2012 QB passing percentage and location charts

[ram29jackson]

I saw this on another site. Maybe later I'll try to locate last years stats. But this is pretty cool


http://grantland.com/the-triangle/pass-atlas-a-map-of-where-nfl-quarterbacks-throw-the-ball/

It’s very rare for an NFL quarterback to complete a pass in which the intended receiver is standing more than 45 yards from the line of scrimmage. In fact, NFL quarterbacks only attempted 175 such throws during the entire regular season last year, and only 48 resulted in completions. Joe Flacco was responsible for six of them.

Until recently, this kind of factoid was hard to uncover, but like every other sport, football’s analytics are evolving quickly. Thanks to new forms of data and emerging kinds of analyses, teams, media, and fans are gaining new insights into on-field performances. I have been exploring one such data set, a giant collection of highly detailed passing data created and maintained by ESPN’s Stats & Information group.

During the 2012 regular season, NFL quarterbacks attempted more than 19,000 passes and completed more than 11,500; the chart above shows the location of nearly every pass. Dots are placed in spots nearby the receiver or the intended receiver. In the cases of out-of-bounds throwaways, those dots are placed at the sideline near where the ball went out of bounds. The color of the dot corresponds to the league’s overall completion percentage in that zone.

Different teams and quarterbacks use the field in different ways. For example, the aforementioned Joltin’ Joe Flacco threw 17 percent of his passes beyond 20 yards, while the league at large threw only 11 percent of its passes that far. This graphic reveals which quarterbacks target which areas the most. Unsurprisingly, Flacco is the mayor of both areas to the right of the hash marks beyond 20 yards out.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

Remember when Josh Freeman was a thing?

 

[Tailback U]

EA has been doing this for years. Why do you think Josh Freeman has 97 throw power and 32acc.

 

[krulmichael]

Remember when Josh Freeman was a thing?

 

[Pala]

I think the most astonishing part of this entire graph is the fact that Brandon Weeden somehow only managed to complete 56% of his passes behind the line of scrimmage.

 

[NAHSTE]

I think the most astonishing part of this entire graph is the fact that Brandon Weeden somehow only managed to complete 56% of his passes behind the line of scrimmage.

To be fair some of those were throw aways or dropped check downs by Richardson.

 

[Hasselbeck]

I think the most astonishing part of this entire graph is the fact that Brandon Weeden somehow only managed to complete 56% of his passes behind the line of scrimmage.

In hindsight, its not all that surprising..