Deep Down, Everyone Wants To Be A Quarterback

In the greatest Internet development since Baseball-Reference started doing daily stat updates earlier this year, sister site Pro-Football-Reference is now working on expanding its statistical database, allowing them to provide users with a much more detailed look at players throughout the game's history.

A snowy Sunday morning offered the perfect chance to snoop around the new site a bit (it's still in development, but the changes that have already been made are remarkable) and eventually ended up on the "Frivolities" page, one of my favorite stops at Baseball-Reference. Two new lists in particular caught my eye: "Non-Quarterback Passers" and "Cups of Coffee". Expect a post on the latter in the near future (maybe even today - depends on whether or not I have a heart attack while shoveling) - for now, however, I decided to look through the first section and see what some Hall of Famers and other prominent players have accomplished through the air in their careers.

Halfbacks/Fullbacks

Player	Comp	Att	Yards	TD	INT	Rating
Marcus Allen	12	27	282	6	1	106.8
Jerome Bettis	3	6	63	3	1	87.5
Jim Brown	4	12	117	3	0	110.1
Earl Campbell	1	3	57	1	1	81.9
Eric Dickerson	1	2	15	1	1	75.0
Tony Dorsett	2	8	41	1	1	48.4
Marshall Faulk	0	2	0	0	0	39.6
Frank Gifford	29	63	823	14	6	92.5
Archie Griffin	3	4	39	2	0	144.8
Franco Harris	0	1	0	0	0	39.6
John Henry Johnson	2	5	25	2	1	56.2
Leroy Kelly	3	16	93	2	0	90.9
Curtis Martin	2	2	36	2	0	158.3
Hugh McElhenny	2	7	13	1	1	39.6
Bobby Mitchell	3	3	61	1	0	158.3
Lenny Moore	3	12	33	2	2	39.6
Walter Payton	11	34	331	8	6	69.6
Joe Perry	3	11	79	1	0	87.3
Dan Reeves	14	32	370	2	4	68.0
John Riggins	0	2	0	0	0	39.6
Barry Sanders	1	4	11	0	1	0.0
Gale Sayers	4	18	111	1	2	31.7
O.J. Simpson	6	16	110	1	0	82.8
Emmitt Smith	1	1	21	1	0	158.3
Thurman Thomas	0	1	0	0	39.6
LaDainian Tomlinson	8	11	143	7	0	154.4
Herschel Walker	1	3	12	0	0	46.5

Wide Receivers

Player	Comp	Att	Yards	TD	INT	Rating
Lance Alworth	1	2	-11	0	0	56.2
Isaac Bruce	3	7	81	0	1	46.4
Keyshawn Johnson	0	5	0	0	2	0.0
Charlie Joiner	0	1	0	0	0	39.6
Steve Largent	2	7	29	0	0	44.3
James Lofton	1	5	43	0	0	62.9
Art Monk	1	2	46	0	0	95.8
Randy Moss	4	8	106	2	1	95.8
Jerry Rice	3	10	71	1	1	50.4
Charley Taylor	3	14	99	1	1	50.6

Tight Ends

Player	Comp	Att	Yards	TD	INT	Rating
Dave Casper	0	1	0	0	0	39.6
Jackie Smith	0	3	0	0	1	0.0

Defense

Player	Comp	Att	Yards	TD	INT	Rating
Lou Groza	1	4	-7	0	1	0.0
Yale Lary	0	4	0	0	0	39.6

Punter/Kicker

Player	Comp	Att	Yards	TD	INT	Rating
Ray Guy	2	3	54	0	1	70.1
Adam Vinatieri	1	1	4	1	0	122.9