manuvsteal's Blog
  • 09:21 AM ET  10.27
Views
887
Comments
4

The old vs the new (well still old, but new).  Brett Favre was traded to NY for a conditional 3rd to 1st round draft pick.  Chad Pennington the old QB was deported to sunny Miami.  The rusult?  Lets see who's been better thus far.  Is it the gunslinger, or the game manager that no one wanted in NY anymore?

Pennington is 5th in the NFL with a 100.5 passer rating, Favre is 13th with an 89.5.  Advantage: Pennington

 

Pennington has completed 140 of 202 passes for 69.3 % completion ratio.  Favre has completed 161 of 235 for 68.5% completion ratio.  Advantage: Pennington (close)

 

Pennington has thrown for 1,710 yards. Favre has thrown for 1,611. Pennington has 100 more yards passing despite throwing the ball 33 less times.  Advantage:  Pennington

 

Pennington has thrown 7 TD's. Favre has thrown 15. Advantage:  Favre

 

Pennington has thrown 3 INT's with 1 fumble, which was recovred.  Favre has thrown 11 INT's with 6 fumbles, with 4 recovred.  Pennington 3 total turnovers, Favre 13 total turnovers.  Advantage:  Pennington

Pennington has been sacked 11 times.  Favre has been sacked 16 times.  Advantage:  Pennington

Pennington has had 1 poor game this season in a loss to the Cardinals.  Favre has had 3 poor games this season in the past three games with passer ratings of 73, 47, and 76.  Advantage:  Pennington

Through 7 games Pennington's longest pass has been an 80 yard TD, Favres has been 56.  Advantage:  Pennington

Pennington has 20 pass plays of 20 yards or more. Favre has 17.  Pennington has 5completions of 40 yards or more, Favre has 4.  Advantage:  Pennington

Pennington is 3-4 with the rebuilding Miami Dolphins. Favre is 4-3 with the rebuilt NY Jets.  Advantage:  Pennington (close)

Who's the better quarterback? Pennington leads Favre in 9 out of 10 major statistical categories.  The numbers through both QB's first 7 games have shown that Pennington has done more with less. He has passed for more yards with less pass attempts to receivers like Greg Camarillo, Fasano, and Ted Ginn.  He has not turned the ball over and has given his team a chance to win every week. In short, he has done more, with a less talented team. Althought Favre has thrown 8 more touchdowns, he has 10 more turnovers than Pennington which produced 8 more scoring drives.  Favre has turned the ball over and has repeatedly put his team in position to lose games rather than win them, this includes the "gimme games".

The arm strength that was questioned in Pennington now sees Pennington leading in every major passing category, including downfield completions.  I will admit that I am biased, but this is hard evidence that when you put two quarterbacks in brand new offenses, same amount of time to learn the playbook, one has clearly outshined the other.

In my opinion, this team wasted a draft pick and millions of dollars to put some #4 jerseys in the seats in Giant stadium.  Maybe it's about money and publicity, but Pennington has clearly been the better QB of the two at this stage in their careers. 

October 27, 2008  10:30 AM ET

I am a die hard Dolphins fan and I have to admit, it was our fortune when you guys signed Favre. I do not think Miami would be doing this well if we did not have Chad. Great Blog, appreciate the comparison.

October 27, 2008  03:31 PM ET

Wow, this is a comparison really being overlooked this season. The comparison being made more often is Rogers-Favre. But how's the man Favre replaced doing??

Obviously quite well!

I also agree that Pennington is doing more with a less talented (or at least less well-known or proven) group of Wide Receivers. Nice blog.

November 11, 2008  03:06 PM ET

I agree with the guy above me, But its more than just than just the Rodgers factor. The reason this comparison isn't being brought up is because EVERY SINGLE SPORTS "EXPERTS" blamed Pennington for the Jets Failures and all of them said Jets definitely upgrade and the best prediction for the Dolphins season was that they'd go 4-12 and pennington would be out by week 10.
Going uinto Week 10 im a sad Jets fan that thinks we could be 8-2 if we kept Chad.

p.s. Have you guys noticed that Favre is throwing a lot of those little 5-10 yard comeback routes?
I think it wasnt Penningtons lack of arm strength that caused those turnovers last season but rather the Jets lack of a deep offensive playbook

 
December 22, 2008  03:18 AM ET

the funny thing is, now that its week 16 and the dolphins are 10-5 the jets fall to 9-6 with the dolphins showing as a team that they can handle the cold (today against the chiefs miami faced the coldest conditions in dolphins team history) holding kansas city to only three points in the second half (after not allowing an offensive TD agaist them in the last month)!!I guess sundays game in the meadowlands (CHAD"S HOUSE) will prove that chad's a better frontman and the dolphins play sweeter music..the dolphins struck the lottery this off season and sunday they will cash that baby in!!!!!

GO CHAD...GO PHINS!!!

Comment

Remember to keep your posts clean. Profanity will get filtered, and offensive comments will be removed.


Coming soon: Log in with your Facebook account, send comments and Throwdowns to Facebook and more.

Start Your Own Blog

Start Now

The Si.com Cover Hub Go to the Cover Hub

Stub Hub

The 2009 schedule has been released. Search for tickets!

Truth & Rumors

MOST POPULAR

  1. 1
    McDaniels takes jab at NFL Network
    Views
    13676
    Comments
    1378
  2. 2
    Sources: Big Ben having second thoughts
    Views
    5131
    Comments
    521
  3. 3
    Report: Halladay would welcome Yankees trade
    Views
    11792
    Comments
    333
  4. 4
    Who's Red Sox shortstop now?
    Views
    25124
    Comments
    203
  5. 5
    Giants DE takes it out on teammates
    Views
    48082
    Comments
    125

Most Active Users

Comments + Blog Posts + Throwdowns

  1. 1
    Chico 2.0
  2. 2
    BBK - Now it's all football
  3. 3
    rstowe
  4. 4
    gigi_iv
  5. 5
    Never NDing Struggle

Message Boards

  1. NCAAF > General NCAAF

    Your team sucks
    Views
    649
    Replies
    32
  2. NFL > Dallas Cowboys

    Good game against a Bad Team
    Views
    383
    Replies
    30
  3. NFL > General NFL

    Should the Bears give up on…
    Views
    205
    Replies
    45

Blogs

SI.com

Swimsuit

SI Photos