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<blockquote data-quote="GoWVU" data-source="post: 129416792" data-attributes="member: 1457561">I never knew 4.42 yards/carry (12-53) was &quot;nearly 5 yards a carry&quot;.&nbsp; They must teach that &quot;new math&quot; at Pitt.Smallwood is averaging a strong 6.7 yards/carry, which ranks #30 nationally.&nbsp; To put that in some context, Fournette of LSU is #24 at 6.89.&nbsp; Wendell is actually just ahead of standouts like Freeman from Oregon, Prosise from ND, and Washington from TT who are #32-34 with averages of 6.63, 6.59, and 6.57 respectively.A ballcarrier needs to average 5.54 yards/carry just to be in the top 100 at the moment.&nbsp; Shell currently has a subpar 4.05 average, although his last 2 games are easily his best since conference play started.WiiWii, I get your concerns in light of the enormous gap between Smallwood's 6.7 and Shell's 4.05 marks.&nbsp; However, last season the margin between the two was a lot more reasonable (4.88 to 4.48).&nbsp; Maybe DH is thinking that Shell is only just now starting to perform like the guy from last year.&nbsp; Given the improved performance the last 2 games, that at least seems plausible.&nbsp; Smallwood has already exceeded his number of carries from all of 2014, so I'm sure workload issues are also in consideration.Just a few data points for you to consider.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="GoWVU, post: 129416792, member: 1457561"] I never knew 4.42 yards/carry (12-53) was "nearly 5 yards a carry". They must teach that "new math" at Pitt. Smallwood is averaging a strong 6.7 yards/carry, which ranks #30 nationally. To put that in some context, Fournette of LSU is #24 at 6.89. Wendell is actually just ahead of standouts like Freeman from Oregon, Prosise from ND, and Washington from TT who are #32-34 with averages of 6.63, 6.59, and 6.57 respectively. A ballcarrier needs to average 5.54 yards/carry just to be in the top 100 at the moment. Shell currently has a subpar 4.05 average, although his last 2 games are easily his best since conference play started. WiiWii, I get your concerns in light of the enormous gap between Smallwood's 6.7 and Shell's 4.05 marks. However, last season the margin between the two was a lot more reasonable (4.88 to 4.48). Maybe DH is thinking that Shell is only just now starting to perform like the guy from last year. Given the improved performance the last 2 games, that at least seems plausible. Smallwood has already exceeded his number of carries from all of 2014, so I'm sure workload issues are also in consideration. Just a few data points for you to consider. [/QUOTE]

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