Total QBR - a new rating system?

SmashMouth · 09-20-2011, 09:51 AM

Total QBR is a quarterback rating that takes into account all of a quarterback's contributions (passing, rushing, sacks, fumbles, penalties) to his team's scoring and winning and summarizes them into one number on a 0-100 scale, on which 50 is average.For a game, the number can be interpreted as a percentile, so a score of 80 means a quarterback's performance was better than 80 percent of all quarterbacks' games. For more about the methodology and statistics behind the Total QBR, see here.

NFL - Week 2 Total QBR Leaders - ESPN

Not sure about this new variant ... it has Tony Romo number one last week ... enough said right there, I guess.

Halo · 09-20-2011, 09:52 AM

If romo is involved, I'm not interested.

SmashMouth · 09-20-2011, 09:53 AM

Perhaps this FAQ sheds some light ...

NFL - The Total QBR FAQ - ESPN

Halo · 09-20-2011, 09:55 AM

Q. Is it subjective?

A. There is a perception, mainly from people who watched the QBR special, that QBR has a lot of subjective components. Some who watched the show thought that the expected points were allocated subjectively by people watching games -- give this guy a point or take away a point. This is not true and something we need to clear up.

Ok, so the answer is YES, it's subjective! LOL

Halo · 09-20-2011, 09:59 AM

Q. Is it a black box?

A. One of the main concerns that people have had with Total QBR is that it is a "black box," spitting out results without saying how those results are generated.

It is true that there isn't a simple formula to just calculate QBR

So YES it's just spitting out results without any quantitative measures. LOL

papz · 09-20-2011, 10:18 AM

Please don't turn football into a statistical game like baseball. I was extremely turned off when they started to do OPS, WAR, and all that sabermetrics crap. Stick with the basics.

Fleured · 09-20-2011, 10:28 AM

It ain't about the numbers, it's all about the letters

Halo · 09-20-2011, 10:31 AM

Originally Posted by papz

Please don't turn football into a statistical game like baseball. I was extremely turned off when they started to do OPS, WAR, and all that sabermetrics crap. Stick with the basics.

I think they're trying to do this... make the NFL into one big fantasy football league.

Saw that when the NFL was forcing teams to publish fantasy stats during the game.

saintfan · 09-20-2011, 12:56 PM

I hate fantasy stuff. HATE IT.

homerj07 · 09-20-2011, 08:24 PM

Originally Posted by saintfan

I hate fantasy stuff. HATE IT.

Sorry - I love it - I mean love it BUT only football.

Is this new rating suppose to be easier to understand then... What? The Middle East Crisis, WQuantum Physics??

09-20-2011, 09:51 AM	#1
SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 37,008 Blog Entries: 29	Total QBR - a new rating system? Total QBR is a quarterback rating that takes into account all of a quarterback's contributions (passing, rushing, sacks, fumbles, penalties) to his team's scoring and winning and summarizes them into one number on a 0-100 scale, on which 50 is average.For a game, the number can be interpreted as a percentile, so a score of 80 means a quarterback's performance was better than 80 percent of all quarterbacks' games. For more about the methodology and statistics behind the Total QBR, see here. NFL - Week 2 Total QBR Leaders - ESPN Not sure about this new variant ... it has Tony Romo number one last week ... enough said right there, I guess.

09-20-2011, 09:55 AM	#4
Halo Site Donor MONTHLY Join Date: May 2002 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 20,228 Blog Entries: 45	Q. Is it subjective? A. There is a perception, mainly from people who watched the QBR special, that QBR has a lot of subjective components. Some who watched the show thought that the expected points were allocated subjectively by people watching games -- give this guy a point or take away a point. This is not true and something we need to clear up. Ok, so the answer is YES, it's subjective! LOL

09-20-2011, 09:59 AM	#5
Halo Site Donor MONTHLY Join Date: May 2002 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 20,228 Blog Entries: 45	Q. Is it a black box? A. One of the main concerns that people have had with Total QBR is that it is a "black box," spitting out results without saying how those results are generated. It is true that there isn't a simple formula to just calculate QBR So YES it's just spitting out results without any quantitative measures. LOL

09-20-2011, 10:18 AM	#6
papz Problem? Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New Orleans Posts: 11,682	Please don't turn football into a statistical game like baseball. I was extremely turned off when they started to do OPS, WAR, and all that sabermetrics crap. Stick with the basics. Halo, lynwood and strato like this.

09-20-2011, 10:31 AM	#8
Halo Site Donor MONTHLY Join Date: May 2002 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 20,228 Blog Entries: 45	Originally Posted by papz Please don't turn football into a statistical game like baseball. I was extremely turned off when they started to do OPS, WAR, and all that sabermetrics crap. Stick with the basics. I think they're trying to do this... make the NFL into one big fantasy football league. Saw that when the NFL was forcing teams to publish fantasy stats during the game.

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09-20-2011, 09:52 AM	#2
Halo Site Donor MONTHLY Join Date: May 2002 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 20,228 Blog Entries: 45	If romo is involved, I'm not interested.

09-20-2011, 09:53 AM	#3
SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 37,008 Blog Entries: 29	Perhaps this FAQ sheds some light ... NFL - The Total QBR FAQ - ESPN

09-20-2011, 10:28 AM	#7
Fleured The NY Geaux Getter Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 348	It ain't about the numbers, it's all about the letters

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saintfan Donated Plasma Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 18,556 Blog Entries: 5	I hate fantasy stuff. HATE IT.

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homerj07 In Doh We Trust Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Central Florida Posts: 7,027 Blog Entries: 16	Originally Posted by saintfan I hate fantasy stuff. HATE IT. Sorry - I love it - I mean love it BUT only football. Is this new rating suppose to be easier to understand then... What? The Middle East Crisis, WQuantum Physics??

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