The rule of 1,500

By Kelly May  |   Monday, July 14, 2008  |  Comments( 9 )

 Fantasy Football
Take a 215-pound man and slam him into the middle of 10 or so guys, all of whom average 275 pounds each. Now do that about 300 times each football season. What’s left over is a Pro Football Hall of Famer, a broken-down backup or a bust. Being an NFL running back isn’t easy, but it’s an even tougher job to try and figure out when one will ...
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 No.1
franziski		 05:34 AM
07/15/2008
No one would argue that there is a physical limit to the amount of damage a body can take, but it is interesting to see that there is a delineated breaking point that is common in all people. It would be cool if you could actually gauge how much punishment running backs take in a career, like the average psi through an amount of time. I'll bet most backs take the exact same amount of damage in 1500 carries, or their careers, making there a defined amount of damage the most human bodies can take.
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 No.2
 05:44 AM
07/15/2008
How 'bout doing an article on why a 1000 yds in a season is not a good enough standard, anymore, for a running back ? It was when there was a 12 game season.But not no more.
12 is to 1000 as
16 is to x
Oh, you do the math.
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RedskinFan21ST		 12:04 PM
07/15/2008
I agree with both of you. It's not that 1500 carries is the exact amount but it's not a secret that running backs aren't durable, that's why the most successful teams now have at least 2 backs they rely on.

Also yes I don't think 1,000 yards is that special anymore. Don't get me wrong is a very solid season but, I don't find it to be some outstanding statistic anymore.
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