Has Curtis Painter Outplayed Kerry Collins?

Many fans and analysts have been saying that Curtis Painter clearly showed more than Kerry Collins in his brief time as QB. Is that true? We'll let the numbers decide. The following stats cover all Indy drives except end of half drives where no attempt to score was made. Thanks to Joe Baker for running the numbers. Look to answer the following questions: Was Collins improving at all? Remember that the rough first start should be weighing down his numbers in theory. Was Painter doing things that Collins had not done? I've included Indy's 2010 numbers for context. Yards/Drive HOU CLE Pitt TB Total Collins 17.8 22.3 29.6 -- 24.7 Painter -- -- 25 29.9 28.6 2010 36.04 Painter was better overall, but the same as Collins against Pittsburgh. Collins was showing a clear upward trend.