What was the difference with Rothlesberger between 07 and 08? (1 Viewer)

[Klimtology]

32 TDS 11 INT in 2007

17 TDS 15 INT in 2008

 

[mikel0254]

When did he rape that girl? Maybe he was scared he was going to get caught all last year and couldn't focus on football

 

[dgreen]

2007 was a fluke. There's no reason to question the drop from 2007 to 2008 because 2008 is in line with every other season for him.

 

[FreeBaGeL]

2007 was a fluke. There's no reason to question the drop from 2007 to 2008 because 2008 is in line with every other season for him.

2007 was definitely a fluke, but 2008 was definitely not in line with every other season for him.In 2008 he threw 17 TDs in 469 attempts

In 2005 he threw 17 TDs in 268 attempts

In 2004 he threw 17 TDs in 295 attempts

True, his TD/attempt ratio was out of this world in 2007 and he'll likely never repeat that again, but 2008 was still well below his career average.

 

[The Jacket]

When did he rape that girl? Maybe he was scared he was going to get caught all last year and couldn't focus on football

:(

 

[Chase Stuart]

2007 was a fluke. There's no reason to question the drop from 2007 to 2008 because 2008 is in line with every other season for him.

I don't think that's accurate, either. Here are Ben's adjusted net yards per attempt for each season of his career:

2008	5.22007	6.52006	5.0 <-- motorcycle season2005	7.52004	6.9

2008 represented a severe dropoff in production. Part of the reason was the OL, but I don't think that explains everything. The OL was not that good in '07, and Steelers fans downplayed the loss of Faneca in the passing game. Ben's completion percentage dropped significantly last year, and it wasn't because he was throwing downfield more often -- he averaged the fewest yards per completion of his career in '08. I don't know if his WRs were dropping passes or if Ben was just inaccurate (for Ben) last year. I'd blame the OL for part of the decline and Ben for a big chunk as well.As to the question of how he'll do in '09? He can't do any worse, that's for sure. I think Ben's too good to be a below average QB for two seasons in a row. His performance in the playoffs last year is a good sign that he just had a really down stretch of games last year, but I think his long-term prognosis is probably still good.

 

[TheWick]

Schedule? I know it was REAL tough last year...not sure about 2007

 

[jurb26]

Guys, it was the Oline play.

 

[Godsbrother]

Combination of a tough schedule, bad o-line, questionable play calling, and some games where he was not sharp.

The line improved as the season went on so I expect they'll be a little better this season and on paper he has a much easier schedule. I don't expect the play calling to be all that much different and he'll likely still have a couple games where he is not sharp.

I am thinking in the area of 25 TDs, maybe 12 or 13 picks.

I should add that the Steelers running game wasn't very good last year due to injury and poor o-line play. That had a dramatic affect on Ben's numbers.