Then it wraps up with the constant debate of Flacco versus Ryan, with Manning rounding out the dirty dozen. This is a boom or bust pick. Its not common to see a star fade away so quickly. The era Ryan in which Ryan plays dictates a lot of his gaudy statistics. In the 12 games he played in 1987, that was also one of his best seasons. Randall Cunningham was sacked 248 times in five years as a third-down specialist for some time in Philadelphia. Find out more. But over the years, certain programs have been more capable of surviving March Madness than others. All rights reserved. Peyton Manning, Drew Brees, Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady are the only other quarterbacks with multiple appearances in the top 28, so he must be doing something right. Warren Moon was chucking it often on bad Houston teams at the start of his career. So much has to go right for a school win the NCAA Tournament, and sometimes even historically great teams get tripped up in March. He also has 26 consecutive games throwing a touchdown pass, the longest active streak in the NFL. To begin this exercise, we must first present the facts of Ryans case as a top quarterback through five seasons. Louis/Arizona Cardinals, Dallas Cowboys, Houston Texans, Minnesota Vikings, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, Chicago/St. wins by school: Most national championships in Bernie Kosar was in many big playoff games in the '80s, but he wasnt nearly as prolific as Ryan. I love this pick for the Lions. It was the most strikeouts for Velasquez (3-2) since May 10, 2018, when he had 12 for the Phillies against the Giants. To use individual functions (e.g., mark statistics as favourites, set Chicago Bears. A big reason why Ryan does so well at WPA is his excellence in clutch situations. He also took advantage of some poor teams, like when he threw for the record 554 yards against the 1951 New York Yanks. Thats why at Pro-Football-Reference, Plums Passer Rating Index, which adjusts for era, is 122 for his first five seasons. I don't think he is that. Just on principle and to limit the angry comments, well put those three above Ryan even though he has some credibility in each case. Likewise, Dan Marino and his ridiculous 168 touchdown passes made for an easy runner-up. Only Postseason games are included in each player's totals. His latest came in the playoffs against Seattle when he had just 25 seconds left at his own 28. For him to fall this far is amazing to me.
