Easy answer to our short yardage probems.

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(02-26-2022, 06:40 PM)KillerGoose Wrote: It is going to largely hold true that every back in the league is the same in this regard. Nothing about Perine or Mixon is different. Shotgun rushes are more successful in short yardage situations. 

Short Yardage Shotgun Stats - Career


Short yardage is defined as <= 2 yards to go


Mixon - 64 rushes with a 50% conversion rate.
Perine - 11 rushes for a 54% conversion rate

Short Yardage Under Center Stats - Career


Short yardage is defined as <= 2 yards to go


Mixon - 84 attempts with a 41% conversion rate
Perine - 22 attempts with a 45% conversion rate



If you break this down to "short yardage" meaning one yard or less to go, the gap becomes even wider. 

Short Yardage Shotgun Stats - Career



Short yardage is defined as <= 1 yards to go


Mixon - 44 rushes with a 64% conversion rate.
Perine - 9 rushes for a 66% conversion rate

Short Yardage Under Center Stats - Career


Short yardage is defined as <= 1 yards to go


Mixon - 61 attempts with a 39% conversion rate
Perine - 15 attempts with a 53% conversion rate

Stop avoiding it and go to my evaluations of the specific play and tell me how that was wrong.

(02-26-2022, 06:41 PM)fredtoast Wrote: RBs don't make cuts on straight dive plays for the exact same reason you think they are more effective in short yardage.  Momentum.

And I also know running from the shotgun is more effective in short yardage situations.

Stop avoiding it and go to my evaluations of the specific play and tell me how that was wrong.