How often do rookie quarterbacks have great games against good defenses?
Instances of young QBs having great games are not uncommon, but having them against good defenses doesn’t happen often.
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For the purposes of this study I have looked at the first sixteen starts for every NFL quarterback this century (with their first start coming in this century). A rookie in this study is a QB who is making his first through his sixteenth start. I defined a great game as a game with a passer rating of 110 or better.
I was surprised to learn that there have been 334 great games from rookie QBs this century. Drew Lock has two of those 334. Those were his game against Houston in 2019 where he posted a passer rating, PR, of 136.0 and his game in 2020 against Carolina where he posted a PR of 149.5.
MILCK Is Combating Racial Injustice Through Music: Our Country Needs to Evolve and Heal
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MILCK (née Connie Lim) doesn t like to be called an activist; instead, she prefers the term social change artist because she likes to create art to help fuel the actions of activists. In honor of W.K. Kellogg Foundation s National Day of Racial Healing (Jan. 19), I chatted with the 34-year-old musician about what the day means to her and how she s bringing about healing in both her music and personal life.
Like many of us, the pandemic has forced MILCK to recalibrate and be open to surrendering to things she can t control. It s been an up-and-down roller coaster as a lot of people are dealing with mental health highs and lows, she told me. I ve really been turning into my creativity. I m showing up every day to the studio, and I don t know what is going to happen. Sometimes I write a pretty cool song. Sometimes I don t, but I just show up to create some type of consistency in
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The Cardinals must search for a new No. 2 Wide Receiver this offseason with struggles from recent draft picks
2021 free agency and NFL Draft will be loaded with top talent at the wide receiver position
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One of the Arizona Cardinals biggest needs this offseason is finding a wide receiver to lineup opposite DeAndre Hopkins.
Hopkins was easily the team’s most consistent weapon as he led the Cardinals with 115 receptions, 1,407 receiving yards, and six touchdown. The acquisition of Hopkins from the Houston Texans by General Manager Steve Keim was absolutely extraordinary.
But even with Hopkins, he is only one player. This team needs more physically imposing players that can play at a consistent level.