OK, he fumble(s)d, but can we talk about Cook's season, historically, please?

[chris heff]

33 minutes ago, Olaf Fub said:

Joe Ferguson lead the league in passing in 1977. 

 

NFL QB 1977 Stats

Was Jerry Butler on that team?

 

I caught a pass from one of the guys on that list.

Edited 1 hour ago by chris heff

[Behindenemylines]

7 hours ago, Buffalo Ballin said:

Cook needs a rebound game this Sunday.

Cook just needs to hold on the F&$&in ball.  Enough of the theatrics etc etc.  

[BADOLBILZ]

8 hours ago, dollars 2 donuts said:

However, don't think of it as games as much as carries.

 

OJ ran for 1,503 on 290 carries.  Cook has 1,308 on 249 attempts.  

 

If...IF you were to grant James his 5.3 yards per carry average over 41 more attempts it would put him at 1,525 yards on 290 carries.

 

 

 

Where you took a wrong turn in this comparison is that the league yards per rush was 4.0 in 1975, 4.1 in 1976, 3.8 in 1977 etc.. and fluctuated in those ranges for many years thereafter.

 

Nowadays that number is all the way up to 4.4 yards per carry.

 

WAY easier to run the ball in the NFL today.    

 

[dollars 2 donuts]

4 minutes ago, BADOLBILZ said:

 

 

Where you took a wrong turn in this comparison is that the league yards per rush was 4.0 in 1975, 4.1 in 1976, 3.8 in 1977 etc.. and fluctuated in those ranges for many years thereafter.

 

Nowadays that number is all the way up to 4.4 yards per carry.

 

WAY easier to run the ball in the NFL today.    

 

 

I hear ya, but my main point (lost, my bad in not being clear) was not comparing OJ and Cook, but just that it was a great season by Cook amongst all the 33 rushing seasons in Bills history.