10-12-2018, 05:52 PM
(10-10-2018, 10:06 PM)Whatever Wrote: Generally speaking, RB's have a higher ypc in games in which their team trails. The opposing defense focuses on shutting down the pass. Conner averaged 2.1 ypc against the Chiefs and Ravens. His raw stats didn't just suck because he didn't get carries in those games. His raw stats sucked because he was ineffective when he carried the ball despite the fact that the defense was more focused on the pass.
Lol, that's silly. You're reaching. You're taking a rare situation in football, when teams play a prevent, and applying it to any time that a team has a lead. That doesn't fly since leads vary in total throughout the game...from large to small to non existent and defensive strategies adjust accordingly.
When teams go into a prevent it's usually with a mutli-score lead and much later in the game. In that situation, offenses rarely run the ball. It's all pass all the time except for the occasional draw that will gain bigger yards. But those runs are so few and far between that they don't make much of a difference.
Maybe you could give me a link that shows me that RBs have a higher ypc in games where their team trails and I'll reconsider? I want to see some solid research into it, otherwise its merely an observation that is sometimes true, sometimes not depending on the situation.
I think it's also worth repeating what my assertion is. Im not saying that Conner is better than Bell. Im not saying that Conner = Bell. Im saying that Conner so far this year has proven to a more than an adequate replacement for Bell especially considering the cost differential. The offense isn't the problem with this team. They haven't missed a beat without Bell. In fact they are averaging 3ppg more so far this year with Connor than they did with Bell ALL last year. And a whopping 11.4 ppg better through the first 5 games.
