Here's the thing that kills me, both of these guys are averaging 8.6 yards per touch (includes rushing and receiving). And, Fournette is averaging 4.11 yards after contact per play, and Chubb is averaging 4.09 yards after contact per play.

The only real difference between them is Fournette averages 24 touches a game and Chubb averages 18, and Chubb gets a higher percentage of his touches via receptions than Fournette does.

In other words, if you put Chubb at LSU where he's getting 24 touches, they'd have virtually the same numbers. And arguably, because Chubb is the better receiver which helps open up the passing game more, he might even have better stats at LSU than Fournette does.

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Posted by djsdawg

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Posted on 9/28/15 at 4:23 pm to BeefDawg

You summed it up well.

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Posted by Damn Good Dawg

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Posted on 9/29/15 at 6:40 am to BeefDawg

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Here's the thing that kills me, both of these guys are averaging 8.6 yards per touch (includes rushing and receiving). And, Fournette is averaging 4.11 yards after contact per play, and Chubb is averaging 4.09 yards after contact per play.

The only real difference between them is Fournette averages 24 touches a game and Chubb averages 18, and Chubb gets a higher percentage of his touches via receptions than Fournette does.

In other words, if you put Chubb at LSU where he's getting 24 touches, they'd have virtually the same numbers. And arguably, because Chubb is the better receiver which helps open up the passing game more, he might even have better stats at LSU than Fournette does.

This is all correct. That said, this just reminds me of all the LSU fans who claimed Chubb was ahead of LF because he was getting more carries and stupid Les did RB by committee