tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38600807.post5085507357182668617..comments2008-04-23T11:39:55.196-04:00Brian Burkenoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38600807.post-26141513951779726312008-04-23T11:39:00.000-04:002008-04-23T11:39:00.000-04:00

That's a good idea. Hadn't thought of that.

Brian Burkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12371470711365236987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38600807.post-14600560702868316272008-04-23T11:17:00.000-04:002008-04-23T11:17:00.000-04:00

I know you have little enough data to work with as it is, but to get a more accurate trend line, wouldn't it be better to discount anomalies by dropping the highest- and lowest-ranked QB's from each categoty?

Jeff Znoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38600807.post-36544063428052297492008-04-20T22:46:00.000-04:002008-04-20T22:46:00.000-04:00

What about the likelihood of getting to the Super Bowl vice the PB? Or perhaps, the playoffs?

barbacoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13417036018498023802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38600807.post-40538910449221810482008-04-14T09:36:00.000-04:002008-04-14T09:36:00.000-04:00

DB-I have a follow-up forthcoming that's based on actual passing stats instead of Pro Bowl appearances.I have "seasons as primary starter" by draft round and pick, but "games started" isn't handy.

Brian Burkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12371470711365236987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38600807.post-82453507590497024752008-04-13T11:02:00.000-04:002008-04-13T11:02:00.000-04:00

This is a really great article - nice work. As you mentioned, Pro Bowl appearances can be an imperfect measure of how successful a QB has been, because the PB is often a popularity contest, and it's likely that a first-round QB will be more well-known than a later-round QB early in his career. Do you by any chance have the same data by draft round, but using number of QB starts as the measuring

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