Joey Harrington Inexplicably Starts this Weekend
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So Byron Leftwich isn't playing this weekend in their home opener against Carolina. Joey Harrington is starting for the 3rd straight game. It's beyond me why Bobby Petrino thinks Harrington is the best option, when he has proven twice as much as zero. Let's look at the stats between Harrington and Leftwich courtesy of Yahoo!.
So Byron Leftwich isn't playing this weekend in their home opener against Carolina. Joey Harrington is starting for the 3rd straight game. It's beyond me why Bobby Petrino thinks Harrington is the best option, when he has proven twice as much as zero. Let's look at the stats between Harrington and Leftwich courtesy of Yahoo!.
Leftwich:
Season Team G QBRat Comp Att Pct Yds Y/G Y/A TD Int Rush Yds Y/G Avg TD Sack YdsL Fum FumL 2003 Jacksonville 15 73.0 239 418 57.2 2819 187.9 6.7 14 16 25 108 7.2 4.3 2 19 90 11 6 2004 Jacksonville 14 82.2 267 441 60.5 2941 210.1 6.7 15 10 39 148 10.6 3.8 2 25 114 5 1 2005 Jacksonville 11 89.3 175 302 57.9 2123 193.0 7.0 15 5 31 67 6.1 2.2 2 23 110 7 3 2006 Jacksonville 6 79.0 108 183 59.0 1159 193.2 6.3 7 5 25 41 6.8 1.6 2 9 48 2 0 Career 46 80.5 789 1344 58.7 9042 196.6 6.7 51 36 120 364 7.9 3.0 8 76 362 25 10
Harrington:
Season Team G QBRat Comp Att Pct Yds Y/G Y/A TD Int Rush Yds Y/G Avg TD Sack YdsL Fum FumL 2002 Detroit 14 59.9 215 429 50.1 2294 163.9 5.3 12 16 7 4 0.3 0.6 0 8 75 2 1 2003 Detroit 16 63.9 309 554 55.8 2880 180.0 5.2 17 22 30 86 5.4 2.9 0 9 55 6 0 2004 Detroit 16 77.5 274 489 56.0 3047 190.4 6.2 19 12 48 175 10.9 3.6 0 36 196 6 3 2005 Detroit 12 72.0 188 330 57.0 2021 168.4 6.1 12 12 24 80 6.7 3.3 0 24 136 7 4 2006 Miami 11 68.2 223 388 57.5 2236 203.3 5.8 12 15 19 24 2.2 1.3 0 15 116 4 1 2007 Atlanta 2 74.1 35 52 67.3 399 199.5 7.7 0 2 3 10 5.0 3.3 0 13 64 0 0 Career 71 68.3 1244 2242 55.5 12877 181.4 5.7 72 79 131 379 5.3 2.9 0 105 642 25 9
Harrington has played more games, but he hasn't had one good year. Leftwich's problem is his injury, not mobility.
Harrington has played more games, but he hasn't had one good year. Leftwich's problem is his injury, not mobility.
