Matt Forte Vs. Adrian Peterson-Who would
your choose?
Not talking Fantasy Football
here, talking about AP vs Forte if you had to choose one of the great running
backs to be on your NFL team who would you go with? Check out this old article
from KC Joyner, NFL Insider http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/insider/story/_/id/6783289/nfl-why-matt-forte-adrian-peterson-equalhe has some good points and I feel that he is correct that Forte
is on the Matt Forte is jack-of-all-trades skill set has led to
the idea that he isn't an elite running back (he has no Pro Bowl or All-Pro
nominations in his career), but a closer look at the numbers shows that he can
actually go toe-to-toe with Adrian
Peterson for
the title of best running back in the NFC North.
Really.
Before getting into the specifics (and
arguments) of that last statement, consider this: Over the past three years,
Forte has gained 4,731 yards from scrimmage.
Only four
other running backs have bettered that mark during that time frame:
Chris (5,606), Peterson (5,343), Maurice Jones-Drew (4,795) and Steven Jackson (4,783).
Forte
is a beast last season Matt Forte breaks single-season catches mark for running
backs. Forte ended the 2014 season with 102 receptions and 808 receiving yards
and 4 receiving touch downs. And for his 2014 rushing stats he rushed for 6
TD’s and 1,038 rushing yards. And for whatever reason he did not make the Pro
Bowl. Before the draft there were so many rumors and predictions that many NFL
teams would give up a first round draft pick and much more for the 30 year old
running back who only played 3 games last season. And Mr. Forte well hell
Football analyst predicted that the bears would only get a 2nd rd.
draft pick if that for MF. I feel bad for Forte and feel that the 29 year old
running back is only getting better and is 51% of Da Bears Offence. The RB can
block, run, catch and make a sandwich and build you a house while killing
defenders on that field.
Backing
up look AP is one of the best RB in the game and any team who had one of these
RB’s would be in Great Shape. But damn let’s give some more credit to Forte I
mean the kid can do it all and then some. Hell if Chicago would have a better
blocking O line for Forte, you would see him rushing for 1,600 yds.’ or more
every season. Instead of 1k or a little over. So NFL fans if you had to choose,
who would it be? AP or MF?
