Matt Cavanaugh

Matthew Andrew Cavanaugh

Position: QB
Height: 6-2 Weight: 212 lbs.
Throws: Right

Born: October 27, 1956 in Youngstown, OH
College: Pittsburgh (school history)
Drafted by the New England Patriots in the 2nd round (50th overall) of the 1978 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 15 (5701st overall since 1950)

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News -- May 2013

5/22 The High Phive: Michael Vick As The Eagles Quarterback? So What?: After signing a new contract with the Philadelphia Eagles, the quarterback stood before reporters knowing he had something to...
5/1 FootballPerspective.com: Where Does Tim Tebow Rank in the Pantheon of Great Quarterbacks: With the Jets releasing Tim Tebow, it appears that his NFL career may be over. If that’s the case, it’s time to reflect...

4/16 FootballPerspective.com: Do NFL teams properly value age when drafting quarterbacks?: For the most part, age is rarely discussed when talking about college quarterbacks. Outside of the Brandon Weedens and Chris Weinkes...

2/28 FootballPerspective.com: Update: Miss on a first round QB, get fired: In October, I examined the data supporting the intuitive notion that when an organization misses on a first round quarterback,...

1/30 FootballPerspective.com: Randy Moss: Jerry Rice had two HOF QBs his whole career: I was planning on ignoring the latest Randy Moss news, using that word liberally as it applies to things said on media day. In...
1/18 FootballPerspective.com: Mike Silver highlights issue of race in coaching but struggles to find a candidate: Mike Silver’s latest article examines the lack of any minority hires among the fourteen NFL head coaches and general managers...

12/7 FootballPerspective.com: Every hand in the Jets passing game is to blame: It’s a special edition of Saturday rant day at Football Perspective. I’m no Mark Sanchez apologist. But that doesn’t...

11/29 First and Ten Years Ago: NFL news of November 29, 2002: Hey, what did you expect if they were going to dress Tom Brady up in Matt Cavanaugh‘s old jersey? Yesterday was Brady’s...

10/19 FootballPerspective.com: Want to get fired? Spend a first round pick on a quarterback: In yesterday’s post, I argued that teams were overly hesitant to move on from bad investments. There’s a reason for...
10/4 FootballPerspective.com: Quarter-by-Quarter Team Win Probability Added: A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about a method of calculating a team’s win probability at the end of any given quarter, given...