Flacco by the numbers

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From KC Joyner of the New York Times

The first-year quarterback who drew the most attention last season was the rookie of the year award winner Matt Ryan. He was rightfully granted that honor because of how well he played from Day 1, but the most improved rookie by season’s end in 2008 had to be Baltimore’s Joe Flacco.

I say this because of Flacco’s improvement in the second half of the year in two of the most important quarterback metrics: bad decision percentage and vertical productivity.

For those who might not be familiar with the bad decision metric, it gauges the number of times a passer makes a mistake that leads to a turnover or a near turnover (interception that is dropped, fumble that is recovered by the offense, etc.). Common bad decisions include things such as staring at a receiver or not seeing a defender in the passing lane.

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