LA Rams: Ranking the most accurate QBs on the roster

Ever wonder who is the most accurate passing quarterback on the LA Rams roster, here’s a look

The LA Rams have had excellent quarterbacks throughout their franchise history. In fact, the modern Rams offense plays with a wide-open passing attack because of the outstanding quarterback play. In today’s NFL, accuracy is the difference between starters and backups.

You have to be able to hit what you are throwing at, right? Long gone are the days when quarterbacks launched a deep pass for the receiver to run under and catch. Hail Mary’s are truly just that, a heave to the heavens immediately followed by a prayer that the football winds up in a receiver’s outstretched arms. Generally, only busted coverages result in long touchdown passes.

How should accuracy be defined in today’s offenses? For example, the run and shoot passing offense threw the ball downfield. The West Coast offense was more short passes and horizontally via screenplays. The spread and air raid offenses are a good blend of each of those mentioned above.

To make things simple, these rankings will be based on two components. The first variable is their completion percentage. Next, the second variable will be their average yards per attempt.

How accurate is a player who completes 53 percent of his passes which averaged a mere six yards per attempt? What about the quarterback completing 62 percent of his passes which averaged 15 yards per attempt? This might give an insight into arm strength and reading defenses.

Ranking the most the accurate quarterback on the current LA Rams roster

First, newly signed rookie quarterback Bryce Perkins completed 64.5 percent of his passes at the University of Virginia. He averaged 7.4 yards per attempt. Let’s see how he does against NFL defenders.

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Second, starting quarterback Jared Goff has completed 62.9 percent of his passes which averaged 7.4 yards per attempt in the NFL. In college, he completed 62.3 percent of his passes which averaged 7.8 yards per attempt. He has basically translated his college game directly into his performance in the NFL.

Third, returning backup quarterback John Wolford completed 59.7 percent of his passes at Wake Forest.  While there, he averaged 6.9 yards per attempt. There is a distinct separation between Wolford and the other two quarterbacks on the Rams’ roster so far.

Fourth, rookie quarterback Josh Love completed 57.8 percent of his passes at San Jose State. And while there, he averaged 7.2 yards per attempt. Let’s blame his receivers!

In the NFL assessment of quarterback potential, throwing accuracy is a great gold standard to compare the passing ability of different players. Ball placement is a major contributor to accuracy. Stay tuned to see how things progress through the offseason.