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This is just patent foolishness and a result of fantasyitis. Dilfer did a great job in a role that few QBs can handle. He only got to throw when the other team KNEW he was going to throw, i.e. 2nd and long, 3rd and long situations. Any freakin donk with half an arm can complete 60% in a west coast/run n shoot style offense.
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This is completely false. Even if Dilfer was put in difficult spots all the time, there are statistics that measure this, taking into account field position, down and distance. He would only be measured against league average in those difficult spots.
Guess what? Dilfer was still terrible in
2000.
-11.3 DPAR (37th in the NFL)
-24% DVOA (38th in the NFL)
He wasn't even as good as the man he replaced, Tony Banks, who was still bad but not as bad.
8.6 DPAR (27th)
-6% DVOA (28th)