05-08-2018, 01:30 AM
(05-07-2018, 11:22 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: 4 yards per carry isn't some "magic number". If you look at stats, 4 ypc was just middle of the pack last season. Going to take more than that to get to glory.
Yep. We averaged 4.0 in 2016 and finished 23rd in ypc. We need to set our sights higher. We should aim for 4.5.
People might laugh at that 0.5 yard difference, but on 450 attempts (about average) that adds up to over 14 more yards per game.
The better, more efficient run games in the NFL always average around 4.5 or better.
Fwiw, the Bengals have not averaged 4.5 YPC in a season since 2000. The Dolphins averaged 4.7 in Bill Lazor's only full season as OC.
The training, nutrition, medicine, fitness, playbooks and rules evolve. The athlete does not.
