Please also read our Privacy Notice and Terms of Use, which became effective December 20, 2019. One cannot become THE Kirk Cousins without the gift of being able to throw a touchdown just before the two-minute warning of a 52-33 loss (Week 16 vs. the Saints). Garbage Time is when one team is blowing out the other with nominal time left in the game and little chance for a comeback.. Its no coincidence that the best quarterbacks are always league leaders in passer rating. It didnt matter and they lost 40-29. As in, the coaching you had for much of the season was elementary school level, Texans are going to be bad for at leas 5 more years. Receivers are at the mercy of their quarterbacks, even in lopsided losses. Obviously, both teams are in garbage time.. The bizarre garbage time metric is usually defined by a team trailing in the 4th Quarter by 14+ points. Next on our list would come Gus Edwards and Mark Ingram of the Baltimore Ravens with 20 attempts. Minshews garbage-time method of operation is pretty straightforward. I bet he would have taken it. Learn how your comment data is processed. Most Garbage Time Qb Passing Yards 2021 | StatMuse Tom Brady had the most passing yards by a quarterback in 2021, with 5,316 yards. BOB is more rotten fruit from the Belichick tree. This FanPost was created by a registered user of The Daily Norseman, and does not necessarily reflect the views of the staff of the site. Establishing some sort of identity on offense would go a long way in accurately assessing Jalen Hurts. Report: Broncos Were 'Livid' at Ravens for Stat-Padding in Garbage Time. In the end, I think the numbers suggest that - like most things Cousins - his garbage time stat padding is more complicated and nuanced than his detractors OR supporters would probably like to believe. So I guess losing Hopkins didnt matter then? The Kings of Garbage Time By tebe_1 on Aug 24, 2021, 6:52pm CDT + Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports Share Memes; they're everywhere - including in NFL narratives. Minnesota Vikings QB Kirk Cousins is the Emperor of garbage time, Kirk Cousins and other top garbage-time quarterbacks of 2020, Garbage time. QB page EPA includes penalties and does not penalize QBs for fumbles on completed passes CPOE not measured before 2006 All pages Models: nflfastR Data: nflfastR About Davis overall numbers and first-round pedigree should attract free agent suitors this offseason, but hes generally invisible when the rest of the Titans offense is clicking. #ad #manscapedpod. The Real Housewives of Atlanta The Bachelor Sister Wives 90 Day Fiance Wife Swap The Amazing Race Australia Married at First Sight The Real Housewives of Dallas My 600-lb Life Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. Buffalo was dismantled by Jonathan Taylor and the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday but weve seen before that other game results dont matter when teams play the Saints. I am sure no one thinks one of the greatest receivers of all time is just a garbage time producer. WFT on line 1, offering their 1st and 2nd for Watson. Depending on how one ranks the importance of such things (not to mention weighing rate vs. bulk stats), I think a strong argument can be made for placing KC anywhere in the statistically top 6-12 QBs in the league over that span - in roughly the range I think the vast majority of fans would place him based on their feelz about him. Because after those six matchups, he was not deserving of a seat on the garbage-time throne. I would say the majority of this is from the Packers, Ravens, and Browns games, especially the Packers game in which he definitely stat-padded. Also, Watson would play in stretches where he was ineffectual, running around, getting sacked, then punting, before making big plays five minutes later. We dont think of Drake as a late-game workhorse. Well not really but the Love Boat crew is on an off-season journey to deliver top Minnesota Vikings content until the draft! That can result in lots of carries and yards. Well known for his social media presence and unique takes on the landscape of Philadelphia sports, Victor takes pride in engaging with the fanbase in ways not too often seen from today's sports personalities. Kirk Cousins: 90.8 PFF Grade in the 4th quarter/OT since 2019, 1st among QBs pic.twitter.com/pCU0ULJ7Px. Featured | Stats That Matter: Diontae Johnson and the NFLs dropped pass leaders. But I am fine with that, since the end of a game that is reasonably close - even if it didn't always look like it should be - should not be called garbage time. Luck, Eli), nor did I do anything about teams changing offensive schemes or anything**. So if you want to rag on him for being a garbage time king, go for itjust don't forget that he's one of many petty kings in the NFL realm. I havent watched enough Texans games this year to say one way or the other what Watsons season has been like, but I remember everyone thought Blake Bortles was on the cusp of being elite when he gained massive garbage-time stats early in his career with the Jags. With an injury to top corner Darius Slay and a comfortable lead, the Eagles took their foot off the gas pedal and let the Saints cut into that deficit. Its almost as if the Minnesota Vikings QB sees a prevent defense at the end of a loss, rubs his palms together eagerly, and proclaims, Time to make my money!. 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The first thing to notice is that the top of the list is populated by back ups and marginal starters - exactly as one would expect, since such guys often see a significant chunk of their work in mop-up duty. I'd think there is no real garbage time in the [first half]. Team Gms Plays Rush Rush% Pass Pass% Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tampa Bay: 17: 1159: 386: 33.3: 773: 66.7: Los Angeles Chargers LA . Regular . Is it true? Its tempting to look at this fourth quarter rally as a sign of progress, but its fools gold. If you ask me, garbage time is the portion of an NFL game where play-calling on both sides of the ball is disrupted by game situation. @jeff1317 defines garbage time as the time in which a game is out of hand and an offense is forced to change their strategy to comply with the current conditions. We dont think of the Cardinals as a team that had the luxury of running out the clock very often. Thats because while quarterbacks and receivers play catch-up in losses, running backs are generally called upon to squat on leads. Siemian spent last season on the practice squad and looked like thats where he belonged in this outing. By choosing I Accept, you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. WFT on line 1, offering their 1st and 2nd for Watson. Just Saw This On The Chat Sports Vikings Now YouTube Channel, First Mock/ Offseason Plan - We're Closer Than You Think, Would You Do This If You Were The Gm Of The Minnesota Vikings, Speculating Hypothetical Instrumental Team Transactional Adjustments Knowledge Exercise #1. 2019-20. That means that 22.5% of his career pass attempts occurred when his Jacksonville Jaguars were getting blown out. The yardage ranking is upper middle, along with other so-called kings of garbage time (Ryan, Stafford, etc. NFL . Its clear that fourth quarter play-calling is not a good indicator of a teams offensive philosophy. We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. The browser you are using is no longer supported on this site. But perhaps a veteran of his caliber and reputation should have been able to generate more completions and fewer sacks when playing from behind instead of digging a slightly deeper hole. But if nothing else, this three-game losing skid has to put a dampener on the expectations for this season. Teams ahead by 14 points pass only one-quarter of the time in the fourth quarter. For example, KC's QB rating in garbage time is 110.7, compared to his overall rating of 103.6 - for a difference of +7.1, meaning he is a somewhat better QB in garbage time than overall. To do this, I examined every single offensive snap from the 2012 season through 12 weeks. For our purposes, garbage time is when a team is trailing by 16 points or more in the second half of a game. The QB isnt just paid to make great throws but manage and orchestrate an offensive performance, utilize his best players and inspire his teammates. Whether thats by design or due to Hurts bailing on plays early is another conversation. Bill OBrien destroyed this roster with his completely inept GM work. He needs to do more and play better bottom line. The Chiefs are the leagues 11th pass-heaviest team in garbage time, which is why, despite the run-heaviest philosophy in the league, theyre only the leagues eighth pass-heaviest team. The second shows them under normal game circumstances. So basically, if were going to criticize Cousins final stats for being misleading, we should also criticize the way in which his 2020 garbage-time numbers were calculated. This approach gave me 42 QBs; for context, Josh Rosen was the last one to make the cut; Jacoby Brissett was the first one not to - so basically, any marginal (or better) starter over the past three seasons was included. Minshew also attempted 78 garbage-time passes as a rookie in 2019. And Deshaun Watson in 2020, when the Texans went 4-12. Be sure to follow us on Twitter (@PFN365) to stay in the loop on all things around the NFL. That means that 22.5% of his career pass attempts occurred when his Jacksonville Jaguars were getting blown out. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Those quarterbacks were: Peyton Manning in 2004, when the Colts went 12-4. 2021 NFL Season. A QBs stats are misleading, in a sense. [Notes: 1) I am not a KC apologist; I think he is a good, not elite, starting QB who is prone to stretches of head-scratchingly bad play at times, and almost incapable of playing off script. Absolutely, but not nearly to an extent that warrants any level of concern compared to his non-garbage-time scenarios. Meanwhile, their opponent (well say Houston), is also going to be impacted by this game situation. At a glance, the data does support the garbage time narrative. Please check your email for a confirmation. **And frankly, since the Cousins narratives tend to ignore any/all context, it seems appropriate to do so here as well. Garbage time is any time when the trailing team doesn't make a comeback. Do you use your pending cap space and draft picks to build around Jalen Hurts? While Cousins ended last years campaign with a passer rating of 105, which ranked eighth among quarterbacks, his passer rating only fell to 100.85 when you remove his garbage-time production. After the Vikings bye in Week 7, however, the veteran quarterback didnt toss another garbage-time score until the teams Week 14 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Pretty easy when the opposing team is playing prevent defense every game. and our The Cousins adulation has only been compounded by Pro Football Focuss recent announcement that he received their highest grade of any quarterback in the fourth quarter since 2019. When games are within one score, Hurts seems to be inaccurate and indecisive with the ball. Its important to note that, for the sake of this piece, I define garbage time as whenever the Vikings face a three-possession deficit at any point in the second half of a game. Thats nearly double the league-wide 38 percent rate for teams ahead by four-to-six points in the fourth quarter. 2023 NFL Enterprises LLC. Incoming Cousins is a stat padder comments. NFC . Possibly one of the worse defense in NFL. +. I just wanted to put some actual facts and numbers out there to (hopefully) better inform the discussion about KC's garbage time numbers. during Kirk's time in Minnesota. If there is visual progress, the Eagles will be encouraged to build around him. The defense was terrible, despite having players like Watt, Mercillus and Cunningham, a tackling machine but they couldnt cover anybody. As shown earlier (not thats a big revelation or anything), teams tend to throw the ball more when playing from behind and vice versa. What should quickly jump off the page is the Falcons pass-heavy gameplan under new offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter. Most of Coopers late-game catches came from Dak Prescott or Andy Dalton. Watson had his great season on one of the worst teams in the NFL. Teams rarely trail by 21 points in the first quarter, but we do have some data to work with the rest of the way. Matt Ryan had far more attempts than any of the others, and guys like Rodgers and Brady played all 48 games. 4. If the Raiders are down 21 in the fourth quarter, theyre very likely to go forward with a pass-heavy attack. Throughout the first six weeks of the season, Hurts has accumulated over 1800 total yards and 13 TDs, but is 28th in the league in QBR. Yet, we shouldnt read too much into per-carry averages when a running back is plunging into the heart of a defense that knows hes coming. Its hard to define, but we all know it when we see it. Then Derrick Henry and Jeremy McNichols of the Tennessee Titans racked up 19 carries. In summation, its much too early to come to a definitive conclusion about Hurts with just 10 NFL starts under his belt. Its hard to be as bad as the Texans are when your quarterback is playing as well as Watson is, but the Texans found a way. The Minnesota Vikings have been involved in zero games with garbage time "opportunities." You can probably feel this in your bones as every Vikings game to date in 2021 is anxiety-filled. Edit: in fact I bet stats like this can be directly tied to the point differential. Press J to jump to the feed. ZodiacKiller1968 1 yr. ago. 2021 NFL Season Standard Player Stats Passing Rushing Receiving Scrimmage Stats Defense Kicking Punting Kick & Punt Returns Scoring Fantasy Player Stats Player Fantasy Ranks Red Zone Passing Red Zone Rushing Red Zone Receiving Defense vs. Pos RB TE QB WR Weeks Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 We do leave play-calling in tie games in the mix since, as shown, the rate is fairly consistent with what wed normally expect. If I was them I would start spending money on the D. If they end up wasting 3-4 years of this guys prime, BOB should be exiled from football. Basically, as a percentage of his towards-the-top-of-the-NFL volume stats, he's not clearly padding his stats more than any other top-10ish QB in the league. PLAY. The following browsers are supported: Chrome, Edge (v80 and later), Firefox and Safari. Yet, our definition gives us enough plays to analyze players without making things too complicated. The official source for NFL news, video highlights, fantasy football, game-day coverage, schedules, stats, scores and more. Football, has been, and continues to be, a team game. Get all 32 NFL team offense stats on LINEUPS, including total offense, rushing offense, passing offense, and more. When there is no way a team is going to come back and win. NFL Draft. 4. Philadelphia 76ers Premier League UFC. Two followers took on the challenge of quantifying the garbage time phenomenon. For example, teams down by between four and six points in the fourth quarter call pass 72 percent of the time. On February 23, 2017, it was announced that Garbage Time would either be retooled from its current format, or Fox Sports would find a new hosting vehicle for Nolan. Author: Chad Jensen. In September 2016, Nolan began hosting NFL Films Presents, airing on Fox Sports 1. At least not as much as second or third-tier running backs on borderline Wild Card teams that go into the tortoise formation to preserve their victories like Drake and Gaskin. The other name that really caught my eye is supposed-stat-padder-extraordinaire Matthew Stafford, whose QB rating is -16.5 in garbage timelikewise, Patrick Mahomes is at -15.6, though it should be noted that he was not forced to throw a single pass in the 3rd quarter when down by 17+ over three seasons. Related | Dynasty Wide Receiver Rankings: Top assets heading into 2021. Offense . I think highly of Watson, but its worth noting that with defenses watered-down and Arena Football-style games becoming the norm, those stats simply dont mean what they used to. Kansas City). Falcons fans have been using stat padder as their only knock on Drew Brees for years. Maybe, maybe not. Edit: in fact I bet stats like this can be directly tied to the point differential. Theres been a narrative about Cousins for a while now that he pads his stats during the garbage time portion of games. NFL Fantasy College NFL Draft DFS Betting Defining 'Garbage Time' By mikeclay Nov 30, 2012 . Stop making excuses for him. At this point fans should just be happy to finish the season with a winning record. The stats also show that hes prone to running more frequently in close games. The entire process takes 30 seconds and youre in. The running game is virtually non-existent, with the second-year QB being their leading rusher through six weeks. Trade him to the raiders for Carr and Agholor. .Houston desperately needs to start spending on defense. There will probably never be consensus on the answer, so I went with the following (in part because it made data mining relatively easy, without having to go through individual play-by-play game logs for dozens of QBs): I called garbage time any time one's team was ahead or behind by 17+ points in the 3rd quarter, and/or ahead or behind by 14+ points in the 4th. Check out the 2021 NFL Standings & Team Stats including AFC and NFC results and standings on Pro-football-reference.com. We arent asking for you to do anything besides make your pick on the Eagles-Raiders game below andVERIFYyour pick for a chance to win. Its hard to define, but we all know it when we see it. So its no surprise that A) the Lions played from far behind frequently and B) Stafford ended up tossing many passes to the steady Jones. The Blitz says: You get the idea. Matt Ryan in 2016, when the Falcons went 11-5. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. The only running back on our list. Ravens tie NFL record for 100-yard rushing games on garbage. Need a desperation No. He also provides Eagles coverage for Fox Sports Radio: The Gambler 102.5 FM. 31 . The Broncos were none too pleased. He threw two terrible interceptions, one of them returned 50 yards for a touchdown by Slay, and was missing open receivers all day. Keep it coming. The final score made this game look closer than it was the New. All News & Analysis. Honestly, how many quarterbacks in todays NFL dont benefit from such accommodating circumstances? Only four quarterbacks in NFL history have finished a season with more than 4,500 passing yards, more than 30 touchdowns, fewer than 10 interceptions and an average of more than 8.5 yards per pass. Its going to be hard for Houston to get better. Without removing the garbage-time production for the other quarterbacks throughout the rest of the NFL, Cousins 100.85 passer rating would have ranked 11th in 2020. Both are probably true to some degree. Despite Cousins passer rating of 68.6 and his 1-3 record as a starter during Shanahans stint as Washingtons offensive coordinator from 2011 to 2013, the San Francisco head coach continues to shower his former quarterback with praise any chance he gets. 2) I didn't really know what to expect before I did this; I suspected that Kirk is probably pretty average in the overall contribution of garbage time to his numbers, and that the meme is pretty overblown - but that was just based on anecdotal stuff like some of cka2nd's recent posts.]. I feel like just about everyone automatically puts up big numbers now. Should the Vikings trade for Jalen Ramsey? And you would be correct! ); the TD percentage is actually lower than guys like Brees and Brady; and the INT percentage is among guys like Rodgers, Wilson, and Lamar Jackson. Whether that's by design or due to Hurts bailing on plays early is another conversation. AFC . Elementary, my dear Watson. At 28 percent (18 drop backs, seven runs), the Dolphins are in the basement. Standard Player Stats. So if we (arbitrarily) think of Matt Ryan as #1 among full-time starters, KC ranks 12th (and 20th overall) for percentage of attempts thrown in garbage time. You also know that garbage time can inflate the stats of some players or. Easy to lead stats for garbage time when the Cardinals have 6 games where the margin of defeat was 2-3 possessions or more lol. Playoffs . And of course, there are those still holding out hope for Deshaun Watson whos saga is nowhere near a resolution. The Dak, Blake Bortles effect. Unfortunately for Watson, the Texans are in bad salary cap shape and dont have a first-round pick or a second-round pick next season. Hurts is insane. This will give us a much better definition of what garbage time really is. Were his numbers inflated as a result of the five instances in which his team was trailing by three scores in the second half of the game? Kirk Cousins Stats In Garbage Time 2021 | StatMuse Kirk Cousins had 16 games played in 2021. He had two of his best games in the Tennessee Titans catastrophic losses to the Cincinnati Bengals (8-128-1 for Davis, the touchdown coming at the end of a shocking blowout upset) and Cleveland Browns (11-182-1). Sorted by QB rating, those differentials look like this: Kirk is 11th; note that for all of his supposed prowess, Andrew Luck was the true king of garbage time with a +33 rating (to go with 23.1% of his TDs, among other things - which was honestly one of my complaints about him when he playedhe was as much a stat padder as anyone!). On the one hand, it's hard to argue that Minshew benefitted from padded stats. How about play-calling after the two minute warning? @AnalogErik appears to be on the same page. Pro Football Network strives to passionately deliver purposeful, captivating, and exceptional football content. Minshew is the best QB on our roster and no one wants too talk about it. Passing; Rushing; Receiving; Scrimmage Stats; Defense; Kicking; . The winners can take their stars out of the game. In these garbage-time situations, Cousins tossed an NFL-high, seven touchdown passes and he completed 73.8 percent of his attempts. Meanwhile, a struggling squad like Detroit is forced to throw the ball during garbage time, which explains why they rank as the unadjusted pass-heaviest team in the league. If Hurts underwhelms, expect the team to be in the mix for a new quarterback next season. But Kliff Kingsbury switched to Cro-Magnon tactics during the Cardinals occasional blowouts last season. Note that by these criteria (and the PFR/Stathead search I used), a game may have "garbage time" in the 3rd/4th, then get close enough by the end to no longer be considered garbage time (e.g. The Texans lost eight games this season in which Deshaun Watson threw 25 or more passes and had a passer rating over 100. Register now! On the other hand, some of those same QBs do win and have more success than Kirk historically has. Playoffs . Just look at their losses to the New York Giants, Atlanta Falcons, and Tennessee Titans (who just got whacked by the lowly Houston Texans this week) earlier this season. Garbage time. 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