Not really. He just carried the ball more.
Is that really an accomplishment?
That credit goes to his coaches, not Herschel.

Bo averaged 6.6 ypc to Herschel's 5.3 ypc.
Bo also ran for a TD every 15 carries compared to Herschel who scored every 20 carries.

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Posted by ImayGoLesMiles

Baton Rouge, La

Member since Feb 2015

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Posted on 7/7/17 at 5:41 am to BowlJackson

Well herschel also led his team to a national title. That's another accomplishment in his favor. Idk who I would choose, I really believe it is a wash. It's 6 in one hand and half a dozen in the other. If you were ever in the position to hve to choose between them to have as your rb, then you are in a great spot, and really can't go wrong either way. It's just too close to call imo. Both of them were 2 of the best runningbacks of all time and not much separates them either way. Just too close to call, from a non-biased perspective.

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Posted by beatbammer

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Posted on 7/7/17 at 12:07 pm to BowlJackson

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Bo averaged 6.6 ypc to Herschel's 5.3 ypc. Bo also ran for a TD every 15 carries compared to Herschel who scored every 20 carries.

I mean, this says it all right here.

If you want a rush offense that provided you less yards per rush and scored rushing TDs less frequently, then I guess you pick Herschel.

If, however, you'd prefer to maximize your yards per rush and score rushing TDs much more frequently, STATISTICALLY (as the Dawg fans like to say), you go with Bo without question.

I just don't understand how one can think that a RB whose YPC is 20% smaller and who scores at a rate that is 33% less frequent is "better".

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Posted by MrAUTigers