05-11-2018, 03:38 PM
(05-11-2018, 02:15 PM)Wyche Wrote: Nope, and those other 3 losses are on Dalton too.....along with all of the seasons we didn't even make the playoffs. Merv only affects the rest of the team, not the quarterback. The quarterback affects the whole organization and the Ben-gals too......er something like that.
Yep. Something like that. :andy:
(05-11-2018, 02:17 PM)Wyche Wrote: Also, take out Cedric Benson's performance in 09....then look at those YPC.....I'd almost bet dollars to donuts it drops a bit.
Just looking at Dalton's playoff games:
- 81 carries for 379 yards (4.7 YPC) and 2 TDs
- Dalton accounted for 16 attempts (19.8%) for 92 yards (24.3%). Dalton accounted for 1/4th of our rush yards. Pathetic.
- Aside from Dalton, we've averaged a paltry 71.8 rush yards (4.4 YPC).
- For comparison, his opponent's RBs averaged 158.8 rush yards (4.9 YPC) and the QB's only accounted for 3.2% of the rush yards.
Our main ball carriers were:
Benson: 7 carries for 14 yards and 1 TD.
Law Firm: 11 carries for 63 yards (29 yard long)
Gio: 12 carries for 45 yards (+ critical fumble)
Hill: 13 carries for 47 yards and 1 TD
The run game has been every bit as bad as Dalton. Partly from not sticking with it. Partly because our top guys haven't shown up. Even Law Firm's performance was nothing to write home about. Long carry aside, he averaged 3.4 YPC. That's not steady. Benson, Gio and Hill were poop.
The training, nutrition, medicine, fitness, playbooks and rules evolve. The athlete does not.
