Top 10 Paid RBs Status Check After 2 Weeks

[fredtoast]

(09-23-2020, 11:14 AM)Wes Mantooth Wrote: I'll never understand people who solely point to rushing totals, while ignoring attempts.

Because average per carry can depend a lot on how a RB is used and how much he is used.  Are you really going to argue that Matt Breida is a better RB than Zeke Elliott and Saquan Barkley because he averaged more yards per carry last year?

Average per carry is an important stat and should not be ignored.  But when you have a back that has 85% of the RB carries for  team like MIxon did last year his average per carry is going to be effected.

And for some reason you ignore the fact that in 2018 Mixon averaged 4.9 per carry which was 7th in the league among backs with at least 150 carries.

[*TheLeonardLeap*]

(09-23-2020, 01:10 AM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: 1. (0-2) Christian McCaffrey:  41 carries/156 yards (3.8 YPC)/4 TDs ... 7 catches/67 yards (9.6 AVG)/0 TDs  (INJURED: Out 4-6 Weeks)
2. (1-1) Ezekiel Elliott: 44 carries/185 yards (4.2 YPC)/2 TDs ... 9 catches/64 yards (7.1 AVG)/1 TD
3. (1-1) Alvin Kamara: 25 carries/95 yards (3.8 YPC)/3 TDs ... 14 catches/146 yards (10.4 AVG)/1 TD
4. (0-2) Le'Veon Bell: 6 carries/14 yards (2.3 YPC)/0 TDs ... 2 catches/32 yards (16.0 AVG)/0 TDs  (INJURED: Unknown length.)
5. (0-2) David Johnson: 22 carries/111 yards (5.0 YPC)/1 TD ... 5 catches/48 yards (9.6 AVG)/0 TDs
6. (0-2) Dalvin Cook: 26 carries/113 yards (4.3 YPC)/3 TDs ... 3 catches/6 yards (2.0 AVG)/0 TDs
7. (2-0) Derrick Henry: 56 carries/200 yards (3.6 YPC)/0 TDs ... 3 catches/15 yards (5.0 AVG)/0 TDs
8. (0-2) Joe Mixon: 35 carries/115 yards (3.3 YPC)/0 TDs ... 5 catches/42 yards (8.4 AVG)/0 TDs
9. (2-0) Kenyan Drake: 36 carries/146 yards (4.1 YPC)/1 TD ... 4 catches/14 yards (3.5 AVG)/0 TDs
10. (0-2) Melvin Gordon: 34 carries/148 yards (4.4 YPC)/1 TD ... 5 catches/22 yards (4.4 AVG)/1 TD

AFTER 6 WEEKS

1. (3-3) Christian McCaffrey:  41 carries/156 yards (3.8 YPC)/4 TDs ... 7 catches/67 yards (9.6 AVG)/0 TDs...  (INJURED, 0-2 w/, 3-1 w/o)
2. (2-4) Ezekiel Elliott: 101 carries/413 yards (4.1 YPC)/5 TDs ... 32 catches/204 yards (6.4 AVG)/1 TD... (5 Fum leads NFL)
3. (3-2) Alvin Kamara: 61 carries/281 yards (4.6 YPC)/4 TDs ... 38 catches/395 yards (10.4 AVG)/3 TDs
4. (0-5) Le'Veon Bell: 6 carries/14 yards (2.3 YPC)/0 TDs ... 2 catches/32 yards (16.0 AVG)/0 TDs...  (WAS CUT)
5. (1-5) David Johnson: 87 carries/350 yards (4.0 YPC)/3 TDs ... 12 catches/119 yards (9.9 AVG)/0 TDs
6. (1-5) Dalvin Cook: 92 carries/489 yards (5.3 YPC)/7 TDs ... 12 catches/64 yards (5.3 AVG)/0 TDs...  (INJURED, 1-4 w/, 0-1 w/o)
7. (5-0) Derrick Henry: 123 carries/588 yards (4.8 YPC)/6 TDs ... 8 catches/84 yards (10.5 AVG)/0 TDs
8. (1-4-1) Joe Mixon: 119 carries/428 yards (3.6 YPC)/3 TDs ... 21 catches/138 yards (6.6 AVG)/1 TD
9. (4-2) Kenyan Drake: 105 carries/478 yards (4.6 YPC)/4 TD ... 6 catches/22 yards (3.7 AVG)/0 TDs
10. (2-3) Melvin Gordon: 65 carries/281 yards (4.3 YPC)/3 TDs ... 11 catches/45 yards (4.1 AVG)/1 TD (INJURED, 1-3 w/,1-0 w/o)


There's a couple notable improvements there (Henry, Cook, Drake, Kamara).

The Panthers seem to have found a way to turn their season around without McCaffrey. That said there's still only 3 winning teams on this list out of the top 10 highest paid RBs versus 4 teams on this list with 1 win or less. 

So 20% of the teams with winning records are on this list while 40% of the teams with 1 or less Ws are on this list.

5 of the top 10 rushers in the NFL by yardage are not on this list.
14 of the top 20 rushers in the NFL by yardage are not on this list.
9 of the top 10 rushers in the NFL by YPC are not on this list.
15 of the top 20 rushers in the NFL by YPC are not on this list.

It's a bit stronger looking than it was after Week 2, but investing heavily in a RB still just does not seem to be the way to go.