hold up he broke doug williams and joe theisman records
Here's a list I found of some of the best seasons by a Skins QB.... And Doug and Theismann don't have any seasonal records...
Kirk Cousins, 2015 (69.5%, 3990 yards, 26 TD, 11 INT, 7.6 Y/Att, 266.0 Y/G, 99.2 rating): I think the most impressive point about Cousins' strong season is the upward trend. Long plagued by turnovers, Cousins broke that pattern as the season went on, improving his consistency and productivity. His QB rating for his last seven games: 158.3, 89.2, 114.4, 101.4, 104.2, 153.7, 120.3. Cousins has already set the team record for completions, and will have a very good shot at breaking the yardage record if he plays on Sunday. He could finish the season as the first Redskins quarterback to lead the NFL in completion percentage since Sonny Jurgensen in 1970.
Robert Griffin III, 2012 (65.6%, 3200 yards, 20 TD, 5 INT, 8.1 Y/Att, 213.3 Y/G, 102.4 rating, plus 815 rushing yards): Griffin's magical rookie season included a microscopic interception percentage that led the NFL, an excellent and NFL-best 8.1 yards per pass attempt, and a 6.8 yards-per-carry figure that also led the league. With good reason, he won Rookie of the Year honors after leading the Redskins to a divisional title. It may be a while before we see someone lead the NFL in rushing yards per attempt
and passing yards per attempt again---although
Russell Wilson is probably the best bet to do so. Griffin added an element that none of these other players have, rushing for 815 yards to go along with his passing accomplishments.
Mark Rypien, 1991 (59.1%, 3564 yards, 28 TD, 11 INT, 8.5 Y/Att, 222.8 Y/G, 97.9 rating): The last Redskins quarterback to win a
Super Bowl, Rypien was the perfect QB for
Joe Gibbs' system. His consistent ability to hit rollout bombs helped propel the Redskins to a 14-2 record and three easy postseason victories. Rypien had an even better yards-per-attempt number than RGIII's league-leading mark in 2012, and his yards per completion for 1991 was an exceptional 14.3, which
did lead the NFL. He also probably would have approached 4,000 yards passing, but for the fact that the Redskins played in so many blowouts that year. Rypien was a Pro Bowler in ‘91, as well as the MVP of Super Bowl XXVI.
Jay Schroeder, 1986 (51.0%, 4109 yards, 22 TD, 22 INT, 7.6 Y/Att, 256.8 Y/G, 72.9 rating): Schroeder threw for a franchise-record 4,109 yards while tossing 22 touchdowns en route to the Pro Bowl. He led the Redskins to a 12-4 regular-season record, finishing 14-5 overall (three of Washington's five losses were to the eventual world-champion
Giants). His massive interception total was only mildly troubling by mid-80s standards, as was his completion percentage that barely topped 50%. Like Rypien, Schroeder led the NFL in yards per completion. Schroeder's number was even higher than Rypien's five years later, as Jay averaged 14.9 yards for every completion. To put that into perspective, Schroder totaled more yardage in 1986 than Kirk Cousins has this year on nearly 100 more completions.
Joe Theismann, 1983 (60.1%, 3714 yards, 29 TD, 11 INT, 8.1 Y/Att, 232.1 Y/G, 97.0 rating): In a truly excellent season, Theismann had an NFL-best five game-winning drives as the Redskins romped to a 14-2 record and a return trip to the Super Bowl. Breaking the 60% mark in completion percentage and only throwing 11 picks in this style of offense was a real achievement in 1983. Theismann was fifth in yardage, second in touchdown passes, second in quarterback rating, and first in adjusted yards per pass attempt in his remarkable year. It was so remarkable, in fact, that Theismann was named MVP of the National Football League, the last time that a Washington Redskin has won that honor.
Billy Kilmer, 1972 (53.3%, 1648 yards, 19 TD, 11 INT, 7.3 Y/Att, 137.3 Y/G, 84.8 rating): Hear me out. I debated whether to put this season on the list, especially since Kilmer split time at quarterback until Sonny Jurgensen got hurt. But consider that (1) the Redskins won the NFC that year, (2) Kilmer made the Pro Bowl, (3) Kilmer led the NFL with 19 touchdown passes, despite starting only 10 games, and (4) Kilmer led the NFL in quarterback rating. Those last two points seem silly, given the numbers involved (19 and 84.8, respectively). However, again remember that the NFL was
muchdifferent pre-1978. Those were good numbers for that era of pro football.
