03-25-2022, 12:10 AM
(03-24-2022, 11:03 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-breaking-down-fact-and-fiction-about-how-and-when-nfl-running-backs-begin-to-regress-2021
FICTION: RUNNING BACKS BURN OUT AFTER RECEIVING A HEAVY WORKLOAD THE YEAR BEFORE
They are using an "efficiency" measure called "rushing yards over expected". It is measured "per carry".
What the FootballOutsiders study found was that players missed more time with injury. You would have to look at "totals" instead of efficiency ratings to see if that was true.