The raw stats don’t always tell the story, and that’s definitely true with Bryce Young. The Carolina Panthers QB’s season stat line is middling at best, and even some of his strongest days as a starter this year didn’t result in dominant box scores.
Context matters, but there are also some things traditional metrics just can’t capture. There’s value in those, but advanced analytics seek to illustrate how good or bad a player was beyond the box score. In the case of Young, the analytics paint a beautiful picture .
Bryce Young dominated in analytics down the stretch
Bryce Young @PFF QB rankings the last 10 weeks of season: • T-1 in BTT% • 2nd in BTT’s • T-3 in aDOT • 4th in Deep (20+) Passing grade • 5th in Overall Passing grade • 5th in Passing grade under pressure • 6th in Offensive grade • 6th in P2S% #Panthers | #KeepPounding pic.twitter.com/h7KbbAGViu
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Down the stretch, Bryce Young’s stats since returning from the bench were solid bordering on good. The advanced analytics would back up what the tape indicated: that Young was so much better than just “good.”
Young was tied for first in big-time throw percentage over the last 10 weeks of the NFL season. He had the second-most big time throws overall. He was tied for third in average depth of target, meaning he was pushing the ball down the field like few others…