LeSean McCoy has had 'one' elite-season where he produced a statline of:
1,309 Rushing Yards / 17 Touchdowns
48 Receptions / 373 Yards / 3 Touchdowns
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Now, great if you owned LeSean McCoy in 2011 you had a legit RB1. However, if you look at those numbers in comparison to what he's produced his entire career:
1,309 Rushing Yards / 3,866 Career Rushing Yards = 33% of career production.
315 Receiving Yards / 1,588 Career Receiving Yards = 20% of career production.
20 Touchdowns / 38 Career Touchdowns = 52% of career production.
For a player being unanimously being drafted in the 1st Round, it's strange that over HALF his total touchdowns came in one-season. In fact, the 2011 season was Michael Vick's "miracle season" where the Eagles were playing at a ridiculous level on offense.
To put this in better perspective...
2011 (16 games):
81 Rushing Yards / 1.06 Rushing Touchdowns per game.
3 Receptions / 23 Receiving Yards / .2 Receiving Touchdowns per game.
Rest of Career (27 games, excluding Rookie Season):
71 Rushing Yards / .333 Rushing Touchdowns per game.
4.8 Receptions / 35 Receiving Yards / .185 Receiving Touchdowns per game.
+Prorated over a 16 game season, McCoy's average stats add up to approximately:
1,136 Yards / 5 Rushing Touchdowns
76 Receptions / 560 Receiving Yards / 3 Receiving Touchdowns
Now, 1,700 total yards is nothing to scoff at but those numbers don't scream "elite" to me. For me, I would draft the following RBs above him:
1.) Adrian Peterson
2.) Arian Foster
3.) Jamaal Charles
4.) CJ Spiller
5.) Doug Martin
6.) Steven Jackson
7.) Alfred Morris
8.) Chris Johnson
9.) Ray Rice
10.) Marshawn Lynch
11.) Trent Richardson
12.) LeSean McCoy
I 'don't' know what the ramification of a Chip Kelly lead offense will have but I don't think McCoy is a threat to score 10+ Touchdowns this season. I think McCoy's 2011 campaign is an outlier, similar to Deangelo Williams' ridiculous 2008 season.
McCoy, imo, is a low-end RB1 and a great RB2.
1,309 Rushing Yards / 17 Touchdowns
48 Receptions / 373 Yards / 3 Touchdowns
-
Now, great if you owned LeSean McCoy in 2011 you had a legit RB1. However, if you look at those numbers in comparison to what he's produced his entire career:
1,309 Rushing Yards / 3,866 Career Rushing Yards = 33% of career production.
315 Receiving Yards / 1,588 Career Receiving Yards = 20% of career production.
20 Touchdowns / 38 Career Touchdowns = 52% of career production.
For a player being unanimously being drafted in the 1st Round, it's strange that over HALF his total touchdowns came in one-season. In fact, the 2011 season was Michael Vick's "miracle season" where the Eagles were playing at a ridiculous level on offense.
To put this in better perspective...
2011 (16 games):
81 Rushing Yards / 1.06 Rushing Touchdowns per game.
3 Receptions / 23 Receiving Yards / .2 Receiving Touchdowns per game.
Rest of Career (27 games, excluding Rookie Season):
71 Rushing Yards / .333 Rushing Touchdowns per game.
4.8 Receptions / 35 Receiving Yards / .185 Receiving Touchdowns per game.
+Prorated over a 16 game season, McCoy's average stats add up to approximately:
1,136 Yards / 5 Rushing Touchdowns
76 Receptions / 560 Receiving Yards / 3 Receiving Touchdowns
Now, 1,700 total yards is nothing to scoff at but those numbers don't scream "elite" to me. For me, I would draft the following RBs above him:
1.) Adrian Peterson
2.) Arian Foster
3.) Jamaal Charles
4.) CJ Spiller
5.) Doug Martin
6.) Steven Jackson
7.) Alfred Morris
8.) Chris Johnson
9.) Ray Rice
10.) Marshawn Lynch
11.) Trent Richardson
12.) LeSean McCoy
I 'don't' know what the ramification of a Chip Kelly lead offense will have but I don't think McCoy is a threat to score 10+ Touchdowns this season. I think McCoy's 2011 campaign is an outlier, similar to Deangelo Williams' ridiculous 2008 season.
McCoy, imo, is a low-end RB1 and a great RB2.
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