Barber - what was that stat they flashed?

[SMCowboy]

I believe it said something like, "Marion Barber - Greatest Running Back Ever Made."

Or some such.

The more carries he gets, the more those big runs are bound to happen. He keeps pushing and pushing, and eventually that LBs arms are too tired, or he takes an angle that he thinks is correct, forgetting that MB3 has worn him the hell out and he can't get there in time - and suddenly, the defense that has stacked the line against Barber turns into wide open space.

I do agree, Marion Barber is one of your power type RB's and he definately needs his carries to get the yards, as he will wear down defense.

I would love to see how good Marion Barber could be if he was able to team up with a Reggie Bush type RB (Darren McFadden anyone) instead of Julius Jones.

 

[HogsRLegends]

well that makes sense. I have always wondered where that came from. so than where did the cross-dressing thing come from?

Just some crazed fan fanatics

 

[HogsRLegends]

in 2005 he was a rookie backup with over 500 yards and 5 TDs joke?

Barber was a joke in 2005. We'd hold that ***** to like 2 YPC. Unfortunately he's improved

 

[zrinkill]

I cannot believe a Commander fan would have the nerve to call anyone else a joke ....

 

[03EBZ06]

Barber was a joke in 2005. We'd hold that ***** to like 2 YPC. Unfortunately he's improved

Stop exaggerating. In week 4 against stinks, MBIII didn't play and in week 15 against your team, he had 10 carries for 30 yards (3 YPC) and 4 reception for 26 yards.

In that game, Bledsoe absolutely sucked, throwing two INTs and had one fumble in three quarters (another INT in late 4th quarter), which put us way behind 35-0, and after that we didn't have much of running game, mostly passing game and pretty much eliminated the effectivity of MBIII in most of third and all of fourth quarter.

 

[AmericasTeam31]

Stop exaggerating. In week 4 against stinks, MBIII didn't play and in week 15 against your team, he had 10 carries for 40 yards (3 YPC) and 4 reception for 26 yards.

In that game, Bledsoe absolutely sucked, throwing two INTs and had one fumble in three quarters (another INT in late 4th quarter), which put us way behind 35-0, and after that we didn't have much of running game, mostly passing game and pretty much eliminated the effectivity of MBIII in most of third and all of fourth quarter.

Actually that would be 4 ypc?

 

[03EBZ06]

Actually that would be 4 ypc?

I fat fingered it, it should be 30 yards, thanks.

 

[jterrell]

Eight.

But it's a very misleading stat, because it only counts the games in which he got at least 10 carries. The 8 games in which he had at least 10 carries actually stretches out over a 15-game period. For example, that includes a 9-carry game when he averaged 3.9 ypc.

But what it clearly does say is that he definitely does not need to go back to getting less than 10 carries in any game.

So it's not the real record of most consecutive (uninterrupted) games with 5.0 ypc at 10+ carries. But I'd like to know who has that record, because right now Barber is at a legit 3.

Edit: Getting 3 straight, uninterrupted games of 5.0 ypc is apparently very hard to do. Going back to 1995, Emmitt never did it, and Sanders got 4 games in a row of 5.0 only once--the year he rushed for over 2,000 yards.
Nobody else who has had a 2,000-yard season since 1995 has had 4 such games in a row. And Westbrook has never had 4 in a row of 5.0 ypc with 10+ carries.

So what Barber has done this year is pretty significant.

very good stuff sir.

do let us know if you dredge up more info.

to me it is really just another indication that the kid can flat out play.