I calculated all the non-garbage drives for K-State's offense with each QB for the last 2 seasons.
NCAA averages for comparison:
Points per drive: 2.21
TD rate: 26.7%
FGA rate: 13.0%
Punt rate: 41.1%
Interception rate: 7.6%
Fumble rate: 5.0%
Total turnover rate: 12.6%
Skyler Thompson: (39 drives)
Points per drive: 2.92
TD rate: 38.5%
FGA rate: 12.8%
Punt rate: 35.9%
Interception rate: 5.1%
Fumble rate: 0.0%
Total turnover rate: 5.1%
Will Howard (84 drives)
Points per drive: 2.11
TD rate: 25.0%
FGA rate: 16.7%
Punt rate: 44.0%
Interception rate: 11.9%
Fumble rate: 4.8%
Total turnover rate: 16.7%
The clear thing that has to be fixed is turnovers. Fumbles can be attributed to a bit of luck for Thompson and unlucky for Howard (IMO he had little control over either fumble Saturday), but interceptions are generally poor decisions or bad throws. If K-State can even get the TO rate with Howard down to 7-8% that opens up more drives for TDs or FGAs and improves efficiency.
NCAA averages for comparison:
Points per drive: 2.21
TD rate: 26.7%
FGA rate: 13.0%
Punt rate: 41.1%
Interception rate: 7.6%
Fumble rate: 5.0%
Total turnover rate: 12.6%
Skyler Thompson: (39 drives)
Points per drive: 2.92
TD rate: 38.5%
FGA rate: 12.8%
Punt rate: 35.9%
Interception rate: 5.1%
Fumble rate: 0.0%
Total turnover rate: 5.1%
Will Howard (84 drives)
Points per drive: 2.11
TD rate: 25.0%
FGA rate: 16.7%
Punt rate: 44.0%
Interception rate: 11.9%
Fumble rate: 4.8%
Total turnover rate: 16.7%
The clear thing that has to be fixed is turnovers. Fumbles can be attributed to a bit of luck for Thompson and unlucky for Howard (IMO he had little control over either fumble Saturday), but interceptions are generally poor decisions or bad throws. If K-State can even get the TO rate with Howard down to 7-8% that opens up more drives for TDs or FGAs and improves efficiency.
