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Peyton Manning / running for touchdowns

Is Peyton Manning a top-4 quarterback? One of the thing he has working against him is mobility. (Or, more accurately, lack of mobility).

Manning doesn't gain any yards. In his last 48 games, I think he's run for a total of 11 yards. And they don't use him on sneaks at the goal line. At this point in his career, he's just trying to avoid getting touched - stay healthy.

Compare that to Tom Brady, who's a similar type of quarterback. With Brady, they use him on some sneaks at the goal line; he's run for 7 TDs in the last two years.

In most fantasy leagues, rushing production is worth more than passing. 10 rushing yards is like throwing for 20 passing yards. And 4 TD runs is like throwing an additional 6 touchdowns.

It's a strike against Manning.

Looking at his game-by-game stats, I see Manning hasn't run for a touchdown in 57 straight games. Earlier in his career, he had a streak of 59 games without a TD run. I checked through the numbers of the other top passers in league history and couldn't find anyone else who had two streaks of 50-plus games without a rushing touchdown.


MOST GAMES WITHOUT TOUCHDOWN RUN
   St   Years   

  111  (1993-2000)   Drew Bledsoe
  110  (1983-1993)   Ken O'Brien
   92   (1990-1997)   Jim Everett
   92   (1992-2001)   Jeff George
   91   (1985-1996)   Bobby Hebert
   76   (2002-2007)   Joey Harrington
   75   (2001-2006)   Brett Favre
   73   (2000-2005)   Kerry Collins
   61   (2001-2006)   Brad Johnson
   60   (1994-1998)   Dan Marino
   59   (2003-2006)   Peyton Manning
   58   (1990-1999)   Chris Miller
   57   (2008-2013)   Peyton Manning
   56   (1987-1992)   Dave Krieg
   53   (1998-2004)   Vinny Testaverde

^aEUR"Ian Allan


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