Well not exactly but in certain circumstances it could be. I mean third down if you throw the ball 50 yards down the field and the guy is immediately tackled. It's basically the same as a punt. The amount of deep jump balls that Farve would throw was crazy. But he knew, sometimes you just have to throw a deep ball up for grabs because the odds of something good happening are still in your favor.
But if you're going to risk an INT at least have the benefit of potentially a big play. It drives me nuts when a guy turns the ball over on a play that wasn't going to gain you shit regardless.