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Categories like completion percentage, yards a carry and punt return average are concrete. Just take two numbers, divide them and you get the result instantly.
One of the most debated statistics -- the passer rating -- is the toughest to calculate and the toughest to put a premium on.
But is it important?
It isn't important: Mark Brunell had an 86.5 rating when he was benched after nine games (the Washington Redskins were 3-6), including four games of over 100.
It is important: Thirty-six quarterbacks have combined for 101 games with a rating of 100 or better. Their teams are 82-19 in those games.
It isn't important: In two of his team's wins this season, Chicago's Rex Grossman had ratings of 1.3 and 10.2.
It is important: Among the 12 highest-rated quarterbacks in the league that will start games this week, nine would be in the playoffs if the postseason started today.
"It's an evaluation of where the quarterback is in regard to his production," Washington Redskins associate head coach-offense Al Saunders said. "I think it's a great barometer."
Green Bay quarterback Brett Favre, who has four 100-plus rating games this season (all wins), called the statistic "overrated."
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