NFL records are so stupid

[5thgen]

Geno has most yards, attempts, and completions in a season. He also played an 17 game season vs 16 games for all the previous QBs. I hope they don't handicap the team by giving him a big long-term QB contract.

 

[Hawknballs]

So would they be less stupid if we had to have different records for different eras? Nobody wants to keep track of relative records over the course of history and 12, 14, 16, 17 game seasons. The record is what it is. Records are just stats. They don't mean anything in the scheme of things, so there is no reason to get all bent outta shape over it.

Not sure what that has to do with Geno's contract. Records or not he's had a solid season and is a better option at the right price for a 3 year deal than anything else out there.

 

[kidhawk]

I definitely think the discussion on records and Geno's contract are separate issues.

As far as records go. It wouldn't hurt to maybe add records for the highest TD rate over a complete season for a qb, or the most average yards per game for a starting qb over a season. That way you have the original records, and you also have a few that actually show a stat that is easier to judge across different seasons with more games.

 

[Hawknballs]

You can sort by all those metrics on pro football reference. They are still "records" whether or not we talk about them a lot. THere is literally a record for everything hence how impossible and pointless it would be to have to have entirely different stats and records for every version of the NFL schedule.

For example, Sid Luckman still holds the record for TD pass %.

NFL Passing Touchdown % Single-Season Leaders | Pro-Football-Reference.com

1. Sid Luckman (13.9%/1943), 2. Frankie Albert (11.0%/1948), 3. Frankie Albert (10.4%/1949), 4. Tommy Thompson (10.2%/1948), 5. Adrian Burk (10.0%/1954),

www.pro-football-reference.com