-ahead fourth quarter touchdowns last year. All three of those players get 100 points in this category, while former Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson comes in fourth and Mahomes, Goff, and Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts tie for fifth.
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