One of my pet peeves is hearing “experts” on sports talk radio throw out comments as if they are fact. Few call them on it, but actually the statement couldn’t be further from the truth.
Friday Chuck Dowdle was talking with an ex-UGA lineman whose spate of injuries ended his fledgling NFL career. He wants a post-football career in radio. He’s getting off to a good start, saying UGA sophomore Aaron Murray had stats equal to Stanford’s Andrew Luck. He also said Murray will be a “front-runner” for the Heisman Trophy next year.
I decided to compare. Luck’s numbers held a substantial edge in EVERY statistical category. Since Murray was only in his second season as a starter, to be fair I compared Murray’s stats to Luck’s second-year stats. Once again, Luck’s stats dwarfed Murray’s.
QB…yards..TD.INT..comp..att…avg…rating…comp%.rush…avg
AL…3170…35…9…261…373…8.5…167.5…70.0%....153…3.6
AM…2861…33..12...218…371…7.7…146.4…58.7%...116…1.5
AL2...3338…32…8…263…372…9.0…170.2…58.0%...453…8.2
DG….2924…22…8…218…379…7.7…137.3…70.7%
I thought it would be more applicable comparison to compare Murray’s stats to those of record-breaking UGA QB David Greene, when he was a sophomore. Even though more passes are thrown in today’s game, this comparison proved more “equal.”
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