Ok, bear with me. I’m new to APBA Football. Despite not being too up on the NFL as I mentioned in last night’s article, I do know who Peyton Manning is so he must be pretty good, right?
Indeed he is. For the Denver Broncos, Manning had one of best seasons by a quarterback of all time. That may seem like hyperbole but the stats bear this out. His passing yardage of 5,477 is the highest of all time. Pass completions tied for second with 450 (he’s tied with his 2010 total by the way). His total of 55 touchdowns? Yup. It’s number one all time. On the other hand, he had comparatively low number of interceptions. Just ten picks all year.
It’s not a surprise then that Manning’s Broncos went 13-3 in the regular season and made it all the way to the Super Bowl before getting schooled by the Seattle Seahawks by the score of 43-8.
| Year | Tm | G | GS | QBrec | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013*+ | DEN | 16 | 16 | 13-3-0 | 450 | 659 | 68.3 | 5477 | 55 | 10 | 78 | 8.3 | 12.2 | 342.3 |
As a passer, Manning’s P column on his APBA column is his bread and butter. In my opinion, his coach should stick with the short pass and then Manning and his Broncos would roll over the opposition. There are only two potential interception possibilities (12-22 and 32-21) and just a couple sack opportunities. Other than that, Manning’s pass numbers are smooth sailing with lots of gain numbers outside of the default penalty and injury numbers which I believe are a given for most QBs.
In my test run last night, Manning started out with three incomplete passes on two short passes and one medium pass. Beginner’s bad luck, I guess because he then shot off eight straight completions including a 66-1 for a 48 yard TD.
One thing to note is that Manning isn’t much of a rusher. He did recover two fumbles, most likely his own. Because his return rate on these fumbles was slightly better than his rushing average, he has FR-K on his card denoting that APBA players should use the K column when Manning is returning a fumble. You can see the K column while certainly not good, is better than his R column.
A great QB, no doubt, but with the rules slanted in favor towards QBs and passing, he would not have put up nearly as good as stats (nor would Aaron Rogers) in the pre-1990’s era with the emphasis on defense and running the ball. It’s not the same game it used to be!
Jim,
I’m sort of in your camp. i realize there are still great rushers but the passing game is so dominant now. Like I mentioned, I would like to play some past teams from the 70s era when it was more balanced.
I can’t count the number of times I’ve seen no intentional grounding call from the refs on QB’s throwing the ball away with no receiver in sight to avoid the sack, questionable pass interference or roughing the passer calls. TV wanted more offense to generate more excitement (and resulting revenue) and asked the NFL to open it up. They pretty much rule sports these days due to all of the $$$ involved. The ’85 Bears wouldn’t have made it to the Super Bowl with today’s rules.
Having no idea how the cards work is there anything that results in an automatic TD?
Also do solid CB’s negate any of the passing results?
Hi Scott,
The ‘1’ is pretty much always a TD on the pass. Anything under 10 will be a substantial gain.
With the short pass, you have a better chance of completion with gains going into the double digit result numbers. Of course, it won’t be for as many yards as the medium (or long) pass.