Can anyone explain QBR to me?

[Panther53521]

Cam is below Brandon Weeden, Tyrod Taylor, Brian Hoyer, Blake Bortles, and the one that is killing me ... Cam is below Colin Kaepernick.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/qbr

I believe for it to be a true stat to represent a QB's true game rating, there has to be a category for wins and loses.

I dont care if my QB throws for 100 yds, just as long as there is no turnover and we win the game.

Cam had been talked about an MVP vote .... but being ranked 21st in anything is not a sign of an MVP ..... ESPN really needs to go back and reconfigure the QBR stat. 

[TheRed]

What about all those crucial first down scrambles that kept drives alive, and ultimately helped seal victories for us?

Newton has nearly 200 rushing yards already, and many first downs. Those are huge. QBR as far as I know does not include that.

[Paintballr]

It's a made up stat by ESPN to help them promote their "flavor of the week"

[teeray]

Instead of explaining it it is better to just ignore it altogether.

[Ruff]

It's a made up stat to push storylines. 

[panthers55]

QBR is a stat just like points differential on a game basis. QBR measures what you design it to measure  and gives you something to compare one person versus another.  Point differential reflects the team effort above and beyond the individual. That is why Cam's individual stats are less representative of him than some other guys. He does whatever he can to move the chains and score points. He doesn't care about stats just wins. That is how he has always been. He hates to lose and does whatever he can to influence the outcome. He will take a hit to make a completion and will avoid 2 more with his feet. They don't alway show up on the stat line but they are what makes Cam special. Honestly there are not that many quarterbacks I would take over Cam right now. Guys like Brady and Bree's are great but old. Not someone to build your franchise around.

[thefuzz]

QBR is a made up stat by ESPN to encourage you to click on more and more and more links while you light up the comments section about how you would never trade Ryan Fitzpatrick for Cam Newton, because of QBR.

[KillerKat]

Remember. There are 2 kinds. ESPN's bullshit QBR and the real QBR. Ignore any QBR coming from ESPN.

[Panthercougar68]

I still believe to this day that ESPN made their rating up to make The Golden Calf of Bristol look good on paper.

[caatfan]

 ... Cam is below Colin Kaepernick.

Doesn't that, by itself, make the parameters of the rating a joke? The 49'rs QB is only being mentioned for biggest QB flop award.

[t96]

Remember. There are 2 kinds. ESPN's bullshit QBR and the real QBR. Ignore any QBR coming from ESPN.

No QBR is QBR and ESPN's is the only one. PASSER RATING is the real one, that matters. 

[t96]

Fantastic article on TQR (QBR) and Passer Rating:

 

http://www.coldhardfootballfacts.com/content/qbr-espns-deeply-flawed-made-for-tv-stat/7978/

 

 

[Khyber53]

Basically, ESPN wanted to create a way of measuring a QB's performance based on their passing game, but grading it play by play for a number of factors to derive a numerical score that would show the impact of a QB's performance on the overall game. They created it back in 2011 as an alternative to the Passer Rating system used by the NFL.

They've never released the actual metrics and grading of individual plays could be seen as pretty subjective. It appears to work well in some circumstances and not in others. Running/Option QBs don't score as well, but then again the old Passer Rating wasn't great for QBs like our own Cam.

I find it pretty much impossible to believe that with how complicated and varied QB play is today that you could ever develop one numerical scale to judge all quarterbacks against each other accurately. 

[KillerKat]

No QBR is QBR and ESPN's is the only one. PASSER RATING is the real one, that matters. 

It's still called Quarterback Rating. Always has been. ESPN just decided to use the same name in order to over-rule the real Quarterback Rating.  Example, Pro Football Reference still has the original Quarterback Rating stats along with ESPN's Quarterback Rating stats.

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/N/NewtCa00.htm

Under the Passing stats if you scroll over "Rate", it still calls it Quarterback rating. Either way, everyone should just ignore ESPN's bullshit.

I suppose if you want a shorter description with less confusion, you can use the term Passer Rating. However, those that have known it the other way for so many years may still get confused. ESPN has just fuged the whole thing up.