If the sport of football required no physical ability, Jake Fromm would be at the top of this list. He’s smart as hell, understands defenses and has no problem finding open receivers. It’s getting the ball to those receivers that gives Fromm the most problems. Especially when the receivers are, like, all the way over there. In between the numbers, the Georgia product is an accurate thrower, and he’s mastered the art of the back-shoulder fade; but if a throw requires any kind of arm talent, Fromm is going to struggle. And don’t even think about asking him to make a play out of structure.
So maybe Fromm isn’t going to light the NFL on fire as a quarterback, but he’ll make a fine offensive coordinator one day.
+ Possesses an advanced understanding of coverages, allowing him to seamlessly move from one read to the next and expedite his progression when needed
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+ Navigates the pocket while keeping his eyes downfield
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+ Has mastered the back-shoulder fade and is generally good at placing the ball away from a defender’s leverage
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– Accuracy falls off a cliff on throws that require arm strength
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– Incapable of making plays out of structure
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– Hesitates to make high difficulty throws, causing him to be a tick late
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The accuracy numbers are ugly, but that happens when you’re throwing to receivers who are incapable of creating separation. Fromm is more accurate than these numbers imply, but those numbers on deep outs and vertical routes are not misleading.
Fromm was not surrounded by a lot of talent during his final year at Georgia and it shows in the numbers, which aren’t flattering. But it’s also a clear indicator that Fromm is not going to be a player capable of transcending what’s around him. If he couldn’t do it in college, it’s not going to happen in the NFL.
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Glossary of advanced stats
PFF
Adjusted Completion Percentage:
“Adjusted completion percentage considers factors outside of the quarterback’s control in terms of completing passes. It accounts for dropped passes, passes thrown away, spiked balls, passes batted at the line of scrimmage and those passes in which a quarterback was hit as he threw.”
Average Depth of Target:
The average distance a quarterback’s throws travel past the line of scrimmage.
Big-time Throw Percentage:
“In its simplest terms, a big-time throw is on the highest end of both difficulty and value … Therefore, the big-time throw is best described as a pass with excellent ball location and timing, generally thrown further down the field and/or into a tighter window.”
Turnover-worthy Throw Percentage:
“For quarterbacks, there are two ways to achieve a turnover-worthy play: throw a pass that has a high percentage chance to be intercepted or do a poor job of taking care of the ball and fumbling.”
SIS
On-target Throw Percentage:
“The number of accurate throws a quarterback makes divided by the total number of pass attempts”
Catchable Throw Percentage:
“The number of catchable throws a quarterback makes divided by the total number of pass attempts”
EPA:
“Expected Points Added; the total change in the offense’s Expected Points that came on passes thrown by the player”
Total Points:
“The total of a player’s EPA responsibility on passes using the Total Points system that distributes credit among all players on the field for a given play. For passers, this includes accounting for offensive line play, sacks, off-target passes, dropped passes, and dropped interceptions.”
IQR:
“Sports Info Solutions’ proprietary quarterback metric builds on the traditional Passer Rating formula by considering the value of a quarterback independent of results outside of his control such as dropped passes, dropped interceptions, throwaways, etc.”