Ken O'Brien

Kenneth John O'Brien Jr.

Position: QB
Height: 6-4 Weight: 210 lbs.
Throws: Right

Born: November 27, 1960 in Rockville Centre, NY
College: Sacramento St., California-Davis
Drafted by the New York Jets in the 1st round (24th overall) of the 1983 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 72 (581st overall since 1950)
2-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

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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...
4/13 FootballPerspective.com: Fourth Quarter/Overtime Game-Winning Passing Touchdowns: Yesterday, I looked at the career leaders in 4th quarter (and overtime) game-winning touchdowns from scrimmage. Today I will do...

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...

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...
9/21 FootballPerspective.com: Jim Harbaugh has turned Alex Smith into Jim Harbaugh 2.0: Alex Smith has had an incredible career revival since Jim Harbaugh came to San Francisco. The first six seasons of his career,...

4/24 Money in the Banana Stand: Carson Palmer . . . Done?: Now that Carson Palmer is the future in Oakland, it’s worth wondering what his long term prospects look like. Despite some...

11/3 Money in the Banana Stand: Carson Palmer . . . Done?: Now that Carson Palmer is the future in Oakland, it’s worth wondering what his long term prospects look like. Despite some...