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Re: 2000 yard rushers

By Cork55
3/14/2014 11:14 pm
I just took a look at the MFN-20 test league and here is what I saw.

From 2014 through 2019 there were no 2000 yard backs. From that point on, the seasons are listed individually.

2020 - 1
2021 - 2
2022 - 1
2023 - 3
2024 - 1
2025 - 6 (From 1973 through 2013 there have only been seven 2000 yard backs in NFL history)
2026 - 3
2027 - 2
2028 - 1
2029 - 3
2030 - 2
2031 - 1
2032 - 4
2033 - 1
2034 - 2
2035 - 2
2036 - 1

For 23 seasons there are 36 2000 yard seasons.

This is a bit extreme when compared to the NFL data. I wonder if increasing penalties will help lower the number of 2000 yard backs.
Last edited at 3/14/2014 11:16 pm

Re: 2000 yard rushers

By jdavidbakr - Site Admin
3/15/2014 6:55 am
Another item that I hope to roll out soon is the ability for defenses to key on the run/pass, which I hope will help pull these numbers down. I hadn't thought of penalties having an effect, but that's a good thought too.

Re: 2000 yard rushers

By Firefly
3/17/2014 8:38 pm
More than penalties, I think the yards per carry is too high for certain runs in particular

Re: 2000 yard rushers

By Cork55
3/17/2014 10:52 pm
The outside running plays tend to yield a lot of big runs.