McGahee says he's best back in NFL (1 Viewer)

[Alluro]

http://www.philly.com/dailynews/sports/200...ack_in_NFL.html

OWINGS MILLS, Md. - Willis McGahee doesn't let the facts get in the way of a good boast.

He believes, really believes, he is the best running back in the NFL, and is not the least bit bothered by the fact that the numbers don't support that claim.

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Not the best obviously, but i am banking on a career season from Mr. McGahee this year. Glad to see he is still talking the talk though..now he just has to go back it up on the field.

 

[prymetyme25]

http://www.philly.com/dailynews/sports/200...ack_in_NFL.html

OWINGS MILLS, Md. - Willis McGahee doesn't let the facts get in the way of a good boast.

He believes, really believes, he is the best running back in the NFL, and is not the least bit bothered by the fact that the numbers don't support that claim.

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Not the best obviously, but i am banking on a career season from Mr. McGahee this year. Glad to see he is still talking the talk though..now he just has to go back it up on the field.

Isn't this old news.

 

[BroadwayG]

 

[Kit Fisto]

McGahee might be the most OVERRATED RB in the league... but best? That's laughable.

 

[Tubalcane]

I would say that he has the best Knee reconstruction...I will never for get that hit...ewwww. And one day IMO he will have to get the second best Knee reconstruction.

 

[perry147]

Delusional.

 

[redman]

Nope, I think Travis Henry has him beat.

 

[PantherPower]

Cocaine is a hell of a drug...

 

[Raider Nation]

20 years from now, what will I think of when I hear the name Willis McGahee?

Being a great runner at The U? Nope

Being the best running back in the NFL in 2007? Nope

Rather, I'll remember Drew Rosenhaus telling the Bills to pull his finger on draft day in 2003.

 

[Keith Lewis]

I would say that he has the best Knee reconstruction...I will never for get that hit...ewwww. And one day IMO he will have to get the second best Knee reconstruction.

What does the bolded part mean? Why would he need a 2nd knee reconstruction?

 

[Keith Lewis]

Cocaine is a hell of a drug...

 

[Reality Football]

Somehow, Shanahan is orchestrating this to motivate Cecil Sapp.

Shanahan, you genius!

 

[dirtywaters20]

Cocaine is a hell of a drug...

CHARLIE MURPHY!

 

[hardcoredx]

What a complete dolt of epic magnitude. He is not even even the 2nd best back in his own division. There are atleast 8-9 rbs better than him off the top of my head. He'll never even be the best RB in Raven history. The guy is his prime and has sucked for the Bills outside that fluke year.I hope this ####### breaks so we don't have to hear from him again.

 

[LHUCKS]

Wasn't even the best back on his own college team.

 

[raven1911]

Cocaine is a hell of a drug...

CHARLIE MURPHY!

I didn't put my feet on his couch.....of course I put my feet on his couch!

 

[Carter_Can_Fly]

Cocaine is a hell of a drug...

CHARLIE MURPHY!

I didn't put my feet on his couch.....of course I put my feet on his couch!

This all made me laugh, thanks for that on this rainy morning.

 

[Ron_Mexico]

vastly underrated this season.

Baltimore ran the ball over 30% more

with Jamal Lewis than the Bolls did with McGahee last season.

Do the math.

 

[Mungo Burrows]

vastly underrated this season.Baltimore ran the ball over 30% morewith Jamal Lewis than the Bolls did with McGahee last season.Do the math.

He gets injured 30% sooner? (j/k)

 

[Ron_Mexico]

vastly underrated this season.Baltimore ran the ball over 30% morewith Jamal Lewis than the Bolls did with McGahee last season.Do the math.

He gets injured 30% sooner? (j/k)

 

[sholditch]

vastly underrated this season.Baltimore ran the ball over 30% morewith Jamal Lewis than the Bolls did with McGahee last season.Do the math.

OK, 1132 and 9 TDs.McGahee is a freaking clown, and every time he makes these absolutely delusional statements he proves it yet again. Who, other than him and possibly his mom, would ever beleive he is a better RB than the following:LTSASJAxParkerWestbrookthe guy doesn't even sniff the top five in my book. I can think of at least 10-15 other backs I would rather have on my fantasy team and in real life. Dude is a freaking #######. Obviously doesn't understand that you actually have to WORK AT IT to even be considered in that conversation. That, and actually put up numbers more than once every three years.

 

[Hammerage]

McGahee isn't even the best RB from Miami in the NFL right now, let alone best RB overall.

 

[NoCheese]

LOOK AT ME....I'M THE GREATEST RUNNING BACK EVAH!!

 

[LHUCKS]

McGahee isn't even the best RB from Miami in the NFL right now

Honda...see post #15

 

[Ron_Mexico]

vastly underrated this season.Baltimore ran the ball over 30% morewith Jamal Lewis than the Bolls did with McGahee last season.Do the math.

OK, 1132 and 9 TDs.

Jamal Lewis is a tired old RB who cannot hold a candleto McGahee in the Baltimore offensive scheme.All things being equal, McGahee's numbers will be SUBSTANTIALLY higher than Jamal Lewis' 2006 numbers.

 

[H.K.]

His T.O.-like swagger didn't play well in Buffalo. Neither did the three paternity suits filed against him, nor the disparaging comments he made about the city and the quality of its women, nor his demands for a new contract, nor the 3.8 yards per carry he averaged the last two seasons.

"I was glad for it to be over with [in Buffalo]," McGahee said. "They were getting tired of me. I guess I wasn't producing the way they wanted me to produce. But everything happens for a reason. I'm out of Buffalo and came here [baltimore] where they were 13-3. Things are only going to get better."

What was his complaint about the quality of women in Buffalo? Did they get pregnant too easily or not easily enough? Also, sounds like his "production" was at a very high level......just not on the field.

 

[Grigs Allmoon]

I can think of at least 10-15 other backs I would rather have on my fantasy team and in real life.

I can probably name 20-25 I'd rather have in RL.In FF he actually has a bit more value, being a starter. He's still a very average RB, with no heart.

 

[Traders2001]

vastly underrated this season.Baltimore ran the ball over 30% morewith Jamal Lewis than the Bolls did with McGahee last season.Do the math.

OK, 1132 and 9 TDs.

Jamal Lewis is a tired old RB who cannot hold a candleto McGahee in the Baltimore offensive scheme.All things being equal, McGahee's numbers will be SUBSTANTIALLY higher than Jamal Lewis' 2006 numbers.

I dont care what all those pseudo experts say McGahee is good for 1500 rush yards and 13 rushing TD's plus 2 receiving TD,s that would put him a top 5-7 RB FF.

 

[sholditch]

vastly underrated this season.

Baltimore ran the ball over 30% more

with Jamal Lewis than the Bolls did with McGahee last season.

Do the math.

OK, 1132 and 9 TDs.

Jamal Lewis is a tired old RB who cannot hold a candleto McGahee in the Baltimore offensive scheme.

All things being equal, McGahee's numbers will be SUBSTANTIALLY higher

than Jamal Lewis' 2006 numbers.

define "substantially" I can See McDork getting about 1350 total and 10 total TDs. But back to the subject: doesn't this guy have an agent or a publicist that should be telling him what an idiot he sounds like? This is the rough equivalent of Rex Grossman saying he's the best QB in the NFL. Or me saying I'm the greatest writer in history. Seriously, he is just inviting people to laugh at him.

ETA: this tells you everything you need to know about his prospects:

the 3.8 yards per carry he averaged the last two seasons

 

[Mike]

20 years from now, what will I think of when I hear the name Willis McGahee?

Being a great runner at The U? Nope

Being the best running back in the NFL in 2007? Nope

Rather, I'll remember Drew Rosenhaus telling the Bills to pull his finger on draft day in 2003.

I'll always remember him as the worst NFL Network Total Access guest host of all time (last offseason). Absolutely horrible.

 

[Sabertooth]

20 years from now, what will I think of when I hear the name Willis McGahee?

Being a great runner at The U? Nope

Being the best running back in the NFL in 2007? Nope

Rather, I'll remember Drew Rosenhaus telling the Bills to pull his finger on draft day in 2003.

I'll remember watching his knee do bad things.

 

[zamboni]

IIRC, McGahee made a similar proclamation a few years back - we all saw how that (didn't) turn out. Nothing to see here.

 

[jurb26]

McGahee isn't even the best RB from Miami in the NFL right now, let alone best RB overall.

That really isn't a bad thing in the least.

 

[Ron_Mexico]

vastly underrated this season.Baltimore ran the ball over 30% morewith Jamal Lewis than the Bolls did with McGahee last season.Do the math.

OK, 1132 and 9 TDs.

Jamal Lewis is a tired old RB who cannot hold a candleto McGahee in the Baltimore offensive scheme.All things being equal, McGahee's numbers will be SUBSTANTIALLY higher than Jamal Lewis' 2006 numbers.

define "substantially" I can See McDork getting about 1350 total and 10 total TDs.

1350 would be approximately 20% more than Jamal rushing yards last season,I would bump McGahee's numbers close to 25-30% higher than JL's 2006 numbersfrom 2006.1450 and 12

 

[cstu]

vastly underrated this season.Baltimore ran the ball over 30% morewith Jamal Lewis than the Bolls did with McGahee last season.Do the math.

OK, 1132 and 9 TDs.

Jamal Lewis is a tired old RB who cannot hold a candleto McGahee in the Baltimore offensive scheme.All things being equal, McGahee's numbers will be SUBSTANTIALLY higher than Jamal Lewis' 2006 numbers.

define "substantially" I can See McDork getting about 1350 total and 10 total TDs.

1350 would be approximately 20% more than Jamal rushing yards last season,I would bump McGahee's numbers close to 25-30% higher than JL's 2006 numbersfrom 2006.1450 and 12

So a career year, eh? Even if you take the best yardage and TD numbers from his 3 years (1247 and 13) it doesn't equal what you are predicting. The Ravens have been 25th and 31st in YPC the past two years and it wasn't all Jamal Lewis' fault. Anyone that thinks McGahee is going to cure all of the Ravens rushing issues is

 

[Alluro]

vastly underrated this season.

Baltimore ran the ball over 30% more

with Jamal Lewis than the Bolls did with McGahee last season.

Do the math.

OK, 1132 and 9 TDs.

Jamal Lewis is a tired old RB who cannot hold a candleto McGahee in the Baltimore offensive scheme.

All things being equal, McGahee's numbers will be SUBSTANTIALLY higher

than Jamal Lewis' 2006 numbers.

define "substantially" I can See McDork getting about 1350 total and 10 total TDs.

1350 would be approximately 20% more than Jamal rushing yards last season,I would bump McGahee's numbers close to 25-30% higher than JL's 2006 numbers

from 2006.

1450 and 12

So a career year, eh? Even if you take the best yardage and TD numbers from his 3 years (1247 and 13) it doesn't equal what you are predicting. The Ravens have been 25th and 31st in YPC the past two years and it wasn't all Jamal Lewis' fault. Anyone that thinks McGahee is going to cure all of the Ravens rushing issues is

The year he had the 1247 he only started 12 games I believe. Travis Henry was still on board in buffalohttp://youtube.com/watch?v=AjyaKvbJg8o

 

[TwinTurbo]

I don't understand why there is an expectation that McGahee will surpass the prior stats of Jamal Lewis by a significant margin. People seem to forget that Jamal Lewis was a very talented RB too, although he's not in his prime anymore. He had a rare size/speed combo that McGahee never did. If you compare both RB's in their NFL prime, Lewis is the better guy. And today the speed is not there like it used to be for either one of them. McGahee just hasn't looked special since after the catastrophic knee injury in college. He looked like a worldbeater before then. Lions fans were thinking ahead to the #2 pick. But then the knee injury happended in the BCS Title game and we got Charles Rogers instead. Sucks to be a Lions fan.

 

[Alluro]

Here's a question to Chase or any of the number crunchers out there: Has any running back ever averaged 4.0 yds per carry or less in his first three seasons, and then went on to substantially increase those stats for the duration of his career?

 

[Ron_Mexico]

I don't understand why there is an expectation that McGahee will surpass the prior stats of Jamal Lewis by a significant margin. People seem to forget that Jamal Lewis was a very talented RB too, although he's not in his prime anymore. He had a rare size/speed combo that McGahee never did. If you compare both RB's in their NFL prime, Lewis is the better guy.

You are right Lewis WAS a talented RB, 4 years ago.Lewis is slow the the hole,and can no longer beat defenders laterally.Apples and oranges.McGahee hands down today..

 

[BuckeyeArt]

ETA: this tells you everything you need to know about his prospects:

the 3.8 yards per carry he averaged the last two seasons

and the 2.6 ypc he averaged this preseason.

 

[redman]

McGahee isn't even the best RB from Miami in the NFL right now

Honda...see post #15

You should report this post to Joe.

 

[Tubalcane]

I would say that he has the best Knee reconstruction...I will never for get that hit...ewwww. And one day IMO he will have to get the second best Knee reconstruction.

What does the bolded part mean? Why would he need a 2nd knee reconstruction?

I don't believe that repaired knee will hold up over time. I believe he will rip it up again at some point

 

[Ron_Mexico]

I would say that he has the best Knee reconstruction...I will never for get that hit...ewwww. And one day IMO he will have to get the second best Knee reconstruction.

What does the bolded part mean? Why would he need a 2nd knee reconstruction?

I don't believe that repaired knee will hold up over time. I believe he will rip it up again at some point

His knee has held up for 5 years.

 

[BeaverCleaver]

McGahee isn't even the best RB from Miami in the NFL right now, let alone best RB overall.

 

[cstu]

vastly underrated this season.

Baltimore ran the ball over 30% more

with Jamal Lewis than the Bolls did with McGahee last season.

Do the math.

OK, 1132 and 9 TDs.

Jamal Lewis is a tired old RB who cannot hold a candleto McGahee in the Baltimore offensive scheme.

All things being equal, McGahee's numbers will be SUBSTANTIALLY higher

than Jamal Lewis' 2006 numbers.

define "substantially" I can See McDork getting about 1350 total and 10 total TDs.

1350 would be approximately 20% more than Jamal rushing yards last season,I would bump McGahee's numbers close to 25-30% higher than JL's 2006 numbers

from 2006.

1450 and 12

So a career year, eh? Even if you take the best yardage and TD numbers from his 3 years (1247 and 13) it doesn't equal what you are predicting. The Ravens have been 25th and 31st in YPC the past two years and it wasn't all Jamal Lewis' fault. Anyone that thinks McGahee is going to cure all of the Ravens rushing issues is

The year he had the 1247 he only started 12 games I believe. Travis Henry was still on board in buffalohttp://youtube.com/watch?v=AjyaKvbJg8o

Henry was gone in 2005 when he was the full-time back. He only averaged 3.8 YPC to get 1247. In 2004 he took over the starting job in week 6 and started the final 12 games. If you pro-rate his numbers in those 12 games (243/1058/13) over a 16 game season it comes out to 324/1410/17 (4.3 YPC).

You have to be very optimistic if you think he'll come close to those pro-rated numbers after looking like an average back the past two seasons. A top-10 season isn't out of the question but he's a borderline #1 RB for fantasy at best. Certainly not a guy you want to hang your 1st round pick on.

 

[duaneok66]

Cocaine is a hell of a drug...

classic . . .

 

[Grigs Allmoon]

I don't understand why there is an expectation that McGahee will surpass the prior stats of Jamal Lewis by a significant margin. People seem to forget that Jamal Lewis was a very talented RB too, although he's not in his prime anymore. He had a rare size/speed combo that McGahee never did. If you compare both RB's in their NFL prime, Lewis is the better guy.

You are right Lewis WAS a talented RB, 4 years ago.Lewis is slow the the hole,and can no longer beat defenders laterally.

You can say all the same things about McGahee...The other thing to note, when trying to predict his numbers is consider he gets banged up and doesn't finish a lot of games. Now, you generally HAVE to assume players are going to play 16 games, but I can almost guarantee McGahee will miss 6-8 quarters to little nicks.

 

[Ron_Mexico]

You are right Lewis WAS a talented RB, 4 years ago.Lewis is slow the the hole,and can no longer beat defenders laterally.

You can say all the same things about McGahee...

 

[PatytonsGhost]

IIRC, McGahee made a similar proclamation a few years back - we all saw how that (didn't) turn out. Nothing to see here.

“I want to be the best back in the NFL, ... There's only one thing on my mind right now, and that's leading the NFL and going after one guy, that's Shaun Alexander, he's on top.” It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.-- Mark Twain (1835-1910)

 

[Grigs Allmoon]

You are right Lewis WAS a talented RB, 4 years ago.Lewis is slow the the hole,and can no longer beat defenders laterally.

You can say all the same things about McGahee...

Which are you doubting? Perhaps the knee injury was more than 4 years ago... I can't remember.He sure is slow to hit the hole. Can't argue that. That's why ATrain looked so much better than him at times last year.He definitely doesn't have the burst to get around defenders, though he tried all the time. In all his time in Buffalo, I can't remember a single time he put a good juke on a defender.