Mark5 Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 You only have to average 62 yards a game in the 16 game schedule, why don't they man-up and make it 1200/1300 yards? 1000 yards was an accomplishment when the schedule was 12 -14 games. Now if TWO RBs got 1000 yards each, THAT would be worthy but to brag about gaining 60 yards a game is pretty lame in todays world.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isleseeya Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 1000 yards Its not a big deal anymore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chavez Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 I think it was Duce Staley who said "they say 1000 yards isn't a big deal but let me know how you feel when you don't hit 1000 yds." I agree that 1200 is the new 1000 - all a back has to do is stay healthy and not suck to reach the 1k plateau. But it's been a historical benchmark and is a nice, round number, so it stays. Aside from needing a hair over 60 yds a game to reach it, another factor diminishing whatever the achievement may mean is the inflation of offensive stats - in the first 16-game season you had NO 4000 yd passers. This year there are 4 with one game left, and Manning, Kitna, Hass, and Palmer are <200 yds away from the milestone. Derek Anderson can attain it as well with a monster game (he needs 365 yds). There were 4 1000 yd WRs in '78. I'm not even bothering to count this year - I'll guess there will be in the neighborhood of 20. There were 11 1000 yd rushers in '78. There are 16 this year, with MB III under 20 yds away, SJax 53 yds short, Ryan Grant needs 101 yds, and Earnest Graham needs 102. Bottom line is that with 16 games, the 1000 yd benchmark meant less. The proliferation of cheap offensive yardage dilutes it even further. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chavez Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 There were 4 1000 yd WRs in '78. I'm not even bothering to count this year - I'll guess there will be in the neighborhood of 20. Okay, so I counted - 22 so far, with 5 other guys between 920-982, and three more in the mid-to-high 800s. Potential for over 30! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donutrun Jellies Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 1600 + 16TDs in 16 games. THAT's the mark to celebrate. 1000 in 16? Let's celebrate some mediocrity so we don't risk hurting some back's feelings ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chavez Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 1600 + 16TDs in 16 games. THAT's the mark to celebrate. 1000 in 16? Let's celebrate some mediocrity so we don't risk hurting some back's feelings ... Well, 1000 yds through history: 12 games - 84 yds/game. Accomplished by 9 men prior to 1961 14 games - 72 yds/game. Accomplished by 43 men from 61-78. Not bothering to tally the 1000 yd rusher over a 16 game season. But let's look at the guys who've hit the 100 yd/1 td a game over a full season mark - Jim Brown ('58, '59, '65) Jim Taylor ('62), OJ SImpson ('75), Walter Payton ('77), Earl Campbell ('79), Emmitt Smith ('92, '95), Terrell Davis ('98), Ricky Williams ('02), Priest Holmes ('02), Shaun Alexander ('04, '05), Larry Johnson ('05, '06), and LT ('06). And even that show statistical inflation - the feat was accomplished 7 times from 1919-1992, 10 times from 1992-2007 (nobody really has a shot at it this year). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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