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Carolina Panthers

7 May , 2016
I was just playing around with the numbers. Over the last two years, 43 players have carried the ball at least 10 times when it’s been inside the 5...

Chicago Bears

6 May , 2016
I was just making said adjustments for the Bears, and it occurs to me that their fifth-round pick, Jordan Howard, could fit really nicely into that offense...

Fourth-round running backs

6 May , 2016
This exercise is of debatable value...

New York Jets

5 May , 2016
Ivory appears to be a more aggressive, violent runner. He’s a tackle breaker. Forte is definitely older – 30...

San Francisco 49ers

4 May , 2016
Under Kelly, LeSean McCoy ran for over 1,300 yards in both of his seasons...

Third-round running backs

4 May , 2016
There have been 44 other running backs taken in the third round since 2000, and by our binary evaluation (Hit/Miss), there have been more than three times as many Misses (32) as Hits (9)...

Drops

2 May , 2016
Previously around here, I have gone with drops versus pass attempts – drops versus targets. But now that I think about it more, that doesn’t make as much sense...

Derrick Henry

2 May , 2016
There have been 40 running backs selected in the second round since 2000...

Denver Broncos

1 May , 2016
John Elway is a Hall of Fame quarterback, and he thinks Lynch is for real. He traded up to get him. The Cowboys supposedly wanted him...

Tampa Bay

30 Apr , 2016
Aguayo converted 88 percent of his field goals at Florida State, which was the same school for only two receivers selected earlier in the last 20 years – Sebastian Janikowski back in 2000. Since ...

Ezekiel Elliott

29 Apr , 2016
Over the last 20 years, there have been 16 0ther running backs drafted in the top 10 of the NFL Draft...

Coby Fleener

28 Apr , 2016
On the downside, they’ll also use Josh Hill and Michael Hoomanawanui, and those guys pilfered away 5 TDs last year – they’ll sneak them free on play-action looks around the goal line. So will Flee...

Seattle Seahawks

26 Apr , 2016
Among all wide receivers with at least 50 targets (and there were 86 of them), only 9 caught over 72 percent of the passes thrown their way...

Connor Cook

26 Apr , 2016
Cook completed only 56 percent of his passes last season. Of the 42 quarterbacks drafted in the first round since 2000, only 11 have completed under 60 percent their final season of college...

Frank Gore

25 Apr , 2016
I find that to be a number to look at. You look at the effectiveness of a player, and then you measure it against the other running backs on the same team...

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