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"A turnover machine"

While watching ESPN's Monday Night Countdown last night, I couldn't help but notice the negative trend of comments regarding Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Michael Vick. According to these commentators, Vick's middle name might as well be Mr. Turnover. Cris Carter even called him a "turnover machine." Having researched these numbers previously, I thought I'd re-examine the analysts' claims. Here's what I found... For current starting quarterbacks who have played at least 30 games (including Jay Cutler and Drew Brees, who will be back in the next week or two from injury), here's how their turnover numbers stack up (all stats courtesy of NFL.com ): 1) Aaron Rodgers (Green Bay): 57 INTs, 17 lost fumbles in 113 games = 0.65 to/gm 2) Russell Wilson (Seattle): 28 INTs, 8 lost fumbles in 51 games = 0.71 to/gm 3) Colin Kaepernick (San Francisco): 25 INTs, 12 lost fumbles in 51 games = 0.73 to/gm 4) Tom Brady (New England): 143 INTs, 41 lost fumbl...