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Originally Posted by Mile High Mania
I know this... Gordon and Williams ranked 11th and 13th respectively in rushing yards, both over 900. They both received 203 carries, ranking them around 15th overall for RBs.
Clearly, this is a duo that can produce and with better coaching and an actual QB, their production will increase. Williams will see an increase in his workload and he's a more productive receiver than Gordon.
By the way, Williams was 18th in YPC ... your stat rank included Josh Allen. You know, Rashaad Penny had 6.3 YPC and topped the NFL.
When you sort the rankings by RBs with more than 200 carries and then YPC - you see the real story. Both Gordon and Williams were 15 and 16 in carries over 200. THEN, you look at the YPC rankings for guys with more than 200 carries and only Taylor, Cook, Chubb, Harris and Mitchell top them in YPC.
So, Gordon and Williams were 6th and 7th in YPC for RBs with more than 200 carries. Looks better when you view it from a workload comparison.
Piss all over 2021 however you like, it's gone.
Wilson, Williams, Gordon, Sutton, Patrick, Jeudy, Hamler... they have the makings of a consistently solid offense.
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Both Gordon and Williams outperformed Alvin Kamara in yards, first downs, and TDs (Williams tied with Kamara while Gordon had double the TDs) while getting fewer carries, yet Kamara was selected to the Pro Bowl (mainly because the RB competition is not as stiff in the NFC).
I've heard a lot of talk about the talent difference in QBs between the AFC and NFC, but the difference in RBs is stark as well. 4 AFC RBs outperformed the best NFC RB, and that's with Derrick Henry missing half the year, so it probably should have been 5.