Originally Posted by
pczach
People will never figure out that quarterbacks that trail in games and lose more games throw for more yards and stats against softer defenses. The also don't seem to get that quarterbacks that play in warm weather, great weather cities, or domes have a huuuuge advantages as quarterbacks. Imagine if a guy like Ben played in a dome his entire career. Not in stadiums where it's difficult just to make a long field goal. Playing in cold temps, high winds, monsoons, snow storms, ice, and the like aren't conducive to great quarterback numbers.
If Rivers doesn't play in San Diego and now a dome, and played the teams in his division in mostly warm weather, does anyone really believe he would have better stats?
If Drew Brees played in cold weather and heavy winds his entire career instead of a dome and playing all the teams from his division in warm weather and domes, does anyone think he would have the same numbers?
There are some legitimately great quarterbacks out there. No doubt. But the fact that this stuff never gets mentioned or factored into some of the nonsense that people talk about when evaluating certain quarterback's careers should be embarrassing to them. They don't know what they don't know. Some of this is just common sense, but I'm always amazed at how little so many people know or understand.
I'd love to get some of these people on a field and watch them throw in perfect conditions, and then take them somewhere to throw in 30 mile and hour winds and rain and see how they feel about it. It's hard to even describe how much more difficult it is to someone that has never done it. It is literally a night and day difference in difficulty.
That's also why quarterbacks that win tons of games in bad weather cities and stadiums are much greater than the stats say they are.