That's a naive way to look at a quarterback battle. Arm talent is the non-negotiable foundation. You can't scheme around a weak arm in the Big Ten. Look at the numbers. Last season, teams with a QB averaging under 7.5 yards per attempt finished with a losing record 78% of the time. Efficiency is a product of talent, not a separate category. If your guy can't make every NFL throw, defenses will compress the field and your third-down conversion rate plummets. Purdue's offense requires a quarterback who can threaten the deep third consistently to open up the run game. A "game manager" gets you beat by Ohio State and Michigan. The competition is absolutely about finding the guy with the arm to win shootouts, because the defense isn't carrying anyone. Focusing solely on efficiency is how you end up with a safe, predictable offense that scores 17 points a game.