Max Power
Footballguy
I really don't understand this. We routinely see posters use the phrase "Player X finished as the #__ ranked running back." Seems to me the major flaw in that line of thought is that not all players play in 16 games. Also a good amount of leagues end in week 16 making week 17 stats irrelevant.
On a PPG basis Ronnie Brown was a top 10 back (PPR). His end of year ranking 39. Michael Turner's PPG ranked him 17, his end of year ranking was 34. Obviously the stats get skewed the most when players miss several games, as in these cases.
Something a little closer to compare. Rashard Mendenhall finshed the year as the 16th ranked RB with 210.0 points. DeAngelo Williams finished the year as the 17th ranked RB with 209.9 points. .1 no big deal right? Yet on the PPG scale, Mendenhall was 24th at 13.12, and Williams was 8th at 16.15. Now 3 points per game is a notable difference.
Points per game seems like a more accurate way to rank players, don't you think?
On a PPG basis Ronnie Brown was a top 10 back (PPR). His end of year ranking 39. Michael Turner's PPG ranked him 17, his end of year ranking was 34. Obviously the stats get skewed the most when players miss several games, as in these cases.
Something a little closer to compare. Rashard Mendenhall finshed the year as the 16th ranked RB with 210.0 points. DeAngelo Williams finished the year as the 17th ranked RB with 209.9 points. .1 no big deal right? Yet on the PPG scale, Mendenhall was 24th at 13.12, and Williams was 8th at 16.15. Now 3 points per game is a notable difference.
Points per game seems like a more accurate way to rank players, don't you think?