What position in the NFL is the easiet to pad stats for future trade value?

[KillerKat]

cornerbacks with good INT stats. getting tons of interceptions means you're probably thrown at a lot, which means WR's can usually get open against you, which means you're probably not that good of a cornerback.

That's a pretty crap logic

[nosuchthingasapanther]

i wouldn't call ypc a quality stat for a RB. all it takes is one long run to mask an otherwise piss poor performance. on paper, an RB looks like they ran for 5 ypc. in reality, they had one good run the entire game.

[ChucktownK]

OL

[davos]

I'm going to agree with those who said LB. Particularly an OLB in a 4-3.

[top dawg]

HC

[pantherfan81]

LB

[Sandy Claws]

The question being which stats are easiest to "pad", I have to disagree with most posts.

A QB CAN complete a 5 yard pass followed by the receiver running 75 yards and the QB does get the 80 yard credit but plays like that are not common nor easy. Usually, a certain amount of luck comes into play.

3-4 OLBs and DEs sure do get hyped a lot for sacks in lieu of anything else, but they do still require getting to the QB. Not as easy as some make it look.

My pick for the easiest position to pad stats; DT. Fall on the pile, get credit for a tackle or assist.

[micnificent28]

tackle...if u dont get ur qb killed ur all of a sudden worth a first rounder.

[thefuzz]

DE in a 4-3

OLB in a 3-4

With a good scheme you can make average players look fantastic. Robert Mathis, and Elvis Dumervil come to mind.

[mountainpantherfan]

Disagree with all of the above.

Place Kicker is the easiest to pad. I'm not sure about trade value though.

Pretty much a kicker tells the coach before the game what his range is and then he is only asked to kick when the team is within that range. But that's only if the offense doesn't score a touchdown first. And then they also get credit for PATs which is almost a 100% conversion rate for a lot of kickers.

Vanderjagt is the prime example of this happening. That guy was probably one of the worst kickers in the league but Dungy's coaching made him appear to be one of the greatest of all time. He goes to Dallas and the situation changes to where he is being asked to make crucial kicks that are sometimes outside of his perfered range...he gets cut.

Like I said, it's probably not going to impact trade senerios but as far as padding stats, coaches and the offense can make a kicker look 10xs better than they really are.

[micnificent28]

Disagree with all of the above.

Place Kicker is the easiest to pad. I'm not sure about trade value though.

Pretty much a kicker tells the coach before the game what his range is and then he is only asked to kick when the team is within that range. But that's only if the offense doesn't score a touchdown first. And then they also get credit for PATs which is almost a 100% conversion rate for a lot of kickers.

Vanderjagt is the prime example of this happening. That guy was probably one of the worst kickers in the league but Dungy's coaching made him appear to be one of the greatest of all time. He goes to Dallas and the situation changes to where he is being asked to make crucial kicks that are sometimes outside of his perfered range...he gets cut.

Like I said, it's probably not going to impact trade senerios but as far as padding stats, coaches and the offense can make a kicker look 10xs better than they really are.

looks like someone didnt read the title. FUTURE TRADE VALUE. u'd get more trade value from sir pur than u would for a decent kicker.

[faultlessjoint]

It has to be QB. A QB has far more control over what happens than anyone else on the team. As someone else already pointed out, all he has to do is throw check-downs and audible into screen passes.

It's very hard for defensive players to pad stats because their ability to record any particular stat is based entirely on the play calling of the opposing team. Everyone on offense's stats are dependent on what the coach calls and QB does. The QB has far more control than anyone in the game, especially in a system like Indy where the QB has a lot of control over the offense.

[Jbro]

Just hack into NFL.com and change the stats.

[Guild]

I agree with Linebacker.

Landon Johnson being the perfect example.