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How good is Grant?
I didn't want to take another topic too far off topic, so I started a new topic. Veretax listed 10 RBs better than Ryan Grant. In order, they are:
1. Ladanian Tomlinson - San Diego Chargers
2. Adrian Peterson - Minnesota Vikings
3. Steven Jackson - St. Louis Rams
4. Clinton Portis - Washington Redskins
5. Jamal Lewis - Cleveland Browns
6. Brian Westbrook - Philadelphia Eagles
7. Joseph Addai - Indianapolis Colts
8. Frank Gore - San Francisco 49ers
9. Warrick Dunn - Tampa Bay
10. Fred Taylor - Jacksonville Jaguars
I think injuries aside for all parties, Grant beats at least five of them and ends the year behind LT, AP, and two other RBs. I think for sure, he'll end '08 in the top 10 for total rushing yardage and maybe higher, but of the RBs he listed, he'll beat five of them in total yardage.
Running is a very imprecise science. A RB might have 1500 yards one year, 800 the next year (and only miss one game), then 1200 the next year. But I'm still predicting Grant to have a monster year because our OL is starting to come together. The Giants game was bad not because of Grant but because the Giants were flat out awesome. Look what they did to the Pats.
Westbrook is hard to measure, because he's an all-purpose yards guy. I put him in my top 5 RBs actually because he can hurt you in so many different ways. But all in all, I'm guessing Grant ends the season in the top 10 for total rushing yards and beats out 5 of the ones listed there.
I didn't want to take another topic too far off topic, so I started a new topic. Veretax listed 10 RBs better than Ryan Grant. In order, they are:
1. Ladanian Tomlinson - San Diego Chargers
2. Adrian Peterson - Minnesota Vikings
3. Steven Jackson - St. Louis Rams
4. Clinton Portis - Washington Redskins
5. Jamal Lewis - Cleveland Browns
6. Brian Westbrook - Philadelphia Eagles
7. Joseph Addai - Indianapolis Colts
8. Frank Gore - San Francisco 49ers
9. Warrick Dunn - Tampa Bay
10. Fred Taylor - Jacksonville Jaguars
I think injuries aside for all parties, Grant beats at least five of them and ends the year behind LT, AP, and two other RBs. I think for sure, he'll end '08 in the top 10 for total rushing yardage and maybe higher, but of the RBs he listed, he'll beat five of them in total yardage.
Running is a very imprecise science. A RB might have 1500 yards one year, 800 the next year (and only miss one game), then 1200 the next year. But I'm still predicting Grant to have a monster year because our OL is starting to come together. The Giants game was bad not because of Grant but because the Giants were flat out awesome. Look what they did to the Pats.
Westbrook is hard to measure, because he's an all-purpose yards guy. I put him in my top 5 RBs actually because he can hurt you in so many different ways. But all in all, I'm guessing Grant ends the season in the top 10 for total rushing yards and beats out 5 of the ones listed there.