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Lots of tables, that I won't bother to reproduce, so you should just click through to this one:
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The Packers' rushing issues the last four season aren't a secret. But does this matter in today’s NFL?
If you have an elite quarterback, you can consistently win without a running game. Whether it’s rushing for under 100 yards or not exceeding 30 carries, the teams with the very best quarterbacks are the ones that still win those types of games.
Of course, what separates Rodgers from the other elite quarterbacks is the way he takes matters into his own hands in the running game, scrambling for yards to inflate his team’s rushing statistics. That is why it’s good to remove quarterback carries from a team’s rushing stats to get a better sense of their intended ground game (handoffs only).
When you remove Rodgers from the stats, the results of Green Bay’s rushing offense are not pretty. In his 68 career starts (including playoffs), the Packers only average 21.9 carries for 88.2 yards (4.02 yards per carry). In spite of the running game, their record is 45-23 (.662).
In fact, no matter what Green Bay does on the ground, Rodgers usually plays at a high level, as seen in Table 2.
If you have an elite quarterback, you can consistently win without a running game. Whether it’s rushing for under 100 yards or not exceeding 30 carries, the teams with the very best quarterbacks are the ones that still win those types of games.
Of course, what separates Rodgers from the other elite quarterbacks is the way he takes matters into his own hands in the running game, scrambling for yards to inflate his team’s rushing statistics. That is why it’s good to remove quarterback carries from a team’s rushing stats to get a better sense of their intended ground game (handoffs only).
When you remove Rodgers from the stats, the results of Green Bay’s rushing offense are not pretty. In his 68 career starts (including playoffs), the Packers only average 21.9 carries for 88.2 yards (4.02 yards per carry). In spite of the running game, their record is 45-23 (.662).
In fact, no matter what Green Bay does on the ground, Rodgers usually plays at a high level, as seen in Table 2.
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