Do 1,000 yards per season by RBs still mean anything?

[GimmeTheBall!]

Blimey!
If an RB is sturdy enough to stay healthy and play even 15 games, tha is 67 yards per game in one season.
If he plays in 17 games, tha is 59 yards per game.
I know, I know. It's a modern passing game, but 1,000 yards a season used to be a big deal.
How did our view of 1,000 yards change?

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[CouchCoach]

No, when that was a thing, they only played 12-14 games.

Rather see how many 100 yard games a RB has than total yards.

 

[MWH1967]

nope, its min now.

 

[TwistedL0g1k]

Last season there were 16 RB's to gain more than 1,000 yards.

Pollard was 16th on that list BTW.

 

[jazzcat22]

Not as much as as it used to.
when 12 game season, you needed 83.3 YPG, at 14 games needed 71.4. It still meant something then.
16 games it dropped to 62.5, and now at 17 games, it is 58.8.
when they add an18th games, it will be 55.55.

it you extrapolate it out based on a 14 game season average to be equal you would need 1214 yards for it to mean something in comparison.

 

[12+88=7]

In today's NFL 1000 yards equates to 1416 yards in a 17 game season.

For a QB the 3000 yard mark is 4250 in a 17 game season.

Last year there were 8 QBs, 5 WRs, and 3 RBs that achieved the mark.

 

[DanTanna]

Yes, it means that RB SuCKS !!!

 

[RoboQB]

1200 yards is the new "1000 yards".
71 yards a game is the minimum.
But they don't pay the QB all that $$$ to hand the ball off.

 

[Coogiguy03]

Yup that's why they're so irrelevant these days!!

 

[SinceDayOne]

"Do 1,000 yards per season by RBs still mean anything?"​

Yeah. It means the RB is good. But not THAT good. If he only gets 1000 in a full season he has NOT had a great season. Back in the day when teams played 12 then 14 games a RB with 1000 yards had done something special. Now the "great" rushing yard number is more like 1200.

I have pretty much gotten past the total yards rushing for a RB per season number anyway. For a starting RB I look at the total number of rushing attempts and yards per carry stats....total number of pass receptions and yards per reception. Those numbers mean more that a simple yearly rushing yardage total anyway.

 

[plasticman]

It may be more difficult now than it was back then.

The percentage of passing plays to running plays have dramatically shifted in the past 12 to 15 seasons.

There may be a 17 game schedule instead of a 16, 14, or even 12 game schedule but teams are passing more and running less.

In the 70's the Cowboys ran an average of 37 times a game. In the past ten years it has been about 28 times a game.

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

In today's NFL 1000 yards equates to 1416 yards in a 17 game season.

For a QB the 3000 yard mark is 4250 in a 17 game season.

Last year there were 8 QBs, 5 WRs, and 3 RBs that achieved the mark.

Of course.

 

[TequilaCowboy]

Me thinks that now with rules helping the passing game more, you gotta look at the total yardage for a RB which will include rushing yards and receiving yards. A RB1 rushing under 1k, and receiving under 500 is very average or below really. If he can manage to rush about 1300 and receive 600 plus, that is a pretty good Pro Bowl year. I think Pollard had 1007 yards rushing, and 371 yards receiving last year----but his problem was his touches, he did avg 5.2 rushing and 9.5 receiving which is great... ...having to share time with Zeke hurt the team. But showing flashes of big play ability gave him a franchise contract.

So No it is not special...., an RB1 rushing for only 1000 yards and not being a factor in the passing game is replaceable in the NFL, forget about getting paid a big time contract.

 

[gimmesix]

Blimey!
If an RB is sturdy enough to stay healthy and play even 15 games, tha is 67 yards per game in one season.
If he plays in 17 games, tha is 59 yards per game.
I know, I know. It's a modern passing game, but 1,000 yards a season used to be a big deal.
How did our view of 1,000 yards change?

Holla and brings me a dollah!

On its own? No. Coupled with YPC? Yes.

A running back who has 1,000 yards while averaging 4.5 yards or better is a top-tier back.

There were 15 backs who rushed for 1,000-plus yards last year; 10 averaged 4.5 or better. Big difference between Najee Harris' 1,034 yards and Tony Pollard's 1,007 because Harris averaged 3.8 per carry and Pollard 5.2.

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

Me thinks that now with rules helping the passing game more, you gotta look at the total yardage for a RB which will include rushing yards and receiving yards.

Exactly, me lad!
Why should receiving yards not count?

 

[Hoofbite]

I think they mean something, but just a different something than what it meant before. Not sure what it really means now but it can still be a measure just as well as any other arbitrary amount. Only 3 players had 300 carries or more last year. In 2000, it was 9.

Top 25 rushers (in terms of attempts) in 2000 averaged 289 carries. Last year it was 237. Players may need fewer yards/game now days, but they are also getting fewer carries by a lot.

I think Yards Per Carry is a solid metric so long as there is a sufficient sample size in terms of attempts.

 

[TrailBlazer]

It's means the same as it always has because it's much more running back by committee.

 

[diamonddelts]

It's means the same as it always has because it's much more running back by committee.

Same as it ever was.

 

[Cowboys5217]

Nah, it has lost its luster. 1250 seems more like the bench mark now for a good season rushing yards wise.

I can still remember when 400 yards passing in a game was kinda rare, so the game has changed in a lot of ways.

 

[diamonddelts]

15 yards per quarter!