Check on checkdowns: Where 49ers’ Gabbert ranks on fruitless 3rd-down completions
Sep 30, 2016 at 9:45 AM
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Where 49ers' Gabbert ranks on fruitless 3rd-down completions Yes, 49ers fans, we know what you think: No quarterback throws more maddening third-down completions than Blaine Gabbert. Gabbert, whose penchant for throwing third-down passes short of the first-down sticks has been well-documented, has had 47.1 percent (8 of 17) of his third-down completions result in first downs, according to ProFootballReference.com. [...] it's not the worst percentage in the NFL. Of the 30 quarterbacks who have at least 10 third-down completions, Gabbert's percentage ranks 27th ahead of Cincinnati's Andy Dalton (45.8), Jacksonville's Blake Bortles (44.4) and Minnesota's Sam Bradford (42.9). [...] Gabbert has improved in this department. In 2015, just 37.5 percent (18 of 48) of his third-down completions resulted in first downs. [...] Gabbert's third-down numbers aren't pretty: Of the 30 quarterbacks with at least 10 third-down completions, he ranks 28th in completion percentage (53.1), 29th in passer rating (56.3) and 30th in yards per attempt (2.7). The anti-Gabbert? In 2016, it's been San Diego's Philip Rivers, who has had 86.7 percent of his third-down completions net first downs. Percentage of...
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