In an asset-obsessed landscape, the early expectations for young savior quarterbacks often fall short, even if the quarterback develops into a quality starter down the line.
In his first start against the Kansas City Chiefs, Jordan Love did not make enough throws to win the ball game, but head coach Matt LaFleur and quarterback Aaron Rodgers have both since sang praises for Love in the aftermath of the loss.
If we’re looking at stats that can be found on box scores or are box score-adjacent, my tool of choice is adjusted net yards per attempt , which is essentially a yards per attempt stat that includes weights for touchdowns and interceptions while also including sack numbers.
Love’s ANY/A of 4.4 is much closer to the first start average of these quarterbacks than the 2021 league average of 6.4, but only 11 of 37 first-round picks since 2011 were able to clear an ANY/A of 6.4 in their first starts.
Dillon last night on “Carry the G”, he laughed at the idea that one could make a judgment on who a quarterback will develop into off of just one game.
Is this singular performance from Love the end of the Packers’ experiment with him as a potential starting quarterback moving forward? Also no, and there’s plenty of recent examples as to why you shouldn’t cut bait on a young quarterback after just 60 minutes of NFL football.