Luggin\' The Leather

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by TJ Troup
Coach and Author

How many times have we heard a coach say how important it is to run the ball successfully
during a game? With those words in minds, let us use the 100-yard individual rusher as
our benchmark. And see how often we win? We can see that historically, in the National
Football League, that the winning percentage will vary between 62 and 86% (depending on
which team). Every team at one time or another has had a successful ground attack. Which
teams have consistently won when they have had a 100-yard rusher?

Each era has had at least one team that has won consistently when they had a 100 yard
rusher. The Cleveland Browns for their first twenty years in the NFL (1950-69) were that
era’s best team. Cleveland’s record with a 100-....The full article can only be seen by subscribers.
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