RazorStar 4,025 Posted September 11, 2013 (edited) Another topic, another explanation. Rather than just looking at pure efficiency stats like I do with QB's, I incorporate volume numbers as well. What I do is basically get an advanced number for yards per carry, I treat TD's like 6 yards, and fumbles like -5 yards. Once that number is reached, divide that new yardage total by the number if carries, subtract 2, and the multiply by the number of carries to get this number, which I am simply calling grade. It's a basic way of saying high YPC and TD's = good, low YPC and fumbles = bad. Naturally the more carries you have, the higher you will go on this list, but there have been notable exceptions. In any case, here's the spreadsheet, and the current numbers for week 1. Note: This a purely a measure of running ability, this does not take into account blocking or receiving. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ArR2caQsozOOdDFJOXhlT1NwX1lMQWhIeHAwcWZxZ0E&usp=sharing WEEK 1 NUMBERS: 1. LeSean McCoy 1282. Shane Vereen 733. Adrian Peterson 694. Steven Jackson 555. Jamaal Charles 51Reggie Bush 48DeAngelo Williams 47DeMarco Murray 46Fred Jackson 4110. Vick Ballard 37Ben Tate 37Rashard Menden 28Pierre Thomas 25Daryl Richardson 2315. Alfred Morris 22Trent Richardson 21Arian Foster 21Chris Johnson 20Darren McFadden 2020. Doug Martin 18Matt Forte 18Ray Rice 18MJD 15Eddie Lacy 1425. Jackie Battle 11Knowshon Moreno 10Marshawn Lynch 9Frank Gore 8Montee Ball 830. Ryan Mathews 7Bryce Brown 7Darren Sproles 6Bernard Pierce 4Daniel Thomas 435. BJGE 3C.J. Spiller 2Alfonso Smith 1Bilal Powell 0Chris Ivory -540. Mark Ingram -741. Lamar Miller -1742. Isaac Redman -17 Edited September 17, 2013 by RazorStar 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eefluxx 113 Posted September 12, 2013 Razor looks like you forgot a couple of ones in front of Ingram's -7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SteVo+ 3,702 Posted September 12, 2013 Thanks for doing this again this season, Razor. Always great to see your mathematical spin on the sport. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RazorStar 4,025 Posted September 17, 2013 Another week down, and new numbers to add to the books. LeSean McCoy still holds a lead on this list, but other competitors are making it close with big performances in week 2. Your top 5 days for week 2 are: 1. James Starks 98 2t. Darren McFadden 86 2t. Doug Martin 86 4. Alfred Morris 81 5. Knowshon Moreno 79 and the complete list of qualifying players this week is as follows (8 carries a game minimum). 1. LeSean McCoy 1592. Ben Tate 1123. Adrian Peterson 1124. Darren McFadden 1065. Doug Martin 104Alfred Morris 103James Starks 98Knowshon Moreno 89DeAngelo Williams 8810. Jamaal Charles 74C.J. Spiller 73Rashard Menden 70Arian Foster 68Chris Johnson 6615. Matt Forte 65Ahmad Bradshaw 63Marshawn Lynch 63Reggie Bush 55Fred Jackson 5320. DeMarco Murray 47Ryan Mathews 43Trent Richardson 43Daryl Richardson 38BJGE 3425. Stevan Ridley 31Lamar Miller 30Bernard Pierce 29Bilal Powell 28Ray Rice 2330. MJD 2231. Daniel Thomas 1832. Chris Ivory 1833. Frank Gore 634. Mark Ingram -335. Montee Ball -5 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ArR2caQsozOOdDFJOXhlT1NwX1lMQWhIeHAwcWZxZ0E&usp=sharing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RazorStar 4,025 Posted September 24, 2013 (edited) Week 3 Rankings LeSean McCoy is making it difficult for anybody to catch up to him, but I'm sure the Eagles would rather take a couple of wins if it meant McCoy was less dominant. Just makes you wonder what he would have done if Andy didn't squander the start of his career. The top 5 performances of week 3: 1. DeMarco Murray 129 2. LeSean McCoy 124 3. Bilal Powell 95 4. Johnathan Franklin 78 5. DeAngelo Williams 74 And the board heading into week 4 (RB's with 24+ carries) 1. LeSean McCoy 2832. DeMarco Murray 1763. DeAngelo Williams 1624t. Alfred Morris 1524t. Doug Martin 152Adrian Peterson 151Jamaal Charles 132Ben Tate 130Ahmad Bradshaw 12610. Matt Forte 126James Starks 125Bilal Powell 123Chris Johnson 118Fred Jackson 11115. Knowshon Moreno 104Arian Foster 98Darren McFadden 97Marshawn Lynch 94Rashard Menden 8120. Lamar Miller 76Joique Bell 69Ryan Mathews 69Frank Gore 66Trent Richardson 5825. Reggie Bush 55C.J. Spiller 52Bernard Pierce 52Pierre Thomas 50Stevan Ridley 4430. BJGE 44LeGarrette Blount 41Jacquizz Rodgers 40Daryl Richardson 38MJD 3335. Montee Ball 2936. Ray Rice 2337. David Wilson 1538. Chris Ivory 15 Edited September 24, 2013 by RazorStar Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thanatos 2,847 Posted September 24, 2013 I am very surprised by D-Will. He's been it really well, just had the bad fumble in the Hawks game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bay 2,003 Posted September 30, 2013 Gore went from Linkin Park to Smashing Pumpkins. Me gusta. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RazorStar 4,025 Posted October 1, 2013 (edited) Week 4 is now in the books, from 32 winless to 4, runningbacks have made a bit of headway, but the one man leading the pack keeps a strong hold on his lead. The 5 best performances of week 4 are as follows: 1. Francis Gore 114 2. Adrian Peterson 106 3. Reggie Bush 104 4. Matt Forte 73 5. Marshawn Lynch 65 Week 4 Rankings 1. LeSean McCoy 3242. Adrian Peterson 2573. DeMarco Murray 2134. Matt Forte 1995. Alfred Morris 191Frank Gore 180Knowshon Moreno 164Fred Jackson 162DeAngelo Williams 16210t. Bilal Powell 16110t. Jamaal Charles 161Reggie Bush 159Marshawn Lynch 159Ben Tate 15515. Arian Foster 146Doug Martin 143Ahmad Bradshaw 126James Starks 125Lamar Miller 12220. Darren McFadden 116Chris Johnson 109Gio Bernard 95LeGarrette Blount 93Ryan Mathews 9325. Trent Richardson 84C.J. Spiller 83Stevan Ridley 75Rashard Menden 68Joique Bell 6230. Jacquizz Rodgers 58Bernard Pierce 51BJGE 45David Wilson 44Pierre Thomas 4335. Montee Ball 3736. Daryl Richardson 3037. MJD 30 Edited October 22, 2013 by BringBackTebow Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RazorStar 4,025 Posted October 8, 2013 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ArR2caQsozOOdDFJOXhlT1NwX1lMQWhIeHAwcWZxZ0E&usp=sharing Shady still holds a large lead on the rest of the pack, given no spectacular games this week. However, many players have attempted to close the gap this week with strong performances, Lynch, Charles, Moreno, Foster and Gore all have caught up to the number 2 guy, which is a much tighter race. The top 5 performances of Week 5 are: 1. Marshawn Lynch, 17 carries, 102 yards. (68) 2. Jamaal Charles, 22 carries 108 yards, 1 TD (65) 3. Knowshon Moreno 19 carries, 93 yards, 1 TD (61) 4t. Arian Foster 21 carries, 98 yards (56) 4t. C.J. Spiller, 8 carries, 66 yards, 1 TD (56) Cumulative Rankings 1. LeSean McCoy 3362. Adrian Peterson 2573. DeMarco Murray 2384. Frank Gore 2335. Matt Forte 230Marshawn Lynch 227Jamaal Charles 226Knowshon Moreno 225Arian Foster 20210. Fred Jackson 193Alfred Morris 191Reggie Bush 177DeAngelo Williams 177Bilal Powell 17515. Ben Tate 169Doug Martin 143C.J. Spiller 139Ahmad Bradshaw 126Gio Bernard 12620. James Starks 125Lamar Miller 123Darren McFadden 116LeGarrette Blount 115Chris Johnson 10625. Trent Richardson 104Ryan Mathews 95Jacquizz Rodgers 85Rashard Menden 83BJGE 8030. Stevan Ridley 75Eddie Lacy 75Bernard Pierce 75Joique Bell 73MJD 6635. Jackie Battle 6236. Ray Rice 5737. David Wilson 5438. Daryl Richardson 5239. Pierre Thomas 4140. Montee Ball 3641. Willis McGahee 35 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RazorStar 4,025 Posted October 17, 2013 Shady is doing all he can to pull away from these fools who call themselves elite RB's. Arian Foster's brilliant game against the Rams has catapulted him into the second spot, and from there it's a dog fight all the way to the tenth spot. Top 5 performances of week 6: 1. Arian Foster (101) 2t. Eddie Lacy (74) 2t. Brandon Jacobs (74) 4. Stevan Ridley (68) 5. LeSean McCoy (61) Cumulative Grade 1. LeSean McCoy 3972. Arian Foster 3033. Adrian Peterson 2944. Frank Gore 2845. Marshawn Lynch 274 Jamaal Charles 267DeMarco Murray 259Matt Forte 259Knowshon Moreno 25510. Alfred Morris 246 Reggie Bush 221Fred Jackson 208DeAngelo Williams 207Bilal Powell 18715. Doug Martin 178 C.J. Spiller 174Ben Tate 167Ryan Mathews 153Eddie Lacy 14920. Stevan Ridley 143 Darren McFadden 136BJGE 130Gio Bernard 124Trent Richardson 12425. Lamar Miller 123 Chris Johnson 115LeGarrette Blount 110Rashard Menden 103MJD 10130. Jacquizz Rodgers 85 Joique Bell 84Brandon Jacobs 79Bernard Pierce 72Pierre Thomas 7035. Ray Rice 63 36. David Wilson 5437. Willis McGahee 5238. Daryl Richardson 5139. Montee Ball 45 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seanbrock 1,684 Posted October 17, 2013 Shady's coming for that ass Dallas. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OSUViking 505 Posted October 18, 2013 Shady's playing like the best RB this year, for sure. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RazorStar 4,025 Posted October 22, 2013 The progress towards first place inches closer, and we have another new second place runner, but Shady still holds the lead by a wide margin. This could be the year of Forte! The top performances of Week 7: 1. Matt Forte 77 2. Ryan Matthews 74 3. Alfred Morris 57 4t. Marshawn Lynch 55 4t. Le'Veon Bell 55 Week 7 Cumulative Rankings 1. LeSean McCoy 4162. Matt Forte 3363. Marshawn Lynch 3294. Frank Gore 3185. Jamaal Charles 312Arian Foster 306Alfred Morris 303Adrian Peterson 296Knowshon Moreno 27110. DeMarco Murray 259Reggie Bush 231Fred Jackson 228Ryan Mathews 227DeAngelo Williams 21715. Doug Martin 203Eddie Lacy 193Bilal Powell 187Ben Tate 187Stevan Ridley 17720. C.J. Spiller 173Lamar Miller 148Gio Bernard 137Darren McFadden 136Chris Johnson 13625. BJGE 134Trent Richardson 128MJD 120Zac Stacy 114LeGarrette Blount 11230. Rashard Menden 105Joique Bell 101Leveon Bell 94Jacquizz Rodgers 8534t. Chris Ivory 7834t. Ray Rice 7836. Bernard Pierce 7337. Pierre Thomas 7038. Willis McGahee 6939. Daryl Richardson 54 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seanbrock 1,684 Posted October 22, 2013 Anytime McCoy has a poor game rushing he catches 5-6 passes. I'd really like to see us run more with the other backs and have McCoy get like 18 carries and like 5-6 catches a game. I think that's how we get the most use of him. I think we should give Bryce Brown and the other backs like 10-12 carries a game ideally as well so we can give LeSean the breathers he needs to stay fresh and avoid injury. If we need McCoy more in some games then you do what you have to but ideally this is how I would use our personnel. I'd be using all those TE's to block and catch passes too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BJORN 679 Posted October 22, 2013 Lol at Ryan Mathews Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KempBolt 498 Posted October 22, 2013 Mathews is a middling running back, and yet so important to our offense. We really count on him to establish at least the threat of a ground game. And one thing I'll give him is the ability to create 2-3 yard runs out of what well could be negative plays. Those runs are vital in keeping defenses honest. The consequence of losing him became pretty clear when he went down against Oakland. But I'm certainly not going to start celebrating because he had a nice outing against the Jaguars. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BJORN 679 Posted October 22, 2013 He had a good outing against the Colts as well. Worth celebrating now seeing how he hadn't had a 100 yard game in two years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KempBolt 498 Posted October 22, 2013 He had a good outing against the Colts as well. Worth celebrating now seeing how he hadn't had a 100 yard game in two years. Another bad run defense, at least up until this past week. But I'm not saying I'm down on the kid. I guess I just mean I'm not going to gloat over good outings versus a really bad team. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CampinWithaMissingPerson 2,025 Posted October 23, 2013 The Jags aren't a bad team, they're just win challenged. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BwareDWare94 723 Posted October 23, 2013 The progress towards first place inches closer, and we have another new second place runner, but Shady still holds the lead by a wide margin. This could be the year of Forte! The top performances of Week 7: 1. Matt Forte 77 2. Ryan Matthews 74 3. Alfred Morris 57 4t. Marshawn Lynch 55 4t. Le'Veon Bell 55 Week 7 Cumulative Rankings 1. LeSean McCoy 416 2. Matt Forte 336 3. Marshawn Lynch 329 4. Frank Gore 318 5. Jamaal Charles 312 Arian Foster 306 Alfred Morris 303 Adrian Peterson 296 Knowshon Moreno 271 10. DeMarco Murray 259 Reggie Bush 231 Fred Jackson 228 Ryan Mathews 227 DeAngelo Williams 217 15. Doug Martin 203 Eddie Lacy 193 Bilal Powell 187 Ben Tate 187 Stevan Ridley 177 20. C.J. Spiller 173 Lamar Miller 148 Gio Bernard 137 Darren McFadden 136 Chris Johnson 136 25. BJGE 134 Trent Richardson 128 MJD 120 Zac Stacy 114 LeGarrette Blount 112 30. Rashard Menden 105 Joique Bell 101 Leveon Bell 94 Jacquizz Rodgers 85 34t. Chris Ivory 78 34t. Ray Rice 78 36. Bernard Pierce 73 37. Pierre Thomas 70 38. Willis McGahee 69 39. Daryl Richardson 54 Would it be a huge undertaking for you if I asked you how Joseph Randle graded out in his first start? I thought he was exceptionally solid, and had some nice yardage catching the ball, too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RazorStar 4,025 Posted October 23, 2013 These grades only cover skill runnng the ball, so Randle had a modest day, with a 27 grade. 19 carries for 65 yards. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RazorStar 4,025 Posted October 29, 2013 Hey, week 8 is in the books, and we have three great performances from NFC West backs taking the top spots for performances of the week. Here's the kicker though, none of those backs are named Frank Gore or Marshawn Lynch. Surprised? Yeah, I know I am. Shady keeps his hold of the top spot as the backs below him shuffle around every single week. Week 8's top performances: 1. Andre Ellington 15 carries, 154 yards, 1 TD, 130 grade 2. Zac Stacy, 26 carries, 134 yards, 82 grade 3. Kendall Hunter, 9 carries, 84 yards, 66 grade 4. Alfred Morris 17 carries, 93 yards, 1 TD, 65 grade 5. Stevan Ridley 14 carries, 79 yards, 1 TD, 57 grade Cumulative Rankings up to Week 8 1. LeSean McCoy 4342. Alfred Morris 3633. Frank Gore 3584. Jamaal Charles 3505t. Matt Forte 3365t. Adrian Peterson 336Marshawn Lynch 336Arian Foster 306Knowshon Moreno 28710. Reggie Bush 282DeMarco Murray 259DeAngelo Williams 250Fred Jackson 249Eddie Lacy 23515. Stevan Ridley 234Ryan Mathews 227Doug Martin 203Lamar Miller 201Zac Stacy 19620. Ben Tate 187Bilal Powell 186C.J. Spiller 173Darren McFadden 173MJD 15725. Gio Bernard 145BJGE 145Chris Johnson 136LeGarrette Blount 136Joique Bell 13130. Trent Richardson 128Pierre Thomas 107Rashard Menden 105Leveon Bell 98Jacquizz Rodgers 8935. Willis McGahee 7936. Ray Rice 7837t. Chris Ivory 7737t. Daryl Richardson 7739. Bernard Pierce 73 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RazorStar 4,025 Posted November 5, 2013 Well this week just blew the blocks off for runningback performances. Before we were lucky to get one 100 performance per week, this week our top 5 is filled with them. So here are all the spectacular performances of the week. 1. Chris Johnson 116; 23 carries, 150 yards, 2 TDs 2. Eddie Lacy 112; 22 carries, 150 yards, 1 TD 3. Chris Ivory 109; 18 carries, 139 yards, 1 TD 4. Mike James 102; 28 carries; 158 yards 5. Adrian Peterson 96; 25 carries, 140 yards, 1 TD Also of mention, CJ Spiller, Zac Stacy, Matt Forte, Marshawn Lynch, Alfred Morris, Gio Bernard and Stevan Ridley all had grades of 70 or higher. What a week for runningbacks. With McCoy's merely average performance this week, the gap is nearly invisible now. Freddy Morris, Adrian Peterson, Forte, and Lynch are all right on McCoy's tail for the top spot. Cumulative Rankings up to Week 9 1. LeSean McCoy 4542. Alfred Morris 4403. Adrian Peterson 4324t. Matt Forte 4194t. Marshawn Lynch 419Jamaal Charles 406Frank Gore 358Eddie Lacy 347Arian Foster 30610. Stevan Ridley 304Fred Jackson 294Knowshon Moreno 287DeMarco Murray 282Reggie Bush 28215. Zac Stacy 281Lamar Miller 269DeAngelo Williams 266C.J. Spiller 265Chris Johnson 25220. Ryan Mathews 247Ben Tate 224Gio Bernard 218Doug Martin 203Bilal Powell 19725. Chris Ivory 186LeGarrette Blount 179Darren McFadden 175BJGE 175MJD 15730. Mike James 144Leveon Bell 140Trent Richardson 132Joique Bell 131Pierre Thomas 11935. Mike Tolbert 116Daniel Thomas 108Rashard Menden 105Jacquizz Rodgers 93Danny Woodhead 7940. Daryl Richardson 7741. Ray Rice 7342. Bernard Pierce 7243. Montee Ball 6644. Willis McGahee 63 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RazorStar 4,025 Posted November 12, 2013 Week 10 is in the books. And after Thursday's game I had hope that we'd have a new number 1 back this week. Then I realized the Eagles were playing the Packers, and the Packers cannot play defense. Soooo, let's take a look at the top five performances of the week, before we hit the rankings. At the moment the number of carries a back needs to qualify is 59. Oh... and the Cowboys must be proud, a first round bust ran for 100 yards for the first time in his career. 1. Mark Ingram 14 carries, 145 yards, 1 TD (123 grade) 2. LeSean McCoy 25 carries, 155 yards (105 grade) 3. Marshawn Lynch 24 carries, 145 yards, 1 TD (103 grade) 4. Alfred Morris 26 carries, 139 yards (87 grade) 5. Reggie Bush 14 carries, 105 yards (77 grade) Cumulative Rankings up to Week 10: 1. LeSean McCoy 5592. Alfred Morris 5273. Marshawn Lynch 5224. Adrian Peterson 4795. Matt Forte 418Frank Gore 408Jamaal Charles 406Eddie Lacy 372Reggie Bush 35910. DeMarco Murray 345Fred Jackson 325Knowshon Moreno 322Arian Foster 306Stevan Ridley 30415. DeAngelo Williams 302Zac Stacy 297Ryan Mathews 284C.J. Spiller 272Lamar Miller 25720. Chris Johnson 253Ben Tate 250Gio Bernard 248Doug Martin 203Bilal Powell 19725. BJGE 193Rashad Jennings 192Chris Ivory 186LeGarrette Blount 179Pierre Thomas 17830. Mike James 175Darren McFadden 175MJD 162Leveon Bell 159Joique Bell 15235. Trent Richardson 124Rashard Menden 121Mike Tolbert 119Jacquizz Rodgers 118Daniel Thomas 9840. Danny Woodhead 9441. Bernard Pierce 8742. Daryl Richardson 7743. Montee Ball 7644. Ray Rice 6745. Willis McGahee 63 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites