Eight players rush for 2,000 or more yards in a season... Wow.

[bad_philanthropy]

I think that is really is just a random thing when guys rush for 2,000 yards. Here are the top rushers from another season.

[dubplate]

Quote: Originally Posted by fossen

I don't think we need to slam on people with low post counts. The problem here is sample size. Sim one season, and there are 8 2000+ rushers? Pretty bloody unlikely ... though not impossible. records and trends are meant to be broken. Sim 10 seasons, sim 20 ... if you still see 5 or more rushers topping two grand, then there's an issue.

You're right. I apologize.

[BoJackson]

This is another reason why "fatigue" HAS TO BE FIXED!!! Look at those stats. 6-8 players with over 1700 rusing yard?

No subs, players don't get tired and EA BSing us saying that fatigue is in, just no indicators, comeon man. we are not 2 yr old kids here.

[ComfortablyLomb]

Quote: Originally Posted by fossen

I don't think we need to slam on people with low post counts. The problem here is sample size. Sim one season, and there are 8 2000+ rushers? Pretty bloody unlikely ... though not impossible. records and trends are meant to be broken. Sim 10 seasons, sim 20 ... if you still see 5 or more rushers topping two grand, then there's an issue.

Bingo. The game SHOULD be capable of throwing out some truly odd seasons. What you want is the ratio of those seasons to few and far between. Don't just run one simulation if you want to see how the stats turn out - run a bunch and then see how they look as a whole.

[bad_philanthropy]

Very odd, since I posted that pic with the 2,000 yard rushers and since I had three seasons in a row in which that happened I haven't seen it since. In fact the stats seem to be getting more reasonable.

[robdub]

Yeah, I made it up. Come on guys, geezus. I repeat, there were EIGHT running backs with over 2,000 yards in a season.

LT: 2,553 yards, 21 TD, 6.3 YPC
LJ: 2,334 yards, 17 TD, 5.7 YPC
Clinton Portis: 2,246 yards, 12 TD, 5.9 YPC
Tiki Barber: 2,217 yards, 25 TD, 5.7 YPC
Shaun Alexander: 2,198 yards, 17 TD, 5.4 YPC
Corey Dillon: 2,144 yards, 11 TD, 6.1 YPC
Edge James: 2,036 yards, 9 TD, 5.6 YPC

and drumroll...

Lamont Jordan: 2,001 yards, 13 TD, 5.3 ypc

Eight players. Count them.

It's not that big of a deal, sure it sucks because I look for realism, but I can get past it. I was just SURPRISED.

SOME of you need to chill... So I have less than 40 posts? BFD. I am in the US Navy and have a busy life, I can't rack up a thousand posts on a gaming message board. I have been signed up for OS for about three years now. How many times have I ripped Madden? You guys have an older brother complex with Madden, and no one can say a dang thing about it. I never said, "Madden sucks," or wrote a long, drawn out post saying why I hated the game. I merely pointed out ONE thing that I found to be surprising and odd, and many of you flame me. Whatever, kids. I am enjoying the game and think it was a solid effort, I just thought ONE damn thing was a tad bit off.

[ndeezlo]

Quote: Originally Posted by robdub

Madden sucks

What?

[NYG_Meth]

Quote: Originally Posted by ndeezlo

What?

lol