WR's blamed for INT's?

[ItsNotGonnaBeAlright]

First off, I'm not a Jake supporter. Felt that was necessary to start off with.

Now then, should their be a way that a reciever gets blamed or scored with an interception than a quaterback? There have been plenty of times, especially this season, that most fans and the media have blamed a certain reciever doing something wrong rather than the quaterback that lead to the turnover.

Thoughts?

[Rags]

Smith broke off a Route against the cowboys that led to a pick six. It's fair to say that was his fault.

But other times, it's was mostly Jake's fault.

[mountainpantherfan]

First off, I'm not a Jake supporter. Felt that was necessary to start off with.

Now then, should their be a way that a reciever gets blamed or scored with an interception than a quaterback? There have been plenty of times, especially this season, that most fans and the media have blamed a certain reciever doing something wrong rather than the quaterback that lead to the turnover.

Thoughts?

No, because being an NFL quarterback requires you to read and react to the defense and be on the same page as you WRs. If a CB jumps a route or a WR doesn't run the correct route that is on the quarterback.

I have, however, felt that tipped balls in the open field should not be considered a INT agaisnt the QB as it is most of the time luck on the part of the defender, or reciever so it shouldn't be credited as a competion either, to be in the right place at the right time to catch a deflected ball with no way of knowing the direction it is going to go.

[FelineFANatic]

No, I don't think interceptions should be "scored". The QB throws the ball and he is responsible for what happens afterwards, including tips. Should we "score" passes too? I mean we shouldn't charge the QB with an incompletion if the receiver drops the ball, or he clocks the ball, or throws the ball away to avoid a sack should we?

[ItsNotGonnaBeAlright]

No, I don't think interceptions should be "scored". The QB throws the ball and he is responsible for what happens afterwards, including tips. Should we "score" passes too? I mean we shouldn't charge the QB with an incompletion if the receiver drops the ball, or he clocks the ball, or throws the ball away to avoid a sack should we?

A reciever who holds onto the ball long enough to make a "football manuver" and then drop it gets charged with a fumble, not an incomplete pass. Change the current rules up a little, and I'm sure you have far fewer questionable calls during games about whether or not something is a turnover or an incompletion.

[FelineFANatic]

A reciever who holds onto the ball long enough to make a "football manuver" and then drop it gets charged with a fumble, not an incomplete pass. Change the current rules up a little, and I'm sure you have far fewer questionable calls during games about whether or not something is a turnover or an incompletion.

Where did I say anything about a receiver fumbling a catch? A drop is an incomplete pass that the receiver should have caught...the current rules give the offense enough advantages the way they are and while I agree there are interceptions that really aren't the QB's fault, where do you draw the line? I say leave it as it is.

[Carolinablue27]

If that's the case then the QB shouldn't be rewarded a TD if a WR does his job right and scores

[ItsNotGonnaBeAlright]

If that's the case then the QB shouldn't be rewarded a TD if a WR does his job right and scores

No, a passing touchdown would require the quaterback and the wide reciever to do their jobs equally well, just as a rushing touchdown from the two yard line would require the offensive line doing just as much work as the running back.

EDIT: The other obvious arguement here is that BOTH the QB and WR get credited for a touchdown. Why not credit them both when things go wrong as well?

[fitty76]

Did you watch the NFC Championship game against the Eagles? Don't think you could pin a single INT on McNabb that day.

[E CaT PanTHer]

So lets just make everything a subjective call. If a WR makes a key block for a RB on the way to score, we'll give the WR half a TD, the RB the other half. We'll start giving TD's to offensive linemen who protect their QB for more than 8 seconds that results in a TD. We'll also give credit to the wind if it contributes to the making of a FG. I like this new system.

[GoreMetalJunkie]

Smith broke off a Route against the cowboys that led to a pick six. It's fair to say that was his fault.

I really think Smith did that on purpose out of frustration.

[megadeth078]

I'm pretty sure the only stats that matter are points for/against...

[Frizzy350]

I'm pretty sure the only stats that matter are points for/against...

the inconsistencies and unfairness in football statistics are a big reason why people make such a big deal out of wins and rings, rather than numbers. Olinemen get no statistics, yet they do 90% or more of the work required to make the play happen. in baseball, if an outfielder drops a pop up, they dont give the batter a hit, they give the fielder an error. in football though, it's much harder to determine who did what right or wrong. such as if there is a pileup at the LOS, they'll often credit the tackle to the mlb, whether it was actually him or not. theres a reason coaches dont always prefer the statistically better player...

[CatMan72]

I get what you're saying, and the interception caused by Smitty in the Dallas game is a good example - as well as the INT caused by Wayne in the SB, but I'd guess that 95% of the time an INT is the QB's fault.

The QB is supposed to be a leader and part of the job of a leader is to take the blame when things go wrong, even if it's not technically their fault.