Discuss: 90's QB Stats

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I collected some single season stats from the post Rypien era from some of the QBs who played here. Comparing Brunell's stats from 2005 the rest of these guys, I see many similarities.


Rich Gannon 1993: 8 games, 59.2% comp, 704 yards, 3 TDs, 7 INT, 88 rush yards, 1 rush TD.

Gannon completed 59.2% in 93 which is considerable considering he was stepping into big shoes. Efficient, but that 7 INT spot in 8 games played (and about half the starts) shows an inexpierenced QB. Gannon's stats look better when compared to Rypien's stats from the same season.


Heath Schuler 1994: 11 games, 45.3% comp, 1658 yards, 10 TDs, 12 INT, 103 rush yards

Theres no way to justify a 45.3% completion stat, but the guy really never got another chance to play after this horrid season.


Gus Frerotte 1995: 16 games, 50.3% comp, 2751 yards, 13 TDs, 13 INTs, 16 rush yards, 1 rush TD

Frerotte was an improvement over Shuler in his first year here, but 50% and only 2700 yards are not very impressive, obviously. Average Int total, but a mere 1 to 1 ratio between TDs and Ints.


Gus Frerotte 1996: 16 games, 57.4% comp, 3453 yards, 12 TDs, 11 INTs, 16 rush yards

Int total down from a year before, but TDs were down also. Still, Frerotte was far more efficient in 96 then in 95.


Gus Frerotte 1997: 13 games, 50.7% comp, 2682 yards, 17 TDs, 12 INTs, 65 rush yards, 2 rush TDs

TD production up, but passing efficiency went way down, comprable to his first year here.


Trent Green 1998: 15 games, 54.6% comp, 3441 yards, 23 TDs, 11 INTs, 117 rush yards, 2 rush TDs

Comp % is a bit low, but Green was really impressive in 15 apperances. 23 TDs was great for the era and 11 Ints is equally impressive. Plus, Green was somewhat of a rushing threat.


Brad Johnson 1999: 16 games, 60.9% comp, 4005 yards, 24 TDs, 14 INTs, 31 rush yards, 2 TDs

Johnson led a playoff apperance with a very high completion percentage, something he always has, 4000+ yards, and a high TD total, although his Ints weren't as impressive as Green's from a year back.



For sake of comparison:

Mark Brunell 2005: 16 games, 57.7% comp, 3050 yards, 23 TDs, 10 INTs, 111 rush yards

Over the past 12 years, only Brad Johnson and Gannon were more efficient with the ball (comp %) then Brunell last year. 10 Ints is the stat that stands out. Thats a full season low for the selected time period.

All of these guys (except Shuler) went on to have considerable success other places. Gannon and Green have been pro bowlers many a time, and Johnson won a SB. Brunell, of course, had considerable success in Jacksonville, before coming over here.

Here's the big question: with all the journeymen who came through here with considerable success, why were none of them ever retained through long term contract. I guess thats something the Franchise has always stressed, is a lack of reliance on one guy. We probably would have made the playoffs more often if we had settled on a guy. But then again I was too young to understand the business side of football during the 90's. So if someone could explain this trend of finding productive guys and letting them walk to me, that would be great.