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To: ConservingFreedom
“Completing only 47.6% of his passes while rushing for 50 yards and a TD - no evidence there that he could throw a football.”

In the playoff game - Tebow had 316 yards in the air. He owns the NFL record for yards per completion in a playoff game - and you say “no evidence there that he could throw a football.”

One of the things I like about you is your ability to make broadly incorrect statements with an air of absolute certitude.

29 posted on 06/11/2015 9:50:45 AM PDT by jeffersondem
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To: jeffersondem
Completing only 47.6% of his passes while rushing for 50 yards and a TD - no evidence there that he could throw a football.

In the playoff game - Tebow had 316 yards in the air. He owns the NFL record for yards per completion in a playoff game

No, comparing the number at http://www.nfl.com/superbowl/records/playoffs/player/passing to the game stats - 10/21 for 316 yards - proves that it's yards per ATTEMPT. And since all the leaders are there by virtue of a single long completion (Tebow: 80, Manning: 87, Bradshaw: 73) it's a stat that proves very little about every-down ability - other leaders on the list are luminaries like Jeff Hostetler, Tobin Rote, Steve Fuller, Charlie Conerly, ...

your ability to make broadly incorrect statements with an air of absolute certitude.

The irony is priceless.

33 posted on 06/11/2015 10:11:14 AM PDT by ConservingFreedom (A government strong enough to impose your standards is strong enough to ban them.)
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