[washingtonismoney]

I don't know what statistics source you are using for this. According to http://www.maxpreps.com/athlete/keller-c...-stats.htm, he DID complete 61.6% of his passes in his senior year. Would like to know your source, as MaxPreps depends on "self reporting" and may be flawed. Anyway, what he did four years ago doesn't matter if he can't do it today.

Well, performance four years ago doesn't matter...if you've demonstrated growth since then. The persistence of his low completion rate -- whether it's 61.6% or something different -- suggests a quarterback who's been inaccurate at all levels, and whose inaccuracy is chronic problem.

I know this isn't exactly relevant what you're trying to say, but it's worth noting that many football observers (including Bill Walsh, IIRC) consider accuracy to be innate. As in, once you get to a certain point, a guy either has it or he doesn't. I believe what WiM is saying is that Chryst demonstrably doesn't have it.

Yeah, that was Mike Leach's opinion as well. I'm not sure if I buy it or I don't either. But I don't think you need to believe in the strong version to observe that if Chryst hasn't been able to complete a high percentage of passes dating back to high school, and that Chryst's play is marked by bounce-passes to wideouts, that Chryst personally is endemically inaccurate.

[washingtonismoney]

I don't know what statistics source you are using for this. According to http://www.maxpreps.com/athlete/keller-c...-stats.htm, he DID complete 61.6% of his passes in his senior year. Would like to know your source, as MaxPreps depends on "self reporting" and may be flawed. Anyway, what he did four years ago doesn't matter if he can't do it today.

Well, performance four years ago doesn't matter...if you've demonstrated growth since then. The persistence of his low completion rate -- whether it's 61.6% or something different -- suggests a quarterback who's been inaccurate at all levels, and whose inaccuracy is chronic problem.

I know this isn't exactly relevant what you're trying to say, but it's worth noting that many football observers (including Bill Walsh, IIRC) consider accuracy to be innate. As in, once you get to a certain point, a guy either has it or he doesn't. I believe what WiM is saying is that Chryst demonstrably doesn't have it.

Yeah, that was Mike Leach's opinion as well. I'm not sure if I buy it or I don't either. But I don't think you need to believe in the strong version to observe that if Chryst hasn't been able to complete a high percentage of passes dating back to high school, and that Chryst's play is marked by bounce-passes to wideouts, that Chryst personally is endemically inaccurate.