Scott Mitchell

William Scott Mitchell

Position: QB
Height: 6-6 Weight: 240 lbs.
Throws: Left

Born: January 2, 1968 in Salt Lake City, UT
College: Utah (school history)
Drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the 4th round (93rd overall) of the 1990 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 50 (1542nd overall since 1950)

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News -- May 2013

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...

3/3 FootballPerspective.com: Jimmy Smith is one of the best wide receivers in NFL history: Jacksonville’s Jimmy Smith was first eligible for the Hall of Fame in 2011. He was cut early in the process, failing to...

1/22 FootballPerspective.com: The Manning Index (and The Brady Effect): Eight years ago — almost to the day — our old PFR colleague Doug Drinen wrote a Sabernomics post about “The...
1/4 FootballPerspective.com: Checkdowns: Career passing stats in wins and losses: Last weekend, I looked at career rushing stats in wins and losses; today I will do the same but for quarterbacks. I looked at...

12/5 SideLion Report: At Least the Detroit Lions Aren’t the New York Jets: Even those expecting the Lions to take a step back this year weren’t predicting the 2012 season to turn out this poorly....

11/22 FootballPerspective.com: Checkdowns: Best Thanksgiving Performances: Stump your family with some Football Perspective trivia today. The tables below show the leaders in various categories in all...

10/27 FootballPerspective.com: Wins with quarterbacks drafted by that team: Good stat today by ESPN’s Adam Schefter, who notes that Kansas City has gone 25 years without winning a game with a quarterback...
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...

9/24 FootballPerspective.com: Interceptions per Incompletion (or POPIP): I leave the baseball analysis to my brothers at baseball-reference.com, but I know enough to be dangerous. There’s a stat...

12/23 SideLion Report: Detroit Lions’ Success Predicated on Matthew Stafford, Not Calvin Johnson: Yesterday’s look at the relationship to Detroit Lions’ record breaking quarterbacks Matthew Stafford and Scott Mitc****...
12/23 SideLion Report: Matthew Stafford’s 2011 Better than Scott Mitc**** 1995 for the How, not the What: With Matthew Stafford having already broken the Detroit Lions’ single season touchdown record and positioned to break the...
12/6 SideLion Report: Matthew Stafford Could Break Detroit Lions’ Passing Records on Christmas Eve: Scott Mitc**** 1995 season is regarded as the all-time banner year for the Detroit Lions history. His 4,338 yards and 32 touchdowns...