Week 8 Random NFL Musings, and why NFL RB's are all the same

[Warner2BruceTD]

Warner: You can plug and play anyone with no drop in production.
Senser: You can't plug and play anyone without a drop in production.

Actually, what I said was you can plug most of the backups into the starting roles and see a minimal drop in production, because the starters arent that much bettter than the backups.

[Senser81]

Not per game. Nobody does.



Hardcore Viking homers wouldnt try to make the argument that Peterson is as good out of the backfield as Jackson.

My point is that its pretty sad when the two traits (all-purpose yards and receiving) that Jackson is superior than Peterson are areas in which he still is behind Peterson.

[theMINI]

Both Thomas and Bell are equally good RBs capable of putting about the same amount of production. Production will come in different ways but none of them are spectacular or elite RBs and can be easily interchangeable.

[Archer]

Teams are seeing that you need two good backs to be succesful so they are spending more picks/money on backups than ever thus upping the numbers

The system helps too ... Denver for example produced good backs on stats for years

[theMINI]

Are you stoned?????????????????

Sorry, I meant Bells hands.*

[Bear Pand]

lol at Slaton getting benched. Even though he came into this season way overrated (especially in fantasy football) he's the kind of RB that could do some real damage against Indy. Last year he averaged like 8 yards a carry and put up 250 yards in 2 games against them. Those little midget speedy RBs are kryptonite to Indy's D.

[Senser81]

Both Thomas and Bell are equally good RBs capable of putting about the same amount of production. Production will come in different ways but none of them are spectacular or elite RBs and can be easily interchangeable.

I don't understand why you and W2B keep repeating this. Its not the case at all. Thomas is a better runner, a vastly superior receiver, and scores at nearly a 6-to-1 rate when compared to Bell.

One guy has 54 receptions, the other has 2. One guy has 17 TDs, the other guy has 3. Yet this is the example you keep harping on?

[NAHSTE]

Tashard Choice is a good example for your argument W2B. But FWIW, I fall somewhere between the Senser camp and the W2B camp on this one.

[Hasselbeck]

Julius Jones and Edgerrin James are also good for your argument W2B.. they both are so shitty you don't even notice when they are in the game

[theMINI]

I don't understand why you and W2B keep repeating this. Its not the case at all. Thomas is a better runner, a vastly superior receiver, and scores at nearly a 6-to-1 rate when compared to Bell.

One guy has 54 receptions, the other has 2. One guy has 17 TDs, the other guy has 3. Yet this is the example you keep harping on?

Opportunity/situation.

[theMINI]

Opportunity/situation.

Besides, Thomas can easily be replaced by Bush and Bell can easily be replaced by another RB. None of them are elite. You can plug and play another RB and the production might slightly decrease but will put up similar numbers given the opportunity and situation.

[Warner2BruceTD]

I don't understand why you and W2B keep repeating this. Its not the case at all. Thomas is a better runner, a vastly superior receiver, and scores at nearly a 6-to-1 rate when compared to Bell.

One guy has 54 receptions, the other has 2. One guy has 17 TDs, the other guy has 3. Yet this is the example you keep harping on?

You keep combining 2008 & 2009, knowing full well Bell was buried on the bench in 2008 and never played.

I posted the numbers from 2009 (Bell's only substantial body of work as a Saint, and the only relevent information to the debate, because we are talking about guys stepping in in place of the starter), and you completely ignored them.

Thomas has less yards, one more TD, and 5 more receptions.

For the year:

Bell - 343 yards, 2 TD's, 85 ypg
Thomas - 314, 3 TD's, 63 ypg

Thomas played mimimally in one game while hurt, which drops his ypg, so that stat iosnt really fair, but please show me where you see this significant drop in production from Thomas to Bell. It isnt there.

Bell ran for 140+ and 80+ in his two starts.

And AGAIN, I agree Thomas is probably the better player, but the drop off is minimal in terms of production, when Bell starts.

I think the problem here, is senser sees Thomas as a much better player than I do. That's fine, but my point remains the same. No dropoff when Bell started. I think both of them a mediocre NFL RB's, fwiw.

[theMINI]

Why would you combine 2008 and 2009? What a shady mfer...

[theMINI]

If you think Thomas' numbers can't be easily replaced then you have a problem. Any ELITE RB can easily surpass his numbers and any decent RB can easily equal his numbers. The league is filled with decent RBs.

[Senser81]

Opportunity/situation.

AAAAHHHH! They play on the same team!!! The situation is the same! :guns: