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Old 12-15-2011, 06:52 PM   #3801
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I never said guys like Jackson, Rice, Gore, etc. were not franchise running backs, nor did I even mention who I thought was or wasn’t. Having a guy who has had a couple of 1,000 yard seasons, though, doesn’t automatically make him a player you can suddenly revolve your team around. You usually have 10-15 guys who have 1,000+ rushing yards in a season, and most of them fizzle out after a couple of years. My original post stated that from a rough statistical standpoint this has been a weaker year for running backs in general. I also said that in recent years more successful teams have been less dependent on having a one man 1,500/1,600 yard rusher in the backfield, and players who rack up those sorts of numbers are usually on more meager teams. I never commented on if those numbers reflected the quality of the player.

I don't even know if this has been that weak of a year for running backs to be honest with you. I just quickly looked at the top rushers and at the time the numbers looked a little low for Week 13 or 14 in terms of the leading rusher and attempts per game. Add in that you have a lot of big passers this year and it just seems like rushing has been lagging a bit.
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