What will keep us from the Super Bowl: the kicking game

can we still sign him or is he still serving his sentence??

 

Foster averaging 3.9 yards per rush.

It may not keep us from making the superbowl, but it will probably keep us from winning one.

 

yeah right, foster is going to keep us from winning a superbowl.

a guy with 9 rushing TDs is going to stop us from a winning a superbowl.

 

It's not all on Foster. Our offensive line is nowhere near as good as it use to be.

Regardless of where you place the blame, the fact that Foster is averging under 4 ypc is very troubling. If we can't run the ball, we can't use play action and Schaub becomes Tony Romo which means he runs for his life or throws the ball away on every play.

This next game against Chicago should be a good indicator of how much we will be able to rely on Schaub to carry the offense, Bears have the best rushing defense in the league and best at takeaways.

Unless our defense can carry the load (we have been mediocre against the run since Cushing went out), then I think Schaub will need to step up and show he can make plays.

 

Actually it's higher than 3.9 after today

 

That's good. I think for us to win the SB he will need be around 4.5 ypc.

 

Oh, I think 4.34 will definitely win us the big prize!

 

in the games that texans has won, arian foster has a 4.2 ypc.

 

So you agree 3.9 won't cut it.

 

Not surprising. If we had a better QB we could get away with Arian averaging sub 4 ypc, but we don't. And honestly, our schedule hasn't been very tough so far, when we start playing teams like the one we play next week we're going to need Arian to average closer to 4.5 ypc if we want to win.

Just my opinion, but im an armchair analyst.

 

Personally, I think 4.4 is good enough.

4.5 ensures a blowout, but 4.4 gives us a slightly uncomfortable lead that we hold onto.

 

Yeah, 4.4 is good enough. I think if we can maintain that kind of production in the running game we will be favorites to win the SB.

 

If it drops down to 4.3, we're in a coinflip situation.


I'd give us a 50/50 chance in that case.

 

Hahahahaha, you joker, you.

 

I'm going to agree that 4.4 will be that magical number that will be needed, and he will achieve that .....right now, half the season is over and he is at 4.0....more games like the last two and he could sneak that season average up to the 4.4 to 4.6 range ypc. .....which would be pretty good efficiency.:grin:

 

There is no magic number. The average over a season can be skewed. It was a bit furstrating seeing Foster run into his linemen or getting tackled in the backfield against the worst rushing defence in the league. Yesterday was one of his better games average-wise but the holes that were there last year don't seem to be there this year.

But it looks like dude is money in the redzone.

 

again the ypc could be misleading.

Schaub throws a long pass, then they are in the 3 yard line, and foster scores a TD.
next drive, schaub does some passes and get us to the 2 yard line, and foster scores again.

so those are only 5 yards in two carries, that means a 2.5 ypc, so thats bad, 2.5 ypc with 2 TDs.

and again when the texans have a big lead they are just going to run in the middle just protecting the ball just too end the clock, so that decreases the ypc.

also in other thread I made an example

your rb gets a 80 yd run, and then he gets 19 more carries, and gets only 20 more yards, so the team has to throw more, because besides that big run the run game isnot working but you look at the stats and it shows a 5.0 ypc in the game, so you think, it was a nice running game.

or you get 20 carries, but every carry is 4 yds, and the stats shows, only 4.0 ypc.
but the team didnt have to throw long passes, because the run always gave them 4 yards, and they play action passes actually work.


instead

 

Yea David too much is made about his YPC this year when he is showing signs of improving over the course of the season... The fact is his YPC over the last 2 games is almost at 5, and with zero fumbles at the halfway point even with all the carries....at the end of the reg. season day, he should get to the very nice 4.5 ypc average with 1500 yards rushing, with 20 to 25 total TDs ....very reasonable projections

If that happens, could you perhaps say that production will mean his best season so far? ....only halfway done but I hope that happens

 

David Akers is making 71% of his FGs this year (he missed a 41 yarder this past weekend); Shayne Graham is making 88% (15 of 17). The 49ers would have won that game (a division game nonetheless) if he made that FG.

 

False, NOTHING will keep us from the SB