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[rko396]

Just bored waiting for the game to start. Been watching DWill highlight vids all day and just got me curious as to how his numbers look compared to others. I realize numbers don't mean much, its WHEN the big plays happen that matter. I'd rather have DWill gain 2 yards on 3rd and 1 then 19 yards on a 3rd and 20 draw play. But again these are just for something to look at.

Average rushes needed per score:

Peterson.......27.3

LT...............21.1

DWill............23.3

Average receptions needed per score:

Peterson.......40

LT...............34

DWill............19.5

Average total touches needed per score:

Peterson.......27.9

LT................22.4

DWill.............22.8

Averages touches per fumble:

Peterson......49

LT..............137

DWill...........308

The fumble stat is my favorite one to think about. Every time DWill fumbles once, AD has fumbled 6 times already.

Using these stats plus there career averages, a typical 300 rush season would come out to these averages:

Name......Rushes......YRDS......AVR......TotalTDS......Fumbles

Peterson......300.......1530......5.1.......11............6

LT................300........1320......4.4.......14...........2

DWill...........300........1500......5.0.......13...........0

[mayormaier]

Nice work, did you find that somewhere or calculate that yourself?

[rko396]

Actually what got me thinking about it was checking stats to see how close LT was to the rushing touchdown record. I slipped into my football zone then snapped back to reality 15 min later with my calculator out nd all these detailed numbers on scrap paper. Had to see where our boy DWill stands with with the best RBs out there

[DaCityKats]

great stat.....i think AP is over rated.yes the guy is a physical specimen,but he fumbles way to much.i would rather have a back who would hold on to the ball.

[rko396]

great stat.....i think AP is over rated.yes the guy is a physical specimen,but he fumbles way to much.i would rather have a back who would hold on to the ball.

Same here. I was curious if the NFL had a stat that took away the rushing yards on a given drive if there was a lost fumble, somethign like a Net Rushing Yard stat. I say that because I would love to see how many rushing yards AD would have had if all the yards he had gained for nothing on a drive in which he fumbled were taken away.

If he fixes his fumbling problems (much like Tiki Barber did) he will be dominant. But until then, I consider DWill much more valuable.