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I wouldn't call Barry playing "padding his stats". Look at the way he runs, he was designed for the big plays. He wasn't the type of back to run straight through the middle and take a beating for yards. He was one of those risk-reward type players. It's basically like doing a run up the middle or a run to the outside. If you run to the outside and break a tackle or two, that's an easy 10+ yards. Running up the middle, you're almost guaranteed 3-4 ypc, with very little chance of breaking a big 20-30 yard run. Basically what Alphabean said


So yes, the type of runner he was allowed him to be stuffed more often than say, Eddie George, but when your career ypc is 5.0, and you're getting 100 yards per game, you're doing something right. If you factor in that he got 20-30 carries a game, one big run wouldn't negate 10 negative plays, so he obviously was more productive than not, if you understand what I'm trying to say.