Ian Allan
Looking to upgrade their quarterbacking situation, the Vikings traded for Sage Rosenfels.
He’s had sporadic success the last two years while filling in for Matt Schaub, but I’m not sure he’s going to be the guy for them. I don’t think he’s quite good enough.
As you poke around with the numbers, you’ll see that Rosenfels had some real nice games for the Texans. He nearly beat Indianapolis last year. And there are some Houston fans who think he should have been starting ahead of Schaub.
But Rosenfels also definitely puts too many passes up for grabs. And that becomes apparent when you look at the numbers below. Too many interceptions. Among quarterbacks who’ve started at least 10 games in the last two years, only one (of those 42 quarterbacks) has thrown more touchdowns per game. And only one quarterback (the guy he’s replacing, Gus Frerotte) has thrown a higher percentage of interceptions.
Ultimately, I think Rosenfels will be another Derek Anderson. Takes too many chances. When he’s on his game and has the hot hand, he looks like a good quarterback. But ultimately, when the chips are down and when opponents start to figure him out, Rosenfels should not be one of the league’s 32 starting quarterbacks.
Quarterbacks throwing the most interceptions, 2007-2008
Included on this list are all quarterbacks who’ve attempted at least 300 passes in the last two seasons.
Att Int Pct
589 8 1.36% Tom Brady
497 7 1.41% Kerry Collins
703 10 1.42% Jeff Garcia
1044 18 1.72% Donovan McNabb
923 17 1.84% Jason Campbell
860 16 1.86% David Garrard
311 6 1.93% Cleo Lemon
736 16 2.17% Chad Pennington
523 12 2.29% Matt Cassel
348 8 2.30% Joey Harrington
564 13 2.30% Aaron Rodgers
372 9 2.42% Ryan Fitzpatrick
1070 26 2.43% Peyton Manning
367 9 2.45% Shaun Hill
434 11 2.53% Matt Ryan
545 14 2.57% Kyle Orton
500 13 2.60% Jake Delhomme
1287 35 2.72% Drew Brees
434 12 2.76% JaMarcus Russell
938 26 2.77% Philip Rivers
643 18 2.80% Trent Edwards
428 12 2.80% Joe Flacco
669 19 2.84% Matt Schaub
771 22 2.85% Matt Hasselbeck
1083 32 2.95% Jay Cutler
1049 31 2.96% Kurt Warner
1008 30 2.98% Eli Manning
873 26 2.98% Ben Roethlisberger
426 13 3.05% Tyler Thigpen
443 14 3.16% Tarvaris Jackson
810 27 3.33% Derek Anderson
970 33 3.40% Tony Romo
704 24 3.41% Carson Palmer
818 28 3.42% Marc Bulger
1057 37 3.50% Brett Favre
301 11 3.65% Daunte Culpepper
681 25 3.67% Jon Kitna
413 17 4.12% Damon Huard
446 19 4.26% Brian Griese
418 19 4.55% Vince Young
414 22 5.31% Sage Rosenfels
468 27 5.77% Gus Frerotte
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Posted by JODY SMITH | Apr. 10 at 05:57 AM
You're working it hard this offseason, Ian. I wanted to say thanks for the insight. I read the site everyday, and all this stuff is beneficial and fun to read.