Is there a RB stat for this (Shourright or any other stat guys?)

[Sons Of Shula]

You geeks crack me up. Nothing in numbers on a player that you can't see about them on the field.

 

[Shouright]

You geeks crack me up. Nothing in numbers on a player that you can't see about them on the field.

I'll guarantee I could ask you at least five questions about players whose answers on your part, if based on your subjective perceptions alone, would be wildly incorrect.

 

[Sons Of Shula]

I'll guarantee I could ask you at least five questions about players whose answers on your part, if based on your subjective perceptions alone, would be wildly incorrect.

Without a doubt.

I could also guarantee that your knowledge could possibly put you into an NFL pressbox pumping out wondrous statistics to swim among the craniums of the masses. Meanwhile, with mine, I'll wave to you from my coaching position on the sidelines.

 

[Shouright]

Without a doubt.

I could also guarantee that your knowledge could possibly put you into an NFL pressbox pumping out wondrous statistics to swim among the craniums of the masses. Meanwhile, I'll wave to you from my coaching position on the sidelines.

Oh I had no idea I was talking to a real NFL coach. Please pardon me. :)

Meanwhile, take a look at what one of your colleagues once stated:

(On how much did your vision involve around a quarterback) "We're going to build a football team, number one. I think obviously the play and performance of a quarterback in the National Football League is obviously very important. One of the things I believe in strongly when you analyze your football team is that you have to look at the quarterback rating differential. So how your guy is performing as opposed to the opposition. So it's certainly a key component in winning football games.

http://www.thephinsider.com/2012/1/22/2725109/miami-dolphins-coach-joe-philbin-introduction

 

[MartinTheSNAKE]

It's impressive that Chip Kelly has transferred his Oregon run happy mode to the Eagles. They have the second highest number of rushes in the league, barely behind the Seahawks. That gives him a chance to be successful long term. Philadelphia the past 6 weeks or so has been where Carolina was late last season, the most underrated team in the league. The Eagles are 5th in YPPA Differential and 2nd in rushes per game.

As always, I'll continue to focus on number of rushes and not the supposed effectiveness of them. The posts related to yards per rush are so dizzying my system can barely tolerate them.

BTW, New England has allowed the highest number of rushes per game in the league, although it's an unusually low number to lead that category. New England is the only team allowing 30+ rushes per game. Normally at least 5 or 6 teams finish the year above 30. Bad coaching this season, if I had to summarize.

Is it really bad coaching though? Coaches are pretty much forced to pass the ball with how favored passing is in this league. I personally dont blame them. Running is very important to maintain a balance and to keep the defense on the field/tire them out , set up play action.. etc... But its hard to pass up 5 runs for 15-20 yards compared to 5 passes for 60

 

[Sons Of Shula]

Oh I had no idea I was talking to a real NFL coach. Please pardon me. :)

Meanwhile, take a look at what one of your colleagues once stated:

http://www.thephinsider.com/2012/1/22/2725109/miami-dolphins-coach-joe-philbin-introduction

Let me redirect myself in saying that, Yes statistics are important. One of the many examples would simply be the construction of a gameplan among the many others. Numerous daily matters couldn't happen on an NFL level with out stats. But you my friend have brought it to the point of mathematical vomit. There is still far more to be learned by what happens in the field than that of statistical measures. It's truly become overdone in terms of evaluation.

There is a great difference in recording what you see in statistical terms as opposed to woulda, coulda, shoulda, numbers.