Throwdowns > Closed

Rawkstar said 10/03, 02:32 PM
As of right now Matt Forte is the best RB in football.

He has 324 rushing yards at 5.4 yards a clip. His total number of yards is not the as high as it should be either. 2 of the 4 games this year he has received 10 or less carries. Not his fault that Martz clearly prefers to pass the ball. But Forte has not fumbled or committed a turnover this season. Run DMC has. Forte also only has 1 less 20+ run than Run DMC in fewer attempts. Both have big play capability.

But where Forte lacks in his rushing, he more than makes up for in the passing game. He has 26 Rec for 310 yards. That is 12 yards a catch. He also leads the league in YAC.

Both Forte and Run DMC have accounted for 23 first downs.

So for total yards Forte averages more yards per game, in fact he leads the league in yards from scrimmage at 158 and is much more of a dual threat. He is harder to game plan against and is harder to stop due to his true versatility.

No doubt Run DMC is Oakland's MVP at this time, but the same could be said of Forte for the Bears.

Edge Forte!!!

Rawkstar said 10/03, 03:19 PM
3 things I want to touch on.

"Would you rather have a RB that runs the ball or catches the ball?"

Trick question. I would rather a RB that can be efficient at both, most importantly I would like a RB that gains positive yardage however he can. And Forte gets more.

"He doesn't get the targets Forte does because they run different offenses."

I could easily say Forte doesn't get the touches Run DMC gets because they run different offenses.

Green Bay stopped the run and forced Jay Cutler to beat them. It was a game plan. A smart one. Being that Forte is more dangerous that Cutler and Cutler is known to turn the ball over. But even with Green Bay loading the box stopping the run Forte still manage 80+ yards of offense that game. He is dynamic.

You speak of Carolina's weak run D. Prior to the gashing forte did the Carolina they were a middle of the pack Run D. If you subtract the 224 rushing yards the bears put up (205 was forte) from the 575 they have given up then divide that number by 3 you get 117. Which is a pretty average rushing yards per game. What happened was Forte made the Panthers the 2nd worse run D. You just prop'd Forte by mistake here!!!

Rawkstar said 10/04, 02:59 PM
Let's look at things this way.

Run DMC 75 Rush attempts
Forte 26 Receptions

Both are the high in this comparison

If Forte had 75 rushing attempts for his current season average he would have 405 rushing yards.

If Run DMC had 26 receptions at his current season average he would have 228 reception yards.

So with an equal number of carries and receptions Run DMC and Fortes numbers would look like this.

Run DMC
468 rushing
228 Rec
696 total yards
Forte
405 rushing
310 Rec
715 total yards

Even if they had the exact amount of touches and receptions Forte has the edge. However this is not the case. Forte plays in an offense that does focus more on passing the ball. But when asked to run he does very well in doing so. 5.4 yards a rush is nothing to sneeze at. But when comparing Forte as a complete RB, one who is asked to be a receiver and a rusher he is having more of an impact and plays a larger role in the offense.

Forte leads the NFL in Total Yards
Forte leads the NFL in YAC
Forte leads all RBs in rec's and rec yards.


After 4 games Forte is the best RB in the league.