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More Harrington

This is where Harrington’s projected stats and real stats would place him in Lion history in several categories:

Most Passing Yards Season
1.Mitchell 4,338
2. Mitchell 3,484
3. Harrington (proj.) 3,292
4.Danielson 3,223
5. Harrington (proj.) 3,184
6. Danielson 3,076
7.Harrington(real) 3,047
8. Hipple 2,952
9. Mitchell 2,917
10. Harrington (2003) 2,880

TD Passes-Season
1. Mitchell 32
2. Layne 26
3. Morrall 24
4. Harrington (proj.) 22
5. Layne
Mitchell
Harrington all 19
8. Plum
Landry
Danielson all 18
Pass Completions-Season
1. Mitchell 346
2. Harrington (2003) 309
3. Harrington (proj.) 296
4. Harrington (real) 274
5. Mitchell 253
6. Danielson 252
7. Danielson 244
8. Long 232
9. Hipple 223
10. Batch 221

Highest Pass Completion %- Season
1. Hipple 62.95
2. Peete 62.30
3. Krieg 61.79
4. Danielson 61.46
5. Frerotte 60.76
6.Harrington (proj) 60.53
7. Mitchell 59.35
8. Danielson 58.51
9. Batch 58.10
10. Mitchell 57.89

Highest Passer Rating-Season
1. Krieg 101.7
2. Mitchell 92.3
3. Landry 89.6
4. Morrall 86.2
5. Harington (proj) 84.8
6. Harrington (proj) 84.2
7. Batch 84.1
8. Frerotte 83.6
9. Batch 83.5
10. Danielson 83.1

With the Lion’s patchy QB history, it is obvious that it isn’t saying much to show Harrington’s projected stats absent 56 % of the dropped passes, yet it puts his season and career into a broader perspective. Without the emergence of Charles Rogers, a capable and reliable third-down receiver and more involved Tight Ends, his career will continue to underwhelm.