Breaking Down the Numbers: Cam vs Russ

[firstdayfan]

I saw a Seahawk fan comment on here earlier today that "over the 2nd half of the season there is absolutely no question who has been the best QB in the league" referring to Russell Wilson.  I immediately thought that there's at least some question over who was playing the best.  Certainly Wilson was hot, and playing at an extremely high level, many pundits saying that he had elevated his game perhaps even beyond Cam.  So I decided to look at the actual numbers from the last 8 games of the season.  And here they are:

 

Cam Newton           164/250 2017 yards 21 TDs 1 INT, 59 rushes 293 yards 5 Touchdowns, Record 7-1

Russell Wilson        168/249 2146 yards 25 TDs 2 INT, 45 rushes 250 yards 1 Touchdown, Record 6-2 

 

At first glance the numbers are incredibly similar, practically identical aside for the 4 extra rushing TDs and the for extra passing TDs, but both QBs scored 26 TDs over that span.  Now without having watched each Seahawks game over this stretch I cannot say how many times Wilson had TDs dropped by receivers but I can say with some bit of certainty that Cam had at least 4 if not more during these games.

So what does this tell us?  Well one, it tells us that the Seahawk fan who made the original comment is not very bright.  And two, it tells us that the pundits are completely wrong by saying that Wilson has raised his game above Cam.  Even the accuracy is almost identical during the last half of the season, yet, Russell Wilson was "on fire" and playing "the best football of anyone" and yada yada ya.  

So I guess in summary, Panthers fans can stop saying Wilson is just "lucky" and Seahawk fans can stop saying "Wilson has been the best QB in football for the last half of the season". One thing is for sure, we will be watching the NFL's future at QB on Sunday, and both of them deserve a ton of credit for getting their teams this far.

 

[Cam's New Arm]

Summary: They are both GREAT qbs and we should thank ourselves for having the opportunity to watch this rivalry unfold.

 

[beckersteen]

9 minutes ago, Casto said:

Summary: They are both GREAT qbs and we should thank ourselves for having the opportunity to watch this rivalry unfold.

 

Sorry I need a little more Us vs Them in my life

[heelinfine]

1 hour ago, firstdayfan said:

I saw a Seahawk fan comment on here earlier today that "over the 2nd half of the season there is absolutely no question who has been the best QB in the league" referring to Russell Wilson.  I immediately thought that there's at least some question over who was playing the best.  Certainly Wilson was hot, and playing at an extremely high level, many pundits saying that he had elevated his game perhaps even beyond Cam.  So I decided to look at the actual numbers from the last 8 games of the season.  And here they are:

 

Cam Newton           164/250 2017 yards 21 TDs 1 INT, 59 rushes 293 yards 5 Touchdowns, Record 7-1

Russell Wilson        168/249 2146 yards 25 TDs 2 INT, 45 rushes 250 yards 1 Touchdown, Record 6-2 

 

At first glance the numbers are incredibly similar, practically identical aside for the 4 extra rushing TDs and the for extra passing TDs, but both QBs scored 26 TDs over that span.  Now without having watched each Seahawks game over this stretch I cannot say how many times Wilson had TDs dropped by receivers but I can say with some bit of certainty that Cam had at least 4 if not more during these games.

So what does this tell us?  Well one, it tells us that the Seahawk fan who made the original comment is not very bright.  And two, it tells us that the pundits are completely wrong by saying that Wilson has raised his game above Cam.  Even the accuracy is almost identical during the last half of the season, yet, Russell Wilson was "on fire" and playing "the best football of anyone" and yada yada ya.  

So I guess in summary, Panthers fans can stop saying Wilson is just "lucky" and Seahawk fans can stop saying "Wilson has been the best QB in football for the last half of the season". One thing is for sure, we will be watching the NFL's future at QB on Sunday, and both of them deserve a ton of credit for getting their teams this far.

 

Also how many minutes did Cam miss over that stretch due to being pulled after game was in hand.