stillers4me
12-07-2014, 07:57 AM
Tom Brady and the New England Patriots offense were so unproductive and unspectacular earlier this season that some wondered if the Brady and Bill Belichick era was coming to an end.
After a three-game stretch to begin the season in which his team went 1-2 and produced just one touchdown in each of the losses, quarterback Aaron Rodgers had to tell Green Bay Packers fans to relax.
Before winning the past three games on the road to solidify their grasp on first place in the AFC North, Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton had the worst game of his four-year career, failing to register a touchdown and posting a passer rating of 2.0 in a 24-3 home loss to the Cleveland Browns.
And, after throwing 22 touchdowns and only three interceptions with a 110.6 passer rating in the first nine games, Ben Roethlisberger has thrown four touchdowns and five interceptions with a 79.3 rating in the past three games.
Quarterbacks having inconsistent performances and their talent-laden offenses struggling to score points is nothing new in the NFL. Peyton Manning, the most productive quarterback in NFL history, threw two interceptions and managed only one touchdown earlier this season in a road loss to the St. Louis Rams, a team that had only three victories at the time.
But the ability to bounce back from those performances, whether in the same game or the next week, is what determines the quality and mental fortitude of the quarterback, not to mention how long he will last in the league.............
Read more @ http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/steelers/2014/12/07/The-ups-and-downs-of-an-NFL-quarterback/stories/201412070125
After a three-game stretch to begin the season in which his team went 1-2 and produced just one touchdown in each of the losses, quarterback Aaron Rodgers had to tell Green Bay Packers fans to relax.
Before winning the past three games on the road to solidify their grasp on first place in the AFC North, Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton had the worst game of his four-year career, failing to register a touchdown and posting a passer rating of 2.0 in a 24-3 home loss to the Cleveland Browns.
And, after throwing 22 touchdowns and only three interceptions with a 110.6 passer rating in the first nine games, Ben Roethlisberger has thrown four touchdowns and five interceptions with a 79.3 rating in the past three games.
Quarterbacks having inconsistent performances and their talent-laden offenses struggling to score points is nothing new in the NFL. Peyton Manning, the most productive quarterback in NFL history, threw two interceptions and managed only one touchdown earlier this season in a road loss to the St. Louis Rams, a team that had only three victories at the time.
But the ability to bounce back from those performances, whether in the same game or the next week, is what determines the quality and mental fortitude of the quarterback, not to mention how long he will last in the league.............
Read more @ http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/steelers/2014/12/07/The-ups-and-downs-of-an-NFL-quarterback/stories/201412070125