Okay, so the other day, me and a buddy were talking about old Buffalo Bills quarterbacks. You know how those conversations go. We got onto the whole Rob Johnson versus Doug Flutie thing, which, man, that brings back memories. My friend was saying Johnson never got a fair shake, that he had potential. I remembered him mostly for, well, not being Flutie and maybe taking a few too many sacks.
Digging into the Numbers
So, I figured, let’s settle this, or at least get some facts. Got home later and decided to actually look up Rob Johnson stats. Fired up the old laptop, went to my usual search engine. Typed in “Rob Johnson NFL stats”.
First few results gave me the basics. You know the drill:
- Games Played
- Passing Yards
- Touchdowns
- Interceptions
- Completion Percentage
- Sacks
Spent a bit of time clicking around different sports stats sites. Some are better than others, you know? Some bury the info, others lay it out pretty clear. Found his career numbers, year-by-year breakdowns. Saw the stats from his time in Buffalo, and also when he was with Jacksonville briefly.
What I Found (and Remembered)
Looking at the numbers, yeah, it kind of confirmed what I vaguely recalled. Completion percentage wasn’t terrible some years, actually pretty decent sometimes. But then you see the touchdown to interception ratio, and, well, it wasn’t exactly setting the world on fire. And the sacks… yeah, the sack numbers were definitely up there quite often when he played.
It’s funny how stats can tell a story, but not the whole story, right? I remember the feeling of watching those games. The hope when he made a good throw, the frustration with the sacks or the turnovers. The stats give you the black and white, but the memories are all in color.
Didn’t really ‘settle’ the argument with my friend, because stats rarely do that completely. He’d probably point to the completion percentage or a specific good game. I’d point to the INTs and sacks. But it was interesting going back and actually looking at the data myself instead of just relying on fuzzy memory. Spent maybe half an hour just clicking through game logs from specific seasons. It’s a bit of a rabbit hole sometimes, looking up old player stats. Makes you feel kinda old, too, remembering games from way back then.
Anyway, that was my little trip down memory lane, prompted by needing to check out those Rob Johnson stats. Just pulled up the numbers, looked through them, compared them to what I remembered. Pretty straightforward process, really, just took a bit of time and clicking.
