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October 10, 2001 by Steel Phantom

QB Kordell Stewart has completed 51 of 83 for 439 yards with (0) TD and (2) INT

QB Kordell Stewart has completed 51 of 83 for 439 yards with (0) TD and (2) INT.Those figures give a completion percentage of 61.4% and that�s pretty good.However, the gross YPA number, 5.29, is far below the league average.Further, 135 of the 439 yards have been YAC.439-135=304; obviously, the 51 passes completed traveled a total of 304 yards beyond the LOS.On average, that�s 5.96 per toss; figure the QB to be 7 yards or so behind the line and this suggests any successful pass has flown almost 13 yards.

 

The Stillers need more than that and here�s a little thought experiment that could put this in perspective.First, consider that the average NFL WR runs, say, a 4.5 40.That is 18.18 MPH.As you�ll see, miles per hour will figure in the following.

 

Imagine Kordell at the 35 in any of the Southside practice fields.He is alone except for several baskets full of footballs.These have been rubbed down and otherwise prepared for today�s experiment.

 

A small fleet of disparate vehicles is driven onto the field.�� These are target craft to act in lieu of human receivers.�� They will be computer-steered with immaculate precision so as to eliminate human-induced �route-running error.They will be driven at exactly 18.18 MPH through the �pass patterns� described in the following.�� Here, a completion means that Kordell hits any part of the vehicle.The hit must be �on the fly�; short hops don�t make it.Consider this:

 

The pattern is a 15- yard square-in.What is the minimum vehicle size required for a 60% �completion rate?� 80%? 100%?

 

1.      Mazda Miata

2.      BMW 500 series.

3.      Dodge Ram

4.      Ford Yukon

5.      Other.

 

The pattern is a 25-yard seam.What is the minimum vehicle size required for a 60% �completion rate?� 80%?100%?

 

1.      Mazda Miata

2.      BMW 500 series.

3.      Dodge Ram

4.      Ford Yukon

5.      Other.

 

The pattern is a 50-yard flag.What is the minimum size vehicle required for a 60% �completion rate?� 80%?100%?

 

1.      Mazda Miata

2.      BMW 500 series.

3.      Dodge Ram

4.      Ford Yukon

5.      Other.

 

Kordell has mastered the 6-yard curl, a pattern requiring accuracy across the width of (4) parking spaces.Maybe these techniques will put polish on some more useful patterns.

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