geauxboy
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I was wondering, what is the total rushing yards combined between Deuce and Reggie at this point anyway?
164 rushes for 958 yds if my maf is correct.
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I was wondering, what is the total rushing yards combined between Deuce and Reggie at this point anyway?
Is that not enough? I believe it to be EXTREMELY relevant that this guy comes back from that type of injury to even be able to suit up again let alone walk without a limp. 1,000 yds rushing has been an established benchmark for as long as I can remember. ESPN will remind you of that. Besides that, if we were losing and he was about to hit the 1000 yd mark, it'd be the lone bright spot in the season. But alas, it's not the lone bright spot. We have many bright spots this year and Deuce hitting 1000 yds is a bright spot IMO.
Brees has won the award before after the 2004 season I believe. I still haven't figure out exactly what he was coming back from though that year.
Bra' how long have you been an NFL fan its been and has always been 1,000yrd rushing, 1.000yrd receiving and 3,000yrd passing have always been the milestones for a productive year for a runningback, reciever and quarterback.
I was wondering, what is the total rushing yards combined between Deuce and Reggie at this point anyway?
Again...for whom? Sports writers? Fans? Or GM's and head coaches?
Wait wait wait. Like I said....coming back from an injury and having a great year is incredible. Even if ACL injuries aren't as big a deal as they were 10 years ago.
But the 1,000 yard mark is irrelevant and outdated.
Let me remind you that ESPN and the NFL are two totally different organizations. ESPN is in the business of hype and selling advertisments. Just because some schlub on Around the Horn thinks 1000 yards is goo doesn't mean anybody in the front office is impressed.
And nobody is going to the pro bowl or getting a huge contract extension based on a 1,000 yard season.
1,000 yards is pretty big for a college running back, but then they only play 11 or 12 games a year. The NFL plays 16.
As it has been said many times on this thread, the NFL benchmark for RB's has always been 1,000 yards. Always. For Receivers it has always been 1,000 yards as well, and for QB's 3,000 yards. This has always been the benchmarks. Always.
Look, point blank, Deuce is averaging over 4 yards a carry and that is known as a benchmark to how a RB is rushing the ball. As long as he is hitting that 4 yards a carry, then he's doing his job! It's up to the play-caller how many carries he gets, not him.
2005 - 16 RB's over 1,000 yds
2004 - 18 RB's over 1,000 yds
2003 - 18 RB's over 1,000 yds
Are you trying to say that there are too many RB's hitting the 1,000 yd mark that you feel the benchmark should be raised? If so, you should just come out and say that. If you don't like the idea of the benchmark, then how do you rate anyone to see if they are hitting their quota so to speak.
Even so, there are 32 teams, so there are 32 RB's (not including every Tom, Dick and Reggie that carried a few times here and there). 3 yrs x 32 RB's = 96. Number of 1,000 yd rushers in that span? 52. So that leaves (without going into a stat research that I may never recover from) 44 RB's that couldn't do it. That is more than half, but once you include ALL the RB's that toted the rock in those years, I'm sure the percentage goes way down.