Should 1,000 yards still be considered a "great" season for a RB?

[Finole]

Many times, the word "great" is thrown around on these forums. I was just wondering...

What do the majority of fans consider a great season for a RB nowadays?

 

[Rocky Raccoon]

I personally think 1300 should be considered great. But if you split carries (like Ronnie and Ricky last year) then 1000 is indeed a great season.

But if your team has one main back, then 1000 is good, but not great.

 

[Alex44]

1200 is a sign your an above average runner and can carry the load

1400 is a 'great season'

1600+ is amazing

 

[Draft Pick]

i agree 1000 yards isnt what it used to be. I thing ine you get into the 1200-1300 yard range then that is a great season. But also you need tds. Like Reuben Droughns last year. He had over 1200 yards but only had 2 tds can that be considered a great season? Its good but not great.

 

[Nappy Roots]

I personally think 1300 should be considered great. But if you split carries (like Ronnie and Ricky last year) then 1000 is indeed a great season.

But if your team has one main back, then 1000 is good, but not great.

:yeahthat:


also, i think 1500+ is amazing

 

[Motion]

So many different variables, but IMO if your the feature back and stay healthy all season 1500 would be a "great" season, 1800+ would be "amazing".

 

[Nappy Roots]

only 20 backs in the past 4 years have broken 1500 yards. thats 5 a year.

id say 1500 is definitly amazing.

 

[Motion]

only 20 backs in the past 4 years have broken 1500 yards. thats 5 a year.

id say 1500 is definitly amazing.

All depends on your definition of "great" and "amazing".

 

[BwanaZulia]

1,500 is great.

1,000 for 10 years straight is great.

BZ

 

[HysterikiLL]

1,500 is great.

1,000 for 10 years straight is great.

BZ

But I think 1000 is a good season. If a guy is able to stay healthy and durable for an entire season, it's a good achievement. 1400+ would be great IMO. Ricky had 1300+ a few years ago and it wasn't amazing, but it was good. 1600+ is pretty damn impressive to me.

 

[Dors156]

1000 yards is an accomplishment for young runners but if your an elite running back who is not splitting carries 1300 is what you should go for as an average

 

[ih8brady]

1,000 for a rookie or a RB who doesn't get much of a load(b/c his team passes a lot or he splits) is a great season, for a normal RB its an above avg yr

1100=a good year
1200=what you expect at the very least from elite players
1300=standard for an elite back
>1300=great season

 

[ih8brady]

1,500 is great.

1,000 for 10 years straight is great.

BZ

Martin has had a great career, even my hatred for the Jets cant take that away from him. Plus, he always came across as a quiet, decent chap.

 

[CDNPHIN]

I voted for 1300, 1000 yards isn't what it used to be, as for Curtis, nothing but "RESPECT"....Hall of fame awaits!

 

[dominizzo]

between 1300 and 1700 yards!! 1100 1200 are not great!! there are 17 weeks which teams play 16 weeks