Should foster be next to go?

[EllisUnit]

Is he an exception? He only played in 8 games in 2013.
Agreed on the 370 but I feel 378 is close enough to 390 to be worried about it.

I wont be worried about it until i see his play actually drop off, cause when he was out there last season he was still just as effective as ever, besides in the TD department but that was a whole team issue.

 

[DocBar]

I think you are misreading your quote. It is not that each player with over 390 carries had a reduction in yards and ypc. It is that as a group they averaged a reduced number of yards and ypc. Take a look at Emmitt Smith's 91-95 seasons. Boy was stomping all over those numbers and just getting better (the missed games were due to a contract holdout).

91 - 406 carries, 4.3 ypc
92 - 441 carries, 4.6 ypc
93 - 348 carries, 5.3 ypc (holdout)
94 - 395 carries, 4.0 ypc
95 - 450 carries, 4.7 ypc

All players with 390 or more carries, no matter how these carries were split between the regular season and the postseason, averaged a 33 percent drop in total yards, and an 11 percent drop in yards per carry.

To summarize, eight of these 14 players were injured or lost effectiveness the following season. A ninth, Thomas, was still effective and healthy, but lost stamina. Three players, Davis, Campbell, and Smith (1994) had problems two seasons later, after another year of overuse. Only two of these players, Martin and Smith (1991) seemed to have no ill effects for multiple seasons afterwards.

What part am I misunderstanding?

 

[thunderkyss]

Is he an exception? He only played in 8 games in 2013.

Which means he'll be like a brand new RB in 2014.

 

[DocBar]

Which means he'll be like a brand new RB in 2014.

Shiny and happy. Just like Herv!!

 

[Thorn]

Foster is a major reason for the Texans successful seasons, when they had them. I can't believe some people are dumping on him now.

 

[DocBar]

Foster is a major reason for the Texans successful seasons, when they had them. I can't believe some people are dumping on him now.

Because some people realize that keeping expensive players past their prime (not saying Foster is) is bad business and that trading a player approaching that point, but still productive is good business.

I'm not for dumping Foster this year, but if he's injured again or not as productive as his salary says he should be, I'd be OK with it. With a BB disciple as HC, I expect to see some odd personnel moves at every position but QB, once he knows he has his "Tom Brady". That QB will probably be the last jersey I buy.

 

[EllisUnit]

Foster is a major reason for the Texans successful seasons, when they had them. I can't believe some people are dumping on him now.

Thank you, this is exactly how i feel. Foster in the back field, AJ on the outside and you have 2 of the 3 biggest parts it takes to make an offense succesful. Well and a good oline but you get my point.