WarEagle wrote:
IRL, under pressure doesn't mean less accurate.
QBs are praised all the time for the ability/willingness to "stand in there" and make the pass knowing they are going to get hit.
IRL, under pressure actually
does mean less accurate.
Don't believe me? Check out this article from PFF examining the impact of pressure on QB performance:
https://www.profootballfocus.com/examining-pressure/In fact, not only does pressure impact a QB, but for every sack they take their overall accuracy will decrease by an average of 0.5% for the duration of the game
regardless of whether or not they're under pressure:
https://www.profootballfocus.com/cumulative-effect-hitting-the-qb/Okay, you're saying, but that's just PFF. What do they know? Well if you prefer Football Outsiders and their DVOA statistic, here's their take on the pressure to QB performance relationship:
http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stat-analysis/2016/quarterbacks-and-pressure-2015That's just for 2015. They've been doing this for many years, and every year there's been a very strong correlation between decreased performance and QB pressure.
There is variance between which QBs perform better or worse under pressure, though it is clear that all fare worse than their average baseline. I would personally nominate Discipline and play knowledge as the factors for determining whether a QB performs better or worse than average in terms of allowing pressure to negatively impact them.
Last edited at 11/05/2016 2:27 pm