We’ve been watching, but not saying much about, the drip-drip of the quarterback competition in Minnesota. Much of the evidence based on completion percentages and interceptions can be misleading, for various reasons.
First, the quarterback of the starting offense will usually face the starting defense. The player running with the twos will be facing the second-string defense. Two, plays can be “scripted for success,” aimed at making the player look better by dialing up a specific play against a defense the play is designed to beat.
Three, it’s not live football. The quarterback can’t get hit. That introduces a real difference to the stress…
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