(01-04-2020, 09:57 AM)Rico Wrote:

(01-04-2020, 09:02 AM)p_rushing Wrote: Yes others will fall, but LF loses more than 1 ypc. You could do further analysis on the data, but would need each run for every RB. A starting RB should be consistent, not relying on long runs to get any yards. I'm sure the mean, median, and mode is skewed but without having all the detailed data, it's a way to quickly show value of LF running the ball. If you can't move the chains because you are under 3 ypc for most carriers, then you can't get a 1st down.

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I'd love to see that data that show how many times he's been hit well behind the line of scrimmage almost as soon as he gets the ball.

So why don't we subtract those too?  I mean, they're 'outliers' and all.

Probably would make more sense to account for how often defenders get penetration rather than how many times they're hit.

Why that way, you ask? Because you're suggesting rewarding Fournette for failing to ever make anyone miss while those running backs that make his miss don't get credit for that.

Statistical analysis models can be complex if you want to arrive at any kind of useful result. Really, though, for a guy like Fournette, just the standard deviation of his average run is probably enough to tell us a lot about how inconsistent he is.

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