Joe Cox is a better passer than Stafford ever was

Never said I was a big timer, and it is sense not since. Since you are the one that obviously have a drinking problem maybe your momma should take your keyboard away.

I never claimed to be awesome, I merely stated your opinion is no better than anyone else. Just because you post your opinions on every subject it does not make you an expert.

Now, I will say it again...through the first 3 games Cox was a better PASSER, than Stafford ever was...I didn't say a better quarterback, so please go kill your narcissistic self. like you said you would.

And here I thought this was a grown up board.....

I made that statement after 3 games as starter. Here are the stats to back up my claim that Joe Cox was doing better as a paser than Matthew Stafford

Stafford in his 3rd year of starting played mighty GA Southern , heavyweight Central Michigan and South Carolina to start the season.

Against those teams Stafford was 46/74 (58.93%) 4 Touchdowns and 0 interceptions and averaged 211.33 yards per game with Knowshon Moreno

Against far tougher competition Cox in his first year starting OK St, Arkansas and South Carolina

was 50/79 (63.29%) 8 touchdowns and 3 interceptions and averaged 283.33 yards per game without Knowshon Moreno.

I believe was had happened, is that opponents have figured out is so far no RB has shown he could even come close to Knowshon and made the pass the emphasis on defense.

Besides the obvious defense and penalty problems the lack of a rush offense has hurt us big time. So far we have averaged 98.8 yards on the ground per game, in 2008 that figure was 153.9.

My suggestion is to compare after 12-13 games, not 3.

Oops, I forgot.......imo opinion there is no comparison. Love Joe but its not even close or even reasonable to compare the two. Too many variables. Bottom line......MS #1 pick in draft......JC relying on his degree (which is a good thing).

Believe the pro scouts know just a tiny bit more than we do.

Here is Stafford's Stats - not exactly Heisman or All American numbers. Yes he is big, yes he has a cannon for an arm and he will be better. But during his college career he threw way too hard in many case (no touch) or he threw to high. Cox is not an all american or Heisman QB either but he is no where near the problem. We need a running game. PERIOD


Passing Rushing
Year Comp Att Yards Pct. TDs Int Rating Att Yds Avg TD
2006 135 256 1,749 52.7 7 13 109.0 47 191 4.1 3
2007 194 348 2,523 55.7 19 10 128.9 39 -18 -0.5 2
2008 235 382 3,459 61.5 25 10 153.9 55 40 0.7 1
Totals 564 986 7,73157.251 33 133.4 41 213 1.5 6

bulldawg36869 wrote:

Here is Stafford's Stats - not exactly Heisman or All American numbers. Yes he is big, yes he has a cannon for an arm and he will be better. But during his college career he threw way too hard in many case (no touch) or he threw to high. Cox is not an all american or Heisman QB either but he is no where near the problem. We need a running game. PERIOD

I am starting to wonder if any of you know the game of football at all.

If you have even an average passing game then you will have your run game, you cant run the ball without the threat of passing the ball, ok you can if you have a guy like Herschel as your RB, last time I checked Hershel was trying MMA not starting at RB.

You have to get that threat at QB that will burn you if you stack too many in the box, right now that just isnt there and cox is way too inconsistent for a senior to scare anyone. With stafford teams KNEW that if they stacked that box he was going to hit those WRs down the field, with cox its about 20% that he will make that pass. So they had to lay off to protect against that threat with stafford which opened up that running game, its Football 101 plain and simple, with cox they dont have to do that and it clogs up the running lanes.

Cox is not the passer stafford was and is not even qualified to hold his jock, if he was then he would have supplanted him during his time here, suffice to say stafford will be in the NFL for a long time while cox will be holding a clipboard at some small Div II-A school by this time next year.

That pretty much sums up who is better.