Gort
10-22-2006, 11:36 AM
i decided to do a quick comparison between the 2005 team and the 2006 team after 5 games. both teams were 4-1. but my perception was that the 2005 team was more efficient in the running game, and more explosive. so i wanted to see if that perception was right.
RB/FB performances
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key = att/yds/long
2005
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game 1 - @ miami
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t. bell 13/47/30
m. anderson 4/5/3
game 2 - san diego
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m. anderson 15/49/8
r. dayne 8/44/13
k. johnson 1/3/3
game 3 - kansas city
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m. anderson 20/98/44
t. bell 5/47/24
r. dayne 3/6/4
k. johnson 2/5/4
game 4 - @ jacksonville
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m. anderson 23/115/22
t. bell 15/60/12
r. dayne 2/3/3
game 5 - washington
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t. bell 12/127/55
m. anderson 11/34/9
2006
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game 1 - @ st. louis
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t. bell 15/103/39
m. bell 10/58/36
game 2 - kansas city
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t. bell 16/69/20
m. bell 13/44/19
k. johnson 2/18/15
game 3 - @ new england
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t. bell 27/123/21
m. bell 4/12/7
game 4 - baltimore
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t. bell 19/92/17
c. sapp 3/10/4
k. johnson 2/5/3
game 5 - oakland
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t. bell 23/83/10
m. bell 1/2/2
through 5 games in 2005. 643 yds on 134 carries.
through 5 games in 2006. 619 yds on 135 carries.
through 5 games in 2005, m. anderson had 55% of carries and t. bell had 34% of carries.
through 5 games in 2006, t. bell had 74% of carries and m. bell had 21% of carries.
so it looks like the offensive production from the backfield is about the same. however, the 2006 Broncos is clearly a 1 back offense at this point without a platoon. m. bell has had only 5 carries in the past 3 games! t. bell is shouldering the full load, and that's about twice the number of carries as he had lin 2005. the stats do seem to suggest that he is a little bit less explosive this year, but it's hard to say for sure yet. i'd like to see his 4Q numbers to see if he's getting tired or not. i liked the idea of fresh legs in the 4Q last year, which seemed to help the Broncos break off some long runs. outside of the Rams game, we haven't really seen that in 2006. my conclusion is that the RB/FB position is doing well and there hasn't been a significant dropoff from last year, so i don't think they're contributing as much to the O woes as i thought they might. they do seem a bit less explosive though.
don't know if anyone cares besides me. just thought it was worth looking into while awaiting today's KO.
RB/FB performances
===============
key = att/yds/long
2005
====
game 1 - @ miami
----------------
t. bell 13/47/30
m. anderson 4/5/3
game 2 - san diego
------------------
m. anderson 15/49/8
r. dayne 8/44/13
k. johnson 1/3/3
game 3 - kansas city
--------------------
m. anderson 20/98/44
t. bell 5/47/24
r. dayne 3/6/4
k. johnson 2/5/4
game 4 - @ jacksonville
-----------------------
m. anderson 23/115/22
t. bell 15/60/12
r. dayne 2/3/3
game 5 - washington
-------------------
t. bell 12/127/55
m. anderson 11/34/9
2006
====
game 1 - @ st. louis
--------------------
t. bell 15/103/39
m. bell 10/58/36
game 2 - kansas city
--------------------
t. bell 16/69/20
m. bell 13/44/19
k. johnson 2/18/15
game 3 - @ new england
----------------------
t. bell 27/123/21
m. bell 4/12/7
game 4 - baltimore
------------------
t. bell 19/92/17
c. sapp 3/10/4
k. johnson 2/5/3
game 5 - oakland
----------------
t. bell 23/83/10
m. bell 1/2/2
through 5 games in 2005. 643 yds on 134 carries.
through 5 games in 2006. 619 yds on 135 carries.
through 5 games in 2005, m. anderson had 55% of carries and t. bell had 34% of carries.
through 5 games in 2006, t. bell had 74% of carries and m. bell had 21% of carries.
so it looks like the offensive production from the backfield is about the same. however, the 2006 Broncos is clearly a 1 back offense at this point without a platoon. m. bell has had only 5 carries in the past 3 games! t. bell is shouldering the full load, and that's about twice the number of carries as he had lin 2005. the stats do seem to suggest that he is a little bit less explosive this year, but it's hard to say for sure yet. i'd like to see his 4Q numbers to see if he's getting tired or not. i liked the idea of fresh legs in the 4Q last year, which seemed to help the Broncos break off some long runs. outside of the Rams game, we haven't really seen that in 2006. my conclusion is that the RB/FB position is doing well and there hasn't been a significant dropoff from last year, so i don't think they're contributing as much to the O woes as i thought they might. they do seem a bit less explosive though.
don't know if anyone cares besides me. just thought it was worth looking into while awaiting today's KO.