09-12-2017, 04:01 PM
(09-12-2017, 12:41 AM)Murdock2420 Wrote: Their numbers were inflated by 1 or 2 big runs that they broke off, most of their runs went nowhere or backwards.Most backs that have a high YPC are aided by a couple long runs. So Hill broke off a long run one every 6 attempts, but there is no way he or Gio could go for 100 with this Oline. Like I said; it's just something folks are saying because they are mad at the oline. Maybe, just maybe this team is built more to run than to pass.
28 + 1 + 2 + 3 +1 + 2 + 0 = 6.14 YPC
6.14 looks awesome, but when you actually watch the game and see it unfold you realize that the YPC is more like 1 or 2 with the other run skewing the stats.
Too be specific with Gio (who I really like but numbers don't lie) he had 7 carries for 40 yards, the longest one being 23. So on 6 other carries he got 17 yards or... 2.83 YPC which is more like the norm on the day for all the backs with a bad O-line.
On the same line of thinking. Hill broke off one long run on the very first drive. He went for 12 yards. After that run, he had 5 carries for 14 yards which is....you guessed it 2.8 YPC. Once against nothing flashy at all.
