| Subject: Garcia's Stats & Griese |
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Date Posted: 22:53:57 01/02/03 Thu
Anthony49: I think the problem with many of the stats you quote are that they span two, even three years. Many fans are concerned with what happened this year. Garcia failed to take his game to "the next level." I would even say he slipped a level. The stats you cite don't lie. There are several RED FLAGS that the organization needs to be concerned with and evaluate.
Garcia's 2002 stats: CMP - 328 ATT - 528 PCT% - 62.1 YDS - 3344 YPA - 6.33 LONG - 76 TD - 21 INT - 10 QB RTG - 85.6
The problem:
(1) the drop from 4200+ yards in 2000, to 3538 in 2001, to ONLY 3344 yards in 2002 (yes, he sat out most of the last game, but I recall Rick Mirer played most of one game in 2000, and Garcia had an injured elbow in 2001...so what the point?);
(2) the 6.3 YPA is the lowest average for the franchise in 23 years, down from his 7.02 YPA in 2001;
(3) the 85.6 QB rating is down from 94.8 in 2001, 102 in 2000.
Granted, the 2000 stats reflect the influence of Jerry Rice opposite Owens, but Jerry Rice isn't coming back anytime soon, so Garcia needs to excell without him.
"Garcia now has the highest TD-to-INT ratio in history."
Yes, it was 3:1 in 2000 and 2001, but it has fallen to 2:1 this year. That is a RED FLAG. Gacia threw 32 TD's last year and half (16) went to Owens. This year, Garcia threw 21 Td's and nearly 2/3rds went to Owens (13)....RED FLAG. Garcia needs trust Eric Johnson (0 TD's) and Tai Streets (3 TD's by Garcia) in the Red Zone.
Third down efficiency? What about Red Zone deficiency? The Red Zone offense fell off the cliff this year with Garcia leading it.
Finally, the lack of comfort Garcia finds behind his o-line seems to be getting worse. He said he is fighting for survival in games. He said last week he "needs to go back to having fun playing the game." Those two comments may be the biggest RED FLAGS. Garcia is is admitting that he has lost his composure and it has reduced his effectiveness.
Re: Shanahan and Griese. Yes, Shanahan is a shrewd judge of talent. We agree. That is why Brian Griese is intriguing. Shanahan judged that Griese could be his starting quarterback the last four years. That speaks volumes. Assuming that Shanahan gets rid of Griese, maybe he is just being shrewd and making Griese the scape goat. It is rumored that Griese's real problem is alcohol. He has offended many of his teammates. Maybe a change of scenery and getting sober will return Griese to the talent that Shanahan thought he had the past four years.
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