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    Re: Ray Rice

    Quote Originally Posted by GOTA View Post
    There weren't too many blocks to follow. There was no push anywhere and that includes from Leach. If you're o-line can't execute then it doesn't matter how good your RB or FB are. They need a least a little daylight and there wasn't any.
    Ray Lewis and JH both said that to Ray in the 49's game


    Not bad for a RUNNING BACK!!! Now that is funny.
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    Re: Ray Rice

    Quote Originally Posted by Purpleguy View Post
    I know everyone is quick to jump on Flacco when he has a bad or mediocre game, but what about Ray Rice? He looked like pure garbage last night, and it happens a lot. If Rice doesn't bust a big run in a game it seems like he is consistently averaging about 2 yards a carry. We paid this guy a boatload of money, and I honestly thing Pierce could be more effective. Ray Rice is a very nice guy. He's a good passing threat out of the backfield and he's good in open space, but as a north and south runner he is just plain awful. I hate to say it, but he's over-rated and overpaid.
    I hate to say it, but you are a fucking retard





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    Re: Ray Rice

    Quote Originally Posted by landspeed View Post
    I hate to say it, but you are a fucking retard
    Cosign.

    For as great and informative as this board is, it's awesome threads like this that make visiting it less and less seem about right.





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    Re: Ray Rice

    Quote Originally Posted by ActualSpamBot View Post
    Um... Bullshit.
    2008
    • Game 1: 1 carry for 0yds, 0 YPC / 0 rec for 0 yds
    • Game 2: 0 carry for 0yds, 0 YPC / 0 rec for 0 yds (out)
    • Game 3: 1 carry for 2yds, 2 YPC / 3 rec for 43 yds


    2009
    • Game 1: 19 carries for 88 yds, 4.6 YPC / 5 rec for 67 yds
    • Game 2: 30 carries for 141 yds, 4.7 YPC / 1 rec for 14 yds


    2010
    • Game 1: 8 carries for 20 yds, 2.5 YPC / 1 rec for 9 yds
    • Game 2: 9 carries for 32 yds, 3.6 YPC / 2 rec for 18 yds
    • Game 3: 12 carries for 32 yds, 2.7 YPC / 7 rec for 32 yds


    2011
    • Game 1: 19 carries for 107 yds, 5.6 YPC / 4 rec for 42 yds
    • Game 2: 18 carries for 43 yds, 2.4 YPC / 5 rec for 43 yds


    2012
    • Game 1: 20 carries for 40 yds, 2.0 YPC / 5 rec for 43 yds


    Perhaps not every game, but in 8 of the 11 games he's not been effective, albeit playing second or third fiddle in 2008. Then the argument comes up that the Steelers have a great rush defense which, while true, brings me to these numbers:

    2010
    Steelers R YDS/G: 62.8
    Steelers YPC: 3.0
    Rice R YDS/G: 28
    Rice R YPC: 2.9

    2011
    Steelers R YDS/G: 99.8
    Steelers YPC: 4.0
    Rice R YDS/G: 75
    Rice R YPC: 4.0

    2012
    Steelers R YDS/G: 94.6
    Steelers YPC: 3.8
    Rice R YDS/G: 40
    Rice YPC: 2.0

    So for the past three years Rice has rushed for less than the average back does against the Steelers (and I didn't bother to pull the Ravens games out of the defense average). I'm not just making up fairytales.
    Last edited by Shambla; 11-19-2012 at 05:00 PM.





  5. #29

    Re: Ray Rice

    Quote Originally Posted by Shambla View Post
    2008
    • Game 1: 1 carry for 0yds, 0 YPC / 0 rec for 0 yds
    • Game 2: 0 carry for 0yds, 0 YPC / 0 rec for 0 yds (out)
    • Game 3: 1 carry for 2yds, 2 YPC / 3 rec for 43 yds


    2009
    • Game 1: 19 carries for 88 yds, 4.6 YPC / 5 rec for 67 yds
    • Game 2: 30 carries for 141 yds, 4.7 YPC / 1 rec for 14 yds


    2010
    • Game 1: 8 carries for 20 yds, 2.5 YPC / 1 rec for 9 yds
    • Game 2: 9 carries for 32 yds, 3.6 YPC / 2 rec for 18 yds
    • Game 3: 12 carries for 32 yds, 2.7 YPC / 7 rec for 32 yds


    2011
    • Game 1: 19 carries for 107 yds, 5.6 YPC / 4 rec for 42 yds
    • Game 2: 18 carries for 43 yds, 2.4 YPC / 5 rec for 43 yds


    2012
    • Game 1: 20 carries for 40 yds, 2.0 YPC / 5 rec for 43 yds


    Perhaps not every game, but in 8 of the 11 games he's not been effective, albeit playing second or third fiddle in 2008. Then the argument comes up that the Steelers have a great rush defense which, while true, brings me to these numbers:

    2010
    Steelers R YDS/G: 62.8
    Rice R YDS/G: 28

    2011
    Steelers R YDS/G: 99.8
    Rice R YDS/G: 75

    2012
    Steelers R YDS/G: 94.6
    Rice R YDS/G: 40

    So for the past three years Rice has rushed for less than the average back does against the Steelers (and I didn't bother to pull the Ravens games out of the defense average). I'm not just making up fairytales.
    I wouldn't go so far as to say Rice has done well vs. the Steelers because he hasn't, but I think your numbers distort the picture a little bit.

    For one thing 2008 is not even worth looking at considering we are looking at 2 carries in 3 games. Labeling those 3 games as "not effective" is just wrong, imo.

    So from 2009 on we are talking about 5 of 8 "not effective," but even here one of them can be debated. You are comparing Rice's game totals against the Steelers average rushing yards allowed by the entire opposition, not just their main back. It is a false comparison. You also are not accounting for games where Rice simply got less chances to run it.

    To make the comparison more worthwhile you should just compare YPC averages. The Steelers allowed 3.9 YPC in 2009, 3.0 in 2010, and 4.0 in 2011. So far in 2012 they are allowing 3.8 YPC. Using these metrics, Rice has "underperformed" the average in 4 of 8 games. One can quibble about whether a game where you total 32 yards rushing can be labeled "effective" regardless of the defense, but the YPC was above what the Steelers allowed that year (i.e. limited attempts explain the low total yards more than below-average effectiveness).

    I don't disagree with the premise that Rice struggles vs. the Steelers, but I don't think it is to the extent you made it sound.





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    Went back and added the YPC. You could also say he got less carries chances to run it because he wasn't effective. It sounds like we agree for the most part. My only point is that Rice is a Top 3 back who suffers a tremendous drop off against the Steelers MORE than the amount incurred by any other running back would by playing that defense. My solution would be to spread the ball to Leach (just a couple times) and Pierce more and/or call different styles of plays.





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    Re: Ray Rice

    Quote Originally Posted by Shambla View Post
    Went back and added the YPC. It sounds like we agree for the most part. My only point is that Rice is a Top 3 back who suffers a tremendous drop off against the Steelers MORE than the amount incurred by any other running back simply playing that defense. My solution would be to spread the ball to Leach (just a couple times) and Pierce more and/or call different styles of plays.
    I agree. In the most favorable view (for him), he performs basically like an average back against the Steelers, and he is viewed as, is paid as, and is a top 3-5 back. So that in and of itself is underperforming against that opponent. I think the Steelers definitely sell out to shut him down, which is something all teams should be trying to do if they aren't already. We are still a team that is most likely beaten by shutting down the run and hoping Flacco and the WRs, et al, cannot carry the extra weight.





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    Re: Ray Rice

    Quote Originally Posted by Haloti92 View Post
    I agree. In the most favorable view (for him), he performs basically like an average back against the Steelers, and he is viewed as, is paid as, and is a top 3-5 back. So that in and of itself is underperforming against that opponent. I think the Steelers definitely sell out to shut him down, which is something all teams should be trying to do if they aren't already. We are still a team that is most likely beaten by shutting down the run and hoping Flacco and the WRs, et al, cannot carry the extra weight.
    Plus they blanketed Torrey so they took out the best receiver. Sometimes the runs just aren't there but I did see Leach leading a couple of plays where if Rice had just followed him he couldn't gotten a few yards; he's more right than wrong so I'm not questioning his judgement overall





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    Re: Ray Rice

    Ray just needs that little bit of space when he runs up the middle and then he's at his best because he can out-maneuver and out run most defenders once he gets going. Pitt was just closing the holes too fast for him to get any steam.





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    Re: Ray Rice

    It's because the Steelers literally plan their whole game plan around stopping Rice and penetrating our Oline, the Texans and the Patriots did this in the play offs too. There is a blue print for beating the Ravens, but it doesn't always quite come to light because Flacco has stepped up when these teams schemed against Rice, plus the defense more times than not turns up for the big teams.





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    Re: Ray Rice

    To say Ray Rice is overrated and overpaid is also very foolish. I'm not going to provide the over whelming stats that go in his favor, already done that plenty of times.





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    Re: Ray Rice

    KC Joyner who was on a livechat during yesterdays game was talking about how Rice's production has been dropping the last few games.

    Our O-line is what it is, and of course that is a big part of it, but he highlighted a metric he uses for his columns which measures effectiveness while having good blocking and it had dropped from 8+ yards on average during the first six games this year to around 6 the last few games. Joyner thought it had to do with a toe troubling Rice, but I haven't really heard anything about a toe injury this year.

    It's not a official stat, good blocking in this case is also subjective, but I thought I'd mention it.





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