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Argos. said 07/12, 03:09 PM
AP is on the decline, therefore he wont be as hard hitting.

Over AP's career, his average yards per carry have dropped from 5.6 to 4.8 to 4.4. AP last year only had 3 games where he went over 100 yards, a major disappointment.

AP has had so many carries so early in his carry, and since he plays to the contact he has taken a beating, getting hit more than any other RB. If AP wants to last longer in the NFL, he will have to change his style. AP is gonna have to avoid the big hits and contact if he wants to survive longer in the NFL, and he knows that. Therefore, he wont run as hard, or else he will be LT at a younger age.

As for Gerhart, we haven't seen anything from him in the NFL. Sure, he is pounding some college kids, but less see him do that to players bigger and stronger than him in the NFL.


My pick came down to two backfields, the Baltimore Ravens and the team I am picking...The Miami Dolphins. The backfield is Ricky and Ronnie.

Some quick notes:
- Ronnie Brown gained 68.5% of his yards last season after first contact was made, 3% higher than AP.

- Both are proven power runners in the NFL

- Hilliard and Polite are also both BIG hard power runners

Argos. said 07/12, 08:20 PM
You don't know how someone can decline after three years? How about 986 carries in his first 49 career games? How about taking more hits than any other RB in the last three season?

Peterson takes a beating, and he is slowing down somewhat. His yards per carry averages have dropped every year since joining the NFL (5.6 to 4.8 to 4.4). It even dropped last year, when Favre was added and forced teams to play the pass more!

Peterson is gonna realize, to have a long career as an NFL running back, he is gonna have to take it a bit easier. Save some gas in the tank, and occasionally duck out of bounds, rather taking that extra hit and gaining only one more hit.

And what about Toby? Has he proven anything in the NFL? He is as far from a lock as there is. He wasn't one of the top 4 RB taken in the draft, and he was picked 51st. If he was gonna be such a good RB, I think some team would have taken him earlier. The scouts obviously say something in him, that turned them off him.

Brown averages more % of his yards after contact than AP. I think Brown seeks more contact.

I got two proven RB that run hard, and like the contact.

Argos. said 07/13, 12:16 PM
"he's going to get less rushes."

Yet his Y/PA drop. He should be fresher, and have a higher Y/PA, yet he ranked 24th in Y/PA. Also, with a good QB teams stop stacking the box and putting 8 men in the box, opening up more room to run. Yet, his Y/PA continue to drop.


"He had more yards last year than he had in his first 2 years combined."

What? Did you pass Grade 3 Math? 1,819 yards is not more than 1,885 yards he got the previous season, and definitely not more than the combined 3,494 yards he has gained in his first two seasons.


"But you can't deny the fact he's a hard runner. He was a power guy in college"

Against guys smaller than him, and weaker. In the NFL, the LB are bigger and stronger than him.


"Ronnie Brown is simply known for being a wildcat RB"

Yet he had great success prior to the wildcat, and had his best ever season prior, making the Pro Bowl.

As for him not being a hard power runner, he has more yards after contact than AP.

Besides Ricky > Gehart

Then the Phins have Polite at FB. The Vikings lost their starting FB, and Polite is a big power runner.