Chapter 332 Rookie Glory
The American League holds high the defensive banner, the National League blows the offensive horn, the 2017 playoffs... should be very interesting and worth looking forward to.
At this point, the playoff matchup situation is completely clear——
In the American League, the New England Patriots and Pittsburgh Steelers have first-round byes; in the National League, the Philadelphia Eagles and Minnesota Vikings have first-round byes.
After going through a long and arduous season, a week of bye rest and adjustment is undoubtedly extremely valuable to ensure that they can sit back and watch the tigers fight from a distance, quietly waiting for their opponents to fight to the death, and then recharge their batteries before attacking strongly. Get some advantage for the playoffs.
Other teams were not so lucky. After the seventeenth week of the regular season, there was no rest, and the wild card game began immediately afterwards.
On January 6, the Kansas City Chiefs will host the Tennessee Titans, and the Los Angeles Rams will host the Atlanta Falcons.
On January 7, the Jacksonville Jaguars hosted the Buffalo Bills at home, while the New Orleans Saints met the Carolina Panthers at home for the third time this season.
The war drums are already beating.
There is no adjustment time, no breathing space, roll up your sleeves and you have to go on the field. This also highlights the value of the Kansas Chiefs' rotation in the last week. There is no rotation but it is better than a rotation to build up strength for the main players.
However, before the official debut of the playoffs, we can still take some time to return to the regular season. A series of summary data have been released. Not only do we need to pay attention to the situation in the playoffs, but we also cannot forget about other teams and players. After all, they are also the highlights of the 2017 season. of credit.
Usually, the quarterback deserves to be the absolute center of attention——
This year is no exception.
In the quarterback passing yard rankings, Brady narrowly beat Rivers' 4,516 yards with 4,577 yards, becoming the passing yards leader this season.
In the passing touchdown rankings, Wilson was crowned with 34 passing touchdowns, narrowly beating Brady's 32 passing touchdowns.
In addition, the quarterback also has a rating, which is calculated using the same formula based on the passing success rate, passing yards, passing touchdowns, interceptions and other data in each game, indicating the performance of the quarterback. , the full score is 158.3.
Rodgers is considered one of the four elite quarterbacks at such a young age because he is the player with the No. 1 career quarterback rating so far.
This season, the quarterback rating rankings have undergone major changes after Rogers suffered a season-ending injury. Kansas Chiefs quarterback Smith topped the list with 104.7, narrowly beating rookie quarterback Watson's 103.0.
In fact, once the data is listed, the entire pattern cannot be clearer:
The passing yards king, passing touchdown king, and quarterback rating king belong to different players respectively. All the data are not able to create new records, or even Well below record levels, not five thousand yards passing, not fifty passing touchdowns, nothing.
Moreover, the names of the top five players on each list have undergone a series of changes, and no player appears on all lists at the same time; in addition, a series of quarterbacks at the top of the list have not been able to lead the team to the playoffs. There is no "team leader" demeanor at all.
All kinds, all kinds.
It can be seen that this is a year in which the overall performance of the quarterbacks is sluggish. Although the spotlight is still on them and although the hot topics are still bustling, neither professionals nor fans can praise them.
It is precisely because of this that the discussion of regular season MVP has reached its peak since the millennium. It is full of controversy. Names are thrown out one after another, but it is always difficult to convince the public. Everyone is actively expressing their own opinions, and what they say is meaningful. There is reason and evidence, and the debate is deadlocked.
To add insult to injury, so did the defense.
JJ Watt is out for the season, Khalil Mack's performance has dropped significantly, Von Miller has suffered from injuries, and the defensive players who have performed at a dominant level in the past three seasons have encountered difficulties.
Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald stepped forward to shine in the league, but he was unable to do it alone and failed to spark more topics.
So much so that at the end of all the regular season games, the media and fans happily participated in the discussion, but one by one they discovered that there was a lack of chemical reaction——
Enthusiasm waned.
so what?
As the saying goes, times make heroes.
The emergence of a hero is often not that simple. In addition to the hero's personal charm and ability, it also requires the collision of the right time, place and people. All are indispensable. Without any one element, the effect may not be achieved. This year, before the season started, people didn't expect that running backs would become the focus; after the season, people still didn't expect it, but it just happened.
When the hot discussion failed to find a topic from the quarterback and the defensive team, the running back, which had been ignored and ignored, came into view.
Once you start, you simply can't stop——
On the running ball yardage rankings.
Levi, 1,888 yards.
Tolley, 1,305 yards.
Bell, 1,291 yards.
McCoy, 1,138 yards.
Ingram, 1,124 yards.
It is a pity that Peterson was reimbursed for the season due to injury, Lynch did not seem to find his form after his return from retirement, and Blount, the running yard leader last season, performed mediocrely, so that the entire list was completely shuffled.
Levi reached the top with a strong performance and was crowned the first regular season running yard leader in his career.
Running touchdown rankings.
Levi, 20 records.
Tolley, 13 goals.
Ingram, 12 goals.
Unfortunately, none of the other running backs' touchdown numbers reached double digits.
Levi is undoubtedly crowned the season's touchdown king.
To reach the top is not just to reach the top, but to complete a strong dominance in a sweeping manner. This year's running backs should be divided into Levi and others. Levi broke the dusty thirty-year rule of rookie running backs with an incredible gesture. year record and eclipsed all other running backs.
More importantly, the above statistics were all created by other players in sixteen games, while Levi only had fifteen games. He did not appear at all in the last week, but he still completely dominated the two lists.
This is not just ordinary strength.
However, running backs are slightly different from other positions in football. They are in contact at all times and must use their bodies to complete breakthroughs, so their data cannot only look at running yards and running touchdowns.
There are two very important keys to measuring running back ability:
First, average yards.
Two, the number of dropped balls.
Like wide receivers and tight ends, the number of times running backs serve as ball carriers is relatively limited, so their propulsion efficiency and error control each time they hold the ball are data that cannot be ignored when measuring the personal abilities of running backs.
A running back advances the ball for a thousand yards, and the data sounds very good, but if he holds the ball 400 times and averages 2.5 yards per advance, it is a disaster. You can imagine that this team's ground attack should be very scary.
Or, a running back performs well, but drops the ball every now and then. One mistake may ruin the entire team's efforts, which is even more heartbreaking.
Naturally, before the entire league is ready to put Levi on the throne, professionals and veteran fans still need to calm down——
Levi, from the Alabama Crimson Tide Storm to the Kansas City Chiefs, his amazing performances in two teams, did he rely on his personal ability or the team system?
(End of this chapter)