New Orleans Saints running back Mark Ingram back to 100 percent after thumb injury

Utah_Saint · 10-17-2014, 08:13 PM

Originally Posted by teddybarexxx

once again i hate stats, but since you brought this up, let me say this, the jets are the way they are because they turn the ball over a lot. that kills you as well. not because of the lack of running success. so once again good stat but very misleading.

It wasn't meant to be deceiving it was meant to show that just because you're a good rushing team doesn't necessarily mean you're a winning team.

So we can also look at it the other way around...

The division leaders

Philly is 15th in the NFL in rushing yards per game
Detroit is 29th
Carolina is 28th
Arizona is 30th
New England is 19th
Cincinnati is 12th
Indianapolis is 16th
San Diego is 25th

Not one of those teams is running the ball more than the Saints, none of them are in the top 10 and only 2 of the eight are even in the top half of the league, half of them are in the bottom quarter of the league, yet somehow they're all leading their respective divisions.

The point I'm trying to make is a good running game is a good tool to have but it's not necessary to have a winning team.

10-17-2014, 08:13 PM	#6
Utah_Saint Site Donor 2019 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 3,521	Re: New Orleans Saints running back Mark Ingram back to 100 percent after thumb injury Originally Posted by teddybarexxx once again i hate stats, but since you brought this up, let me say this, the jets are the way they are because they turn the ball over a lot. that kills you as well. not because of the lack of running success. so once again good stat but very misleading. It wasn't meant to be deceiving it was meant to show that just because you're a good rushing team doesn't necessarily mean you're a winning team. So we can also look at it the other way around... The division leaders Philly is 15th in the NFL in rushing yards per game Detroit is 29th Carolina is 28th Arizona is 30th New England is 19th Cincinnati is 12th Indianapolis is 16th San Diego is 25th Not one of those teams is running the ball more than the Saints, none of them are in the top 10 and only 2 of the eight are even in the top half of the league, half of them are in the bottom quarter of the league, yet somehow they're all leading their respective divisions. The point I'm trying to make is a good running game is a good tool to have but it's not necessary to have a winning team. brees84 likes this.

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