
Why Mobility Is the Future of NFL Quarterbacking
The Ringer NFL Show
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How to Measure the Efficiency of Scrambles
When you just look at scrambles, so these are plays where the quarterback crossed the line of scrimmage with the ball on a dropback. They average 0.49 EPA per play, which is like Patrick Mahomes' best games of the year. So think about if a quarterback scrambles on first and 10 and then he scrambles on second and eight and then the scoreboard goes from they have 0 points, so they have 1 point. Like that's what's happening on a scramble if you look at expected points at it, which is bananas. Yeah. And so I feel like you have to add in the out of pocket and the sacks to kind of get the full breadth of how well
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