Shakflinz
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I'll start by saying that I don't necessarily believe one is a better back than the other. Main reason is because Thomas hasn't been given the chance that Peterson has in terms of carrying the football, but here are some interesting stats I've found on an article I stumbled upon.
Disclaimer: Most of these stats are based off of a fantasy football rating, but you can still definitely discern the correlation between the two.
I absolutely cannot wait to have him back in our line up!
Pierre is the type of back that can take control in the 4th quarter and finish a game while keeping our lead intact.
We haven't seen that with Ivory & company, which I'm sure can attribute to some of the close games we've experienced down the stretch...
Not a knock on Ivory, Betts, or Jones; but Pierre just performs at a higher level in the second half.
I'd expect to see a huge improvement in our running game with Ivory's & Thomas' strengths being utilized.
Any thoughts?
Disclaimer: Most of these stats are based off of a fantasy football rating, but you can still definitely discern the correlation between the two.
http://fantasyfootballmetrics.com/Player_News/Content/RB-Peterson-vs-Thomas-2010.htm
- Peterson 5.0 yards per carry, Thomas 4.7 ypc. Two of the better yards per carry averages you will find in the NFL.
- Thomas 0.95 TD's per game, Peterson 0.91 TD's per game. Peterson is known as a "TD-machine", however Thomas is actually the more likely to score a TD when both get 10+ carries in a game. Most all of Peterson's TD's come from rushing, Thomas about 1/3rd from receiving.
- Peterson 119.7 yards per game (rush+rec), Thomas 100.7 yards per game. Again, 2 of the better you will find in the NFL as both rushing and receiving weapons.
- Thomas 0.84 PP-ATT (FF points per attempt, attempts = carries+receptions), Peterson 0.78 PP-ATT. Both Thomas and Peterson have had a success ratio of scoring Fantasy Points per "touch" or attempt. Thomas has produced more Fantasy points per touch over Peterson...Thomas just doesn't "touch" the ball as often. This is based on a traditional scoring system, the gap widens in PPR
- For PPR PP-ATT, Thomas has an amazing 1.01 FF points per "attempt", and Peterson 0.87 PP-ATT. Thomas averages scoring over 1 point every time he touches the ball via run or reception (in games with 10+ carries).
- Peterson 17.4 overall FF PPG (traditional), Thomas 15.8 FF PPG. Peterson slightly better per game Fantasy scoring, but in these 10+ carry games Peterson still gets 25% more carries than Thomas does. Peterson with 20.3 carries a game average to 15.5 for Thomas.
- Peterson 19.3 overall FF PPG (PPR league scoring), Thomas 19.0 FF PPG. Almost identical when you get a point per reception (PPR).
- Thomas 10 TD's (rush+rec) in 8 games = 1.2 TD's per game (in games with 15+ carries)
- Peterson 35 TD's (rush+rec) in 37 games = 0.9 TD's per game (in games with 15+ carries)
I absolutely cannot wait to have him back in our line up!
Pierre is the type of back that can take control in the 4th quarter and finish a game while keeping our lead intact.
We haven't seen that with Ivory & company, which I'm sure can attribute to some of the close games we've experienced down the stretch...
Not a knock on Ivory, Betts, or Jones; but Pierre just performs at a higher level in the second half.
I'd expect to see a huge improvement in our running game with Ivory's & Thomas' strengths being utilized.
Any thoughts?