I don't put the whammy on anybody. But after 11 weeks, I can't imagine anybody playing their position better than Shonn's playing it.
No man is an island, and Greene lauded his offensive line over and over for the 11th-straight postgame. But let's not forget Iowa's defense. More specifically, we cannot in good conscience let Iowa's home finale pass without praising King.
It didn't close Iowa's win, but it was fitting that King sacked Purdue quarterback Curtis Painter on the Boilers' final drive. King was held on the play by a Purdue blocker and still dropped Painter for a 9-yard loss. The last two years, you would swear Big Ten officials allowed offensive linemen to clutch and grab King just to make it a semblance of a fair fight. King ranks alongside Bob Sanders and Matt Roth in the amount of pandemonium he caused on defense for the Hawkeyes this decade.
The good kind of pandemonium. He's had a phenomenal career here. King and Greene deserve a New Year's showcase game. They and their team have much to play for in the Metrodome in six days. I'll get after them if they do. By John Hanson, community contributor Sports Jan. Marc Morehouse. Sports Mar. Iowa Football Sep.
Mike Hlas. Iowa Basketball Jan. Ben Visser. Iowa State Football 90m ago. John Steppe. Iowa Football 3h ago. Grace King. K Education 4h ago. Trish Mehaffey. Similar to wide receivers, you want to own running backs that give you top-five potential. After all, nobody was winning their league with Shonn Greene or anything.
Because of that, I wanted to give you an idea as to the age that a player may stop offering you that upside. On top of that, you probably want to know when they can start offering you immediate upside. In our study of wide receivers, no player under the age of 22 finished top-five, but as you can see, two of 18 running backs were able to accomplish that.
In case you were wondering, both of them came in the last two years Todd Gurley and Ezekiel Elliot , which should give you an idea as to where the NFL is headed. Upside can mean one thing and there are only certain players who can reach top-five potential, but what about finishing in the top 12?
Do the numbers look any better for the aging running backs in this area? It appears that once a running back turns 29, his days are limited. You can see that there is a spike at the age of 32, which is quite odd, though it is a rather small sample size. Of those running backs, only Frank Gore finished inside the top 24 the following season.
Still, just 18 of running backs that were 29 years and older were able to post RB1 numbers. We can see a clear prime age range for running backs in this data, as it seems like age through age are the best years, which makes sense after we just saw Murray and McCoy shine in their age season.
Ian O'Connor, Bergen Record:. He's a big back, but he has small-man's feet. We really liked his ability to break tackles and make people miss. Matt Bowen, National Football Post:. When a RB has a performance on this big of a stage you continue to feature him for as long as you can stay alive in the post-season. Expect the Jets to cater more towards the rookie from Iowa next week because of the production he showed yesterday.
No, I am not taking anything away from Thomas Jones, but Greene looks more explosive running downhill, he has a unique burst to the second level for a back his size, plays with a low pad level and can produce in the Jets core game plan on the ground: the Lead Open, the Power O and the Outside Zone.
I still expect both of them to share carries next weekend, but if I am Rex Ryan, I go to Greene when I need a play in the running game. By John Hanson, community contributor Sports Jan.
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