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- │ The Snake-Byte Incorporated │
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- │ NFL Quarterback Rating Calculator │
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- └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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- ┌──────────────────────────┐
- │ What This Program Does │
- └──────────────────────────┘
-
- This program will calculate the NFL Quarterback Rating using five numerical
- stats input by the user (Attempts, Completions, Total Yardage, Interceptions
- and Touchdowns).
-
-
- ┌───────────────────────────┐
- │ How To Run This Program │
- └───────────────────────────┘
-
- The NFL Quarterback Rating Calculator is a command line program.
- There are two ways that you can run the program:
-
- (1) Change to the directory where the .EXE executable file resides. Type in
- the filename of the .EXE executable and the five quarterback statistics
- required by the program.
-
- (2) Place the .EXE executable file somewhere in your computer's PATH. If you
- do not know about the "PATH" statement, check the documentation for your
- operating system. Once the .EXE executable file resides in a directory
- that is in your PATH, you can run the program anytime without having to
- change to it's directory. Type the .EXE filename and the five quarterback
- statistics required by the program.
-
-
- ┌───────────────────────────┐
- │ How To Use This Program │
- └───────────────────────────┘
-
- This program performs the difficult (and somewhat confusing) calculations
- that determine a quarterback's "rating". This rating is used to rank the
- quarterbacks in the National Football League. The highest rated quarterback
- at the end of the season "wins the passing title".
-
- If you want to calculate a quarterback's NFL Rating for a single game, or
- for a given stretch of games (or even against your team's most hated rival
- team), all you have to do is provide five (5) common statistics for your
- quarterback (readily available in newspaper "box scores" or via Internet
- or other online services). The five stats are listed below with a brief
- explanation (which isn't really needed for avid NFL fans!):
-
- ATTEMPTS: This is how many times your quarterback tried to throw the ball.
- Consists of completed passes + incomplete passes + interceptions.
-
- COMPLETIONS: This is how many times your quarterback completed a pass to one
- of his *OWN* receivers. Interceptions don't count! <G>
-
- YARDAGE: This is the total amount of yardage your quarterback passed for.
- (Don't use the Passing Yards from the overall team stats because
- that yardage total has been adjusted to reflect any quarterback
- "sacks". It also includes any other passing yardage, such as
- halfback passes or "cleanup" work by backup QBs after the game
- has been decided).
-
- INTERCEPTIONS: Self-Explanatory. The number of times your quarterback was
- picked off by the opposition.
-
- TOUCHDOWNS: Also self-explanatory. The number of times your quarterback
- threw a pass that went for a touchdown.
-
-
- ┌────────────────────────────────────────┐
- │ Command Line Syntax For This Program │
- └────────────────────────────────────────┘
-
- Now that we've explained what the program requires, we'll give you a
- detailed rundown on how to run it from the command line. This assumes
- that you are either in the directory where the .EXE executable currently
- resides or have placed the .EXE executable in a directory that is in your
- computer's PATH.
-
- If the quarterback you're calculating a rating for finished with these stats:
-
- ATTS COMP YARD INT TDS
- 27 18 392 3 5
-
- From the command line, type in the name of the .EXE executable (the .EXE
- extension is optional) and these five statistics as shown.
-
- OS/2 Users would type the following and press <ENTER>:
-
- C:\> QBROS2 27 18 392 3 5
-
- DOS Users would type the following and press <ENTER>:
-
- C:\> QBRDOS 27 18 392 3 5
-
- Please note! If you type the 5 statistics shown in some other order,
- miss-type one of the numbers or enter an alphabetic character or symbol,
- the output of the program won't be correct! The stats *MUST* be typed in
- the order shown: [ATTEMPTS] [COMPLETIONS] [YARDAGE] [INTERCEPTIONS] [TDS]
-
- The NFL Quarterback Rating for the stats listed above (27 18 392 3 5)
- is 109.7 (It's official! Straight from the NFL!). If you got any other
- rating number (or odd output), check your typing. You entered one of the
- numbers incorrectly or you may have accidently typed a letter or symbol
- somewhere on the line of stats.
-
- Also, if you *DON'T* type in enough statistics, or you type in *TOO MANY*
- statistics, the program will let you know that you have incorrectly entered
- the data and exit back to the command line.
-
- Use the above statistics to test the program out until you are comfortable
- with the proper syntax.
-
- If you DID type everything correctly, the screen will clear and the program
- will display the five stats you typed in a format similar to the one shown
- above. It will show your quarterback's Completion Percentage, Touchdown
- Percentage, Interception Percentage and Average Gain (yards per pass attempt).
-
- It will also show how many rating points your quarterback got for each of
- these percentages. Don't be alarmed if you see 0.000 in one or more of the
- points categories. Also, the highest point total that a quarterback can get
- in any of the four categories is 2.375. The NFL Rating system "adjusts" for
- really poor or really great performances.
-
- Here's an example of the "adjustments". In the stats used above, the
- quarterback had an exceptional afternoon throwing five TDs. Using the
- cryptic NFL formula, he would have ended up with 3.704 points for his
- Touchdown Percentage. To balance out the good with the bad, the rating
- formula adjusts this down to the maximum allowed points of 2.375.
-
- Don't get mad yet! The *GOOD* news follows.
-
- In the stats above, the quarterback threw three interceptions. Using the
- same cryptic formula, he would have ended up with **NEGATIVE** numbers in
- the Interception Percentage point category (-0.403 to be exact). The rating
- formula adjusts this *UP* to the minimum allowed point total of 0.000.
-
- So, even though your quarterback may have lost some points in the Touchdown
- Percentage category, he gained some ground back in the Interception Percentage
- category.
-
-
- ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
- │ Some Fun Things You Can Use This Program For! │
- └────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
-
- Since the NFL is pretty good about releasing statistics and QB ratings
- on a regular basis, I figured this program would be good for a few other
- fun things that you won't get from the NFL. I already mentioned a couple,
- such as calculating your favorite quarterback's rating versus your most
- hated rival or calculating his performance over a given stretch of games
- in a certain season. Here are a few others!
-
- Anytime during the NFL season, you can project your quarterback's final
- NFL QB Rating by using a bit of math. If your QB just completed game 4 of
- the season, multiply each of his stats times 4 to see a "projected" end of
- the season QB rating. There are now 16 games in the NFL season (circa 1996),
- you do the math! <G>
-
- If you play on a football team (or have a friend/relative who does) you can
- use this program to calculate your/their NFL Quarterback Rating! Wow your
- friends by letting them know that you have a better QB Rating than Steve Young
- or Troy Aikman!
-
- Calculate the NFL Quarterback Rating of the prospective draft picks coming
- out of college. Or, see if that hot QB your team spent a draft choice on can
- cut it in the NFL before he even takes a snap!
-
- The current NFL Quarterback Rating system wasn't adopted until 1973. If you
- have an NFL Record book (or team record book or even an old football card),
- you can use this program to calculate the NFL QB Rating for any NFL great
- from the past. See how Bart Starr or Johnny Unitas stacks up against current
- day heros!
-
-
- ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────┐
- │ The Harsh Reality of Trickle Down Economics │
- └───────────────────────────────────────────────┘
-
- Unfortunately, nothing in life is free. But this nifty little program almost
- is! That's right -- you can clear your conscience and assure that there'll
- be other neato-frito programs from Snake-Byte Inc. -- for the ridiculously
- reasonable, almost-FREE sum of $5.00. How can we afford to let this rare
- jewel of a program go for the piddly little amount of $5.00?!?!
-
- Because, here at Snake-Byte Inc., we deal in VOLUME! VOLUME!! VOLUME!!!
- We'll eat a bug to make a sale! Come on down to our Midnight Madness
- sale and...Wait a minute. Wrong sales pitch. Sorry. Anyway, you get the
- picture. <Insert normal shareware begging/pleading/demanding here>.
-
- What do you get for your $5.00? That warm-tummy feeling of satisfaction
- knowing you did the RIGHT thing. This program is in no way "Crippled". I
- detest "CrippleWare" and decided early on that I wouldn't do that kind
- of thing. So, there's no "registered version". What you have now is the
- fully-functional program. It contains one little shareware notice when
- you exit the program, so it doesn't inconvenience you before or during
- the program's execution.
-
- (And if that gets your shorts in a bunch, send me a 3.5 disk plus return
- postage and the registration fee and I'll compile you a special version
- sans nags!).
-
- Here's where to send the cash/check/money order:
-
- Will Morgan
- 2516 Wood St.
- Texarkana, Tx 75503
-
-
- ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
- │ Other Programs Available From Snake-Byte Incorporated │
- └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
-
- 32 Bit DOS & 32 Bit OS/2 text mode, 32 bit OS/2 Presentation Manager and 16
- bit Windows/Win95 versions of the DALLAS COWBOY FANATIC's Companion.
-
- They are available from the FTP site at clover.cleaf.com
- /pub/mst3k/snake-byte/COWBOYS with the filenames CBYDOS##.ZIP (32 bit DOS),
- CBYOS2##.ZIP (OS/2 text), CBY_PM##.ZIP (OS/2 P.M.) or CBYWIN##.ZIP (Win/Win95).
- Where ## is the current version number of the various programs.
-
- Also, I have released a series of "Automated Episode Guides" for various
- popular TV shows. Here are the shows that currently have A.E.G.'s available
- in 32 bit DOS, 32 bit OS/2 Text *AND* PM versions as well as 16 bit Win/Win95
- versions. (check at clover.cleaf.com /pub/mst3k/snake-byte):
-
- TV Show Name DOS Filename OS/2 Text OS/2 PM Win Filename
- ========================================================================
- Mystery Science MSTDOS##.ZIP MSTOS2##.ZIP MST_PM##.ZIP MSTWIN##.ZIP
- Theater 3000
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
- The X-Files XFLDOS##.ZIP XFLOS2##.ZIP XFL_PM##.ZIP XFLWIN##.ZIP
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Quantum Leap QLPDOS##.ZIP QLPOS2##.ZIP QLP_PM##.ZIP QLPWIN##.ZIP
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Star Trek: TNGDOS##.ZIP TNGOS2##.ZIP TNG_PM##.ZIP TNGWIN##.ZIP
- Next Generation
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Star Trek: TOSDOS##.ZIP TOSOS2##.ZIP TOS_PM##.ZIP TOSWIN##.ZIP
- Original Series
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Deep Space 9 DS9DOS##.ZIP DS9OS2##.ZIP DS9_PM##.ZIP DS9WIN##.ZIP
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
- The Simpsons SMPDOS##.ZIP SMPOS2##.ZIP SMP_PM##.ZIP SMPWIN##.ZIP
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Babylon 5 BA5DOS##.ZIP BA5OS2##.ZIP BA5_PM##.ZIP BA5WIN##.ZIP
-
- (Note: ## is the current version number of the various programs).
-
- For Internet-Impaired people, here's a Fidonet BBS that carries the various
- Snake-Byte Inc. programs. It's the "Official" Fido Snake-Byte Inc. file site.
- X-Capade BBS carries *ALL* Snake-Byte Inc. programs at *ALL* times. Sysops
- can FREQ the above filenames or send email to the sysop for a list of "Magic
- Names". Non-Sysops can call the number and have access to the Snake-Byte Inc.
- File Area on your first call.
-
- Board Name Location Fido Address Phone Number
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- X-Capade BBS Texarkana, TX 1:3819/190 1-903-793-0166
- ======================================================================
-
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- ┌────────────────────────────────────────┐
- │ Contacting the Author of This Program │
- └────────────────────────────────────────┘
-
- Want to thank me for such a fantastic program? Bitch me out for wasting
- your download time & hard drive space? Suggest future additions to this
- program or ideas for other programs? Lonely and just need a cyber-shoulder
- to cry on? Well, for all these reasons except that last one there, you can
- contact me by one of the following methods:
-
- Fidonet Netmail: 1:3819/128.103
- Fidonet Echos I Hang Out On: MST3K, NFL & OS/2
- Internet email: wmorgan@clover.cleaf.com
- will.morgan@p103.f128.n3819.z1.fidonet.org
- US Snail Mail: (See Address in the Shareware Nag)
-
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