Factoid
At quarterback, there’s no substitute for experience. The younger guys just aren’t ready to play.
Look at the chart below. It shows the frequency of turnovers (the number of interceptions and lost fumbles divided by the number of times a quarterback either attempted to pass or run the ball). For this kind of statistic, the lower the number the worse a guy did.
Three of the worst four were the three rookies – Josh Freeman, Mark Sanchez and Matthew Stafford. Those guys simply gave up the ball too often. The best quarterbacks, meanwhile, tended to be the veterans, with Brett Favre averaging 64 plays per turnover (so he was over three times better than any of the rookies).
QUARTERBACKS AVERAGING THE MOST TURNOVERS, 2009
Charts shows total quarterback plays (pass and run attempts) divided by combined giveaways on interceptions and fumbles. Listed are all quarterbacks with at least 300 plays.
TO Avg
17.0 Josh Freeman (18 Int,2 Fum)
17.2 Jake Delhomme (18 Int,3 Fum)
18.5 Mark Sanchez (20 Int,3 Fum)
20.0 Matthew Stafford (20 Int,1 Fum)
23.3 Jay Cutler (26 Int,1 Fum)
25.3 Eli Manning (14 Int,8 Fum)
27.3 Matt Hasselbeck (17 Int,3 Fum)
27.9 Kurt Warner (14 Int,6 Fum)
30.8 Matt Cassel (16 Int,3 Fum)
31.3 Matt Ryan (14 Int,2 Fum)
32.2 Alex Smith (12 Int,1 Fum)
32.7 Drew Brees (11 Int,6 Fum)
33.1 Jason Campbell (15 Int,3 Fum)
35.2 Chad Henne (14 Int,0 Fum)
35.3 David Garrard (10 Int,8 Fum)
35.4 Carson Palmer (13 Int,2 Fum)
35.9 Vince Young (7 Int,2 Fum)
37.5 Peyton Manning (16 Int,0 Fum)
38.6 Matt Schaub (15 Int,2 Fum)
39.6 Donovan McNabb (10 Int,3 Fum)
39.7 Ben Roethlisberger (12 Int,3 Fum)
40.7 Tom Brady (13 Int,2 Fum)
40.7 Joe Flacco (12 Int,2 Fum)
42.4 Kyle Orton (12 Int,2 Fum)
44.8 Philip Rivers (9 Int,3 Fum)
47.6 Tony Romo (9 Int,4 Fum)
59.0 Aaron Rodgers (7 Int,4 Fum)
63.8 Brett Favre (7 Int,2 Fum)
Quarterbacks with 200-299 combined run-pass attempts:
15.6 Derek Anderson (10 Int,3 Fum)
17.5 JaMarcus Russell (11 Int,6 Fum)
23.3 Ryan Fitzpatrick (10 Int,2 Fum)
23.3 Kerry Collins (8 Int,2 Fum)
25.8 Kyle Boller (6 Int,2 Fum)
29.5 Brady Quinn (7 Int,3 Fum)
31.4 Trent Edwards (7 Int,0 Fum)
38.4 Marc Bulger (6 Int,1 Fum)
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