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Rank these RBs in each category
Posted on 11/8/15 at 8:43 pm
Posted on 11/8/15 at 8:43 pm
Disclaimer: If someone is ranked 5th in a category it doesn't mean they're bad at it, it just means they're the least best between the 5.
The RBs are Mark Ingram, Trent Richardson, Eddie Lacy, TJ Yeldon, and Derrick Henry and you can only use their time at Alabama to rank them.
Vision:
1. Mark Ingram
2. Eddie Lacy
3. TJ Yeldon
4. Derrick Henry
5. Trent Richardson
Speed:
1. Derrick Henry
2. Trent Richardson
3. TJ Yeldon
4. Mark Ingram
5. Eddie Lacy
Power:
1. Trent Richardson
2. Eddie Lacy
3. Derrick Henry
4. Mark Ingram
5. TJ Yeldon
Ball Security:
1. Mark Ingram
2. Trent Richardson
3. Derrick Henry
4. Eddie Lacy
5. TJ Yeldon
Shiftiness:
1. TJ Yeldon
2. Mark Ingram
3. Trent Richardson
4. Eddie Lacy
5. Derrick Henry
The OLs they played behind in their best season:
1. Eddie Lacy, 2012 OL
2. Trent Richardson, 2011 OL
3. Mark Ingram, 2009 OL
4. TJ Yeldon, 2013 OL
5. Derrick Henry, 2015 OL
The QB they played with during their best season:
1. Eddie Lacy, 2012 AJ McCarron
2. TJ Yeldon, 2013 AJ McCarron
3. Trent Richardson, 2011 AJ McCarron
4. Mark Ingram, 2009 Greg McElroy
5. Derrick Henry, 2015 Jake Coker
Quick notes, some could argue 2012 was Yeldon's best year, but I went with 2013 since that was his best as a starter. Also 09 GMAC vs 15 Coker was a tough one as Coker's completion percentage is almost 5% better but he throws more INTs.
The RBs are Mark Ingram, Trent Richardson, Eddie Lacy, TJ Yeldon, and Derrick Henry and you can only use their time at Alabama to rank them.
Vision:
1. Mark Ingram
2. Eddie Lacy
3. TJ Yeldon
4. Derrick Henry
5. Trent Richardson
Speed:
1. Derrick Henry
2. Trent Richardson
3. TJ Yeldon
4. Mark Ingram
5. Eddie Lacy
Power:
1. Trent Richardson
2. Eddie Lacy
3. Derrick Henry
4. Mark Ingram
5. TJ Yeldon
Ball Security:
1. Mark Ingram
2. Trent Richardson
3. Derrick Henry
4. Eddie Lacy
5. TJ Yeldon
Shiftiness:
1. TJ Yeldon
2. Mark Ingram
3. Trent Richardson
4. Eddie Lacy
5. Derrick Henry
The OLs they played behind in their best season:
1. Eddie Lacy, 2012 OL
2. Trent Richardson, 2011 OL
3. Mark Ingram, 2009 OL
4. TJ Yeldon, 2013 OL
5. Derrick Henry, 2015 OL
The QB they played with during their best season:
1. Eddie Lacy, 2012 AJ McCarron
2. TJ Yeldon, 2013 AJ McCarron
3. Trent Richardson, 2011 AJ McCarron
4. Mark Ingram, 2009 Greg McElroy
5. Derrick Henry, 2015 Jake Coker
Quick notes, some could argue 2012 was Yeldon's best year, but I went with 2013 since that was his best as a starter. Also 09 GMAC vs 15 Coker was a tough one as Coker's completion percentage is almost 5% better but he throws more INTs.
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Posted on 11/8/15 at 8:53 pm to AllBamaDoesIsWin
Also just for fun I assigned points to each RB to see who had the highest total, here is how I did it.
For each category EXCEPT THE LAST TWO RBs got points that were the opposite of their placement. So first place gets 5 points, 2nd place gets 4 points, 3rd place gets 3 points, 4th place gets 2 points, and 5th place gets 1 point.
For the last two categories whatever your placement was on the ranking is the number of points you got, as being lower on those lists means you had less to work with.
In doing that, here is how the RBs would ranked by combining by opinion of their skills:
1. Mark Ingram: 25 points
2. Derrick Henry: 24 points
3. Trent Richardson: 22 points
4. TJ Yeldon: 19 points
5. Eddie Lacy: 15 points
Here is how I'd rank them if asked, going purely on their time at Bama:
1. Trent Richardson
2. Mark Ingram
3. Derrick Henry
4. TJ Yeldon
5. Eddie Lacy
The second list of course takes in more factors, for example is Eddie hadn't been hurt in 2011 he probably could've gotten 1000 yards behind T-Rich and I probably would've put him over TJ. I suppose the first list would be "more accurate", but again point totals come from the rankings and the rankings still come from personal opinions on each ability of the RBs.
For each category EXCEPT THE LAST TWO RBs got points that were the opposite of their placement. So first place gets 5 points, 2nd place gets 4 points, 3rd place gets 3 points, 4th place gets 2 points, and 5th place gets 1 point.
For the last two categories whatever your placement was on the ranking is the number of points you got, as being lower on those lists means you had less to work with.
In doing that, here is how the RBs would ranked by combining by opinion of their skills:
1. Mark Ingram: 25 points
2. Derrick Henry: 24 points
3. Trent Richardson: 22 points
4. TJ Yeldon: 19 points
5. Eddie Lacy: 15 points
Here is how I'd rank them if asked, going purely on their time at Bama:
1. Trent Richardson
2. Mark Ingram
3. Derrick Henry
4. TJ Yeldon
5. Eddie Lacy
The second list of course takes in more factors, for example is Eddie hadn't been hurt in 2011 he probably could've gotten 1000 yards behind T-Rich and I probably would've put him over TJ. I suppose the first list would be "more accurate", but again point totals come from the rankings and the rankings still come from personal opinions on each ability of the RBs.
Posted on 11/8/15 at 10:57 pm to AllBamaDoesIsWin
Glad you didn't include Shaun Alexander or this list would be pretty easy.
Posted on 11/8/15 at 11:17 pm to Lordofwrath88
Yeah I was just doing the recent backs under Saban
Posted on 11/8/15 at 11:22 pm to AllBamaDoesIsWin
If I could have either Yeldon or Lacy back for another year, with the same form and skill set from their previous stint, I'd take Lacy over Yeldon.
Cool list though. Don't know that I disagree with anything in the category rankings, except maybe speed.
Cool list though. Don't know that I disagree with anything in the category rankings, except maybe speed.
Posted on 11/8/15 at 11:37 pm to FleshEatingSalsa
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Cool list though. Don't know that I disagree with anything in the category rankings, except maybe speed.
My hope was others would do one too
Speed was actually the hardest for me to do because none are exactly 4.3 guys but none are slow either. I could see people putting the speed list in any order.
Posted on 11/9/15 at 7:00 am to AllBamaDoesIsWin
Add balance.
Balance:
1. Ingram
2. Trent
3. Yeldon
4. Lacy
5. Henry
Yeldon and Lacy are probably even here.
Balance:
1. Ingram
2. Trent
3. Yeldon
4. Lacy
5. Henry
Yeldon and Lacy are probably even here.
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