Derrick Ward deserves some love

is that by limiting the number of carries will extend a RB’s career. It’s like limiting the number of pitches a pitcher throws in a baseball season. Ward may not get 1,000 seasons, but he’ll be running when he’s 65, like OJ Anderson.

Also, to average over 5 yards per carry is phenomenal. I remember the old days of 2 yards and a cloud of dust. Ward, Jacobs and Bradshaw are talented backs, but for a good run game, it also takes a coherent O-line, inteligent play calling, and a passing game that keeps the defense guessing.

The problem is you are off the Jets scrap heap, and I keep watiing for the other shoe to drop.

about Ward, but then my professor ended our class an hour early, so I never did it. Take a look at his gamelogs this season:

Week # Att Yards Avg. Rec. Yards Avg. Tot. Touches Tot. Yds Avg.
Week 1: 9 39 4.3 2 21 10.5 11 60 5.5
Week 2: 8 58 7.3 1 8 8.0 9 66 7.3
Week 3: 9 80 8.9 3 26 8.7 12 106 8.8
Week 5: 7 40 5.7 2 10 5.0 9 50 5.6
Week 6: 10 101 10.1 2 1 0.5 11 102 9.3
Week 7: 4 19 4.8 3 50 16.7 7 69 9.9

Tis just goes to show that it’s not like he’s simply had one amazing game (as happens with a lot of backups, if the team takes a big lead or the starter goes out early with a minor injury), but that he’s been unbelievably consistent in every game. He’s gotten between 7 and 12 touches every game, and gone for at least 50 yards in each of those games. His “worst” game was week 5, against the Seahawks, which is ironic considering that’s the type of blowout backups usually shine in. And his best game was the next week, against the Browns, exactly the kind of game that backups usually barely get into.

In short, this guy’s is such an underrated component of the offense. With the exception of week 5, he’s actually been getting better each game. Something tells me if the Giants don’t bring him back, he’s gonna make a lot of money to be the starter somewhere else, and I could see him putting together a 1,000 yard season or two.

pretty much says it all.

Is pretty damn good

ok but 8.9 yards per catch is still pretty good.

Sorry, Derierre usually handles the stats, I was promised there would be no math.

These three running backs are incredible and I really hope that the GMen can find a way to keep them all. If not, Reese seems to have an eye for RB talent (Danny Ware anyone?) so I think we’ll be ok.

Not only that, but injuries are a big part of life in the NFL. One of these guys will get hurt at some point this year, that’s just how the game goes and the other guys will have a chance to shine.

Now, if only we could cure Bradshaw’s fumbling woes…..

and nobody was there except me. what’s the deal?

I’m very comfortable with DWard carrying some of the load. In fact quite a bit of the load. Everyone screams for Bradshaw, but something just doesn’t smell right about how few carries he’s getting. It seems that TC doesn’t trust him like he trusts the Beast & DWard, even before he got a case of fumblelitis. Our running game is just sick. A lot of the credit goes to the O-line, but we also have some very good backs to turn that whole in the front line into much more.

in my eyes..and you have a lot of love which you just dont realize..and forget about the people who dont matter who say they dont want you in the game..because all the people that love you want to see you play, and that over weighs all the people who dont. So you just continue doing what you do making your fans happy, your family proud, and your little sister looking up to her big brother. Go #34!!!