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Drinen rambles about something having to do with:
Marshall Faulk
Introduction to these player comments
With his general dominance and his week 14-16 performances, it's getting to the point where it's a real challenge to try to lose a league with Faulk on your squad. Here's how good Marshall is: even if he had never caught a single pass, he'd be the #3 ranked RB over the past two years. Meanwhile, if you call him a WR and count only his receiving stats, he'd be the #24 ranked WR over the past two years. Having Faulk is literally like being able to start an extra guy in your lineup. He's Curtis Martin and Keyshawn Johnson rolled into one. Faulk, of course, led all players in value last year. By my calculations, his value was 206. In the grand scheme of things, 206 is a pretty darn fine year, but it's not historic. It's not in contention for one of the greatest fantasy seasons of all time, or anything like that. But.... What makes Faulk's 2001 season remarkable is the gap in value between him and the #2 man, Priest Holmes. There was a 64-point gap there, and that's the biggest such margin since 1977. Here's the full list: Year #1 VBD #2 VBD DIFF -------------------------------------------------------------- 2001 Marshall Faulk 206 Priest Holmes 142 64 2000 Marshall Faulk 216 Edgerrin James 179 37 1999 Edgerrin James 186 Marshall Faulk 185 1 1998 Terrell Davis 233 Steve Young 200 33 1997 Barry Sanders 188 Terrell Davis 162 26 1996 Brett Favre 197 Vinny Testaverde 160 38 1995 Emmitt Smith 225 Brett Favre 174 51 1994 Steve Young 208 Emmitt Smith 187 21 1993 Steve Young 153 Jerry Rice 147 6 1992 Emmitt Smith 209 Thurman Thomas 174 36 1991 Barry Sanders 169 Thurman Thomas 157 12 1990 Randall Cunningham 199 Warren Moon 175 24 1989 Dalton Hilliard 173 Jerry Rice 145 28 1988 Eric Dickerson 154 Randall Cunningham 148 6 1987 Jerry Rice 216 Joe Montana 161 55 1986 Dan Marino 210 Jerry Rice 158 52 1985 Marcus Allen 165 Roger Craig 146 19 1984 Dan Marino 243 James Wilder 182 61 1983 Eric Dickerson 191 William Andrews 134 58 1982 Marcus Allen 203 Wes Chandler 190 13 1981 Billy Sims 133 Dan Fouts 130 2 1980 Billy Sims 161 Earl Campbell 149 12 1979 Earl Campbell 147 Walter Payton 142 5 1978 Walter Payton 112 Roger Staubach 98 13 1977 Walter Payton 218 Lydell Mitchell 117 101 1976 Chuck Foreman 152 Bert Jones 151 1 1975 O.J. Simpson 282 Chuck Foreman 220 62 1974 Otis Armstrong 170 Cliff Branch 142 28 1973 O.J. Simpson 177 Harold Carmichael 121 55 1972 Ron Johnson 137 Larry Brown 130 7 1971 Paul Warfield 121 Greg Landry 113 8 1970 Ron Johnson 136 John Brodie 129 7 |