About Me

My name is Ian Gallaugher and I am the creator of Isolated Player Value. I have been obsessed with accurately evaluating quarterback performance since I was 13 years old and saw Russell Wilson win a Super Bowl in his second year as a 3rd round draft pick. NFL teams miss on quarterback prospects every year, falling in love with players who look the part and overlooking the underlying flaws in their game then rushing them into action before they're ready and stunting their development. Furthermore, discussion of quarterback performance in mainstream sports media is severely lacking with analysts focused on hot takes and throwing around terms like "system QB" and "game manager" without providing a full understanding of the skillset a player brings to the table isolated from the talent around him. How can we control for the influences of scheme, surrounding talent and quality of competition to arrive at an understanding of a QB's true value? IPV is the culmination of years studying the position and refining my proprietary formulas to attempt to answer this question.

I worked as an undergraduate recruiting volunteer for the Boston College football team, helping cut up film and evaluate players for a P4 FBS team. I am also co-Director of Metro Boston Sports Group, a youth flag football organization, and the 12U Metro Boston Select team I coach will be competing at NFL Flag Nationals this Summer for the third straight year - and this time we're winning it all. I have never played football at any level, though I have loved the game my entire life. It is a legitimate critique that it is difficult to accurately evaluate others performance at something you've never done yourself. I welcome feedback from current or former players, or anyone, and am always eager to learn more about the game. All I ask is that you evaluate my work on its merits and give IPV a fair hearing. Also, check out my highlight reel below from the adult division Super Bowl in the Metro Boston Flag Football League last year, that has to count for something right?

me playing quarterback (see the elite ball placement)

elite youth flag football coach