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Airing out the differences

Okay, so can you see where we are going with this? The greatest weapon in the NFL is not a quarterback’s arm, but rather his head. He has to have the confidence to believe he can make the throw before he even attempts to make the throw.  Once that battle between the ears is won, the rest is downhill. Okay, you need more proof.

Stafford’s passes were on average 0.1 air yards past the sticks, tied for the seventh-highest mark in the NFL. Goff’s passes were on average 1.9 air yards short of the sticks, which fell at 35th-lowest in the NFL.

When we examine the actual completion percentage vs. the expected completion percentage, the data slightly favors Jared Goff. Stafford completed passes 1.1 percent below the expected completion rates, while Goff completed passes 0.4 percent over the expected completion rate. More evidence, but keep in mind that we’ve already witnessed evidence that Stafford throws a longer pass than Goff.

So what about that long bomb?  How effective are the quarterbacks then they drop back and pass over a long distance? Well, Matthew Stafford managed to put up 13 touchdowns to just six interceptions on passes of 20+ yards. Jared Goff only managed to put up four touchdowns to the same number of six interceptions on passes of 20+ yards.  There you go. The smoking gun. Stafford has a stronger arm.  In direct comparison in plays over 20+ yards, Stafford has nine more touchdown passes.

And we are not done yet.