TheOak

I see a lot of people commenting that Ingram requires more carry's to get into a rhythm... I am not buying into the logic so I decided to scour the web to see what I could find to justify or negate that claim.

What I have found is that that is a RB claim but no one can substantiate it. That logic also leads me to believe that RBs that require rhythm should not get much over 2 YPC in the first Qtr... Also even 20 carries per game is not in a row and rhythm is not created when there are gaps between runs.

It also seems that the required carries for rhythm is being misinterpreted. It is consecutive carries and not total carries in a game.

Read this article:
"The answer? Nope. With each consecutive carry a running back gets, his DVOA tends to drop. It drops so quickly and spectacularly, in fact, that by the time the fourth carry in a row rolls around, you might as well hand the ball to a rusted out refrigerator. Or Rudi Johnson."

Getting into a rhythm? Does it happen for running backs? - Shutdown Corner - NFL*Blog - Yahoo! Sports

Read this article:
"That mitigates the findings of this sort of research to an extent, but doesn't disqualify it. Running the ball with one player repeatedly to get him and your offense into a "rhythm" is only likely to put them on the sidelines."
FOOTBALL OUTSIDERS: Innovative Statistics, Intelligent Analysis | Can Running Backs Get Into A Rhythm?


An Offense requires a rhythm, a QB requires a rhythm (he touches the ball every play).

Running Backs including Ingram do not require rhythm.

As I searched the only people that said running backs need rhythm are Running Backs that want more carries or fans if Reggie Bush lol.

When you constantly hand the ball to one RB repeatedly doesn't that sort of negate trying to disguise the plays so a defense doesn't know what is coming?

I have seen 15+ carries a game to get the required rhythm... ONLY the top 7-9 RB's in the game get over 17+ carries per game. and that's because they are proven RBs that earned that right.
2012 NFL Player Rushing Stats - National Football League - ESPN
2011 NFL Player Rushing Stats - National Football League - ESPN

Deuce only has over 250 carries per game in 3 of his 8 years.
Deuce McAllister NFL Football Statistics - Pro-Football-Reference.com

Pierre has never had over 150
Pierre Thomas NFL Football Statistics - Pro-Football-Reference.com

Even in Reggies case His highest Yard/carry wasn't his highest in the season he had the most carries.
Reggie Bush NFL Football Statistics - Pro-Football-Reference.com