northerncowboynation
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Dorsett was faster, Zeke is a better over all RB than TD and I loved TD
Barely faster. 4.3 - 4.4.Dorsett was faster, Zeke is a better over all RB than TD and I loved TD
Fair enough, we simply disagree
For anyone else who might be looking at it like I am:
In the 1977 the regular season was 14 games plus the Cowboys won the super bowl so they played 17 games
In 78, the regular season switched to 16 games and the cowboys made the super bowl again playing 19 games total
So depending upon how you look at it, Dorsett played or had the opportunity to play in 30 or 36 games
For Dickerson, he had 16 regular season games and 2 playoff games in his rookie year of 1983.
In 1984, he had 16 regular season games and 1 playoff game. So 32 games or 35 if playoffs are included.
For Zeke, he played in 16 games his rookie year plus 1 playoff game, then 10 games his second year since he was suspended 6 for a total of 26 or 27 games in his first 2 years
If only regular season games were considered for the comparison, then
Dorsett had 2,332 yards over a possible 30 games
Dickerson had 2771 yards over a possible 32 games
Zeke had 2614 yards over a possible 26 games
Emmitt had 2500 yards over a possible 32 games
Taking the number of games into account makes Zekes numbers more impressive imo
I didn't go so far as to look and see if each RB played in all the regular season games each year which would change how this data could be interpreted
Bottom line is Zeke is clearly in good company and considering the number of games he was able to accumulate his yards, he appears to have surpassed them all.
Fair enough, we simply disagree
For anyone else who might be looking at it like I am:
In the 1977 the regular season was 14 games plus the Cowboys won the super bowl so they played 17 games
In 78, the regular season switched to 16 games and the cowboys made the super bowl again playing 19 games total
So depending upon how you look at it, Dorsett played or had the opportunity to play in 30 or 36 games
For Dickerson, he had 16 regular season games and 2 playoff games in his rookie year of 1983.
In 1984, he had 16 regular season games and 1 playoff game. So 32 games or 35 if playoffs are included.
For Zeke, he played in 16 games his rookie year plus 1 playoff game, then 10 games his second year since he was suspended 6 for a total of 26 or 27 games in his first 2 years
If only regular season games were considered for the comparison, then
Dorsett had 2,332 yards over a possible 30 games
Dickerson had 2771 yards over a possible 32 games
Zeke had 2614 yards over a possible 26 games
Emmitt had 2500 yards over a possible 32 games
Taking the number of games into account makes Zekes numbers more impressive imo
I didn't go so far as to look and see if each RB played in all the regular season games each year which would change how this data could be interpreted
Bottom line is Zeke is clearly in good company and considering the number of games he was able to accumulate his yards, he appears to have surpassed them all.
Can he stay healthy like E and No way I would question Zeke's desire. Emmitt always said he was going to be the top RB of all time, not sure if Zeke has that desire but the man has always been a winner and knows how to win. He certainly has the desire. The heart? We'll see. Heath is a big big deal with RB's
You missed my post. Dickerson had 3,913 yards in 32 regular season games.
Zeke probably has the most physical talent of the 3.Baller in the finest. Doesn’t have the rushing champs heart or Dorsett’s speed. Still love me some Zeke.
What are we disagreeing about?
I think it is pretty straight forward what he means by "first 2 seasons".
Don't know where he's getting his numbers.
Zeke had and will have a better O line. I predict the future better than Colon Cowherd.Smith had a great O line. And if you look at the passing numbers they were much lower compared to this era. They ran the ball more.
What was the average carry for each running back.? Right now Zeke averages at least 5 more carries per game (in reality its much more) and plays behind one of the best O lines in the NFL. Comparing total yards is a ridiculous stat. Morris averaged less than a half yard per carry compared to Zeke.Hey, he missed only 14 players in his list.
Elliott is 16th all-time in rushing yards through two seasons, although everyone with more yards also played at least four more games than Elliott. In yards per game, Elliott is third behind Dickerson and Clinton Portis.
Pretty impressive, especially w/o 6 games missed 2017........
Its embarrassing how off that tweet was.Here is a quick list of notable running backs who accumulated more rushing yards after their first 2 years in the league than Elliott.
2774 yards Barry Sanders
3147 yards Earl Campbell
2655 yards Terrell Davis
3099 yards Clinton Portis
2919 yards LaDanian Tomlinson
2639 yards Curtis Martin
3101 yards Adrian Peterson
3262 yards Edgerrin James
2767 yards Eddie George
3234 yards Chris Johnson
I don't think judging a running back over total yards accumulated after just 2 regular seasons is a great measuring stick. You hope for many more productive years.
Pretty impressive, especially w/o 6 games missed 2017........
Pretty impressive, especially w/o 6 games missed 2017........
Zeke had and will have a better O line. I predict the future better than Colon Cowherd.
Smith had a great O line. And if you look at the passing numbers they were much lower compared to this era. They ran the ball more.