Factoid
Playing around with the numbers, I notice that Tony Romo has tended to throw downfield more often than other quarterbacks. In fact, he's been more of a downfield thrower than any other quarterback over the last three years.
The numbers are below. They show all quarterbacks who've attempted at least 500 passes in the last three years. For each of those guys, the number shown is the average yards per pass completion.
Romo comes in at No. 1 on this list, more than a yard above the league average.
YARDS PER COMPLETION, 2007-2009
Among quarterbacks with at least 500 pass attempts:
YPC
12.7 Tony Romo
12.6 Philip Rivers
12.4 Jake Delhomme
12.2 Ben Roethlisberger
12.2 Aaron Rodgers
12.1 Derek Anderson
12.0 Matt Ryan
12.0 Matt Schaub
12.0 Tom Brady
12.0 Donovan McNabb
11.7 Eli Manning
11.5 JaMarcus Russell
11.5 Kurt Warner
11.5 Joe Flacco
11.5 Jay Cutler
11.4 Drew Brees
11.4 Jon Kitna
11.4 Peyton Manning
11.4 Jeff Garcia
11.3 David Garrard
11.3 Vince Young
11.1 Kyle Orton
11.1 Brett Favre
11.1 Matt Cassel
10.9 Carson Palmer
10.9 Matt Hasselbeck
10.9 Trent Edwards
10.8 Shaun Hill
10.8 Kerry Collins
10.8 Marc Bulger
10.7 Jason Campbell
10.6 Chad Pennington
10.2 Alex Smith
9.6 Ryan Fitzpatrick
-Ian Allan
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Posted by IAN ALLAN | Apr. 22 at 12:35 PM
It looks like I posted this one a few hours too soon. With the Cowboys having drafted Dez Bryant, I'll bet that Tony Romo ranks in the top couple in yards-per-completion again next year. The Dallas wide receivers averaged a league-high 16.2 yards per catch last year, and now they've just added a guy who might be a better deep threat than anyone on their roster.