Comments on: Is Matt Forte an elite running back? http://www.footballperspective.com/is-matt-forte-an-elite-running-back/ NFL History and Stats Wed, 21 Oct 2015 01:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Chase http://www.footballperspective.com/is-matt-forte-an-elite-running-back/#comment-311837 Wed, 21 Oct 2015 01:46:00 +0000 http://www.footballperspective.com/?p=81#comment-311837 In reply to Jason Lisk.

He’s still elite!

]]> By: Danny Tuccitto http://www.footballperspective.com/is-matt-forte-an-elite-running-back/#comment-116 Wed, 04 Jul 2012 04:54:21 +0000 http://www.footballperspective.com/?p=81#comment-116 Speed Score = 111.7, which is miles above average.

But…DVOA rankings are 38th, 44th, 20th, and 40th in his 4 years. However, ALY for CHI’s OL has been no higher than 19th since he’s been around. Although, 2nd-level yards per carry & open-field yards per carry have ranked higher than ALY, which signals that RB is better than OL.

Put it all together, and Forte’s a mystery wrapped in an often-inept 1,500-pound enigma.

Add a late-season knee injury at age 26, and we’re headlong into “beats the sh*t out of me” territory. If there ever was a RB with a huge range of potential outcomes over the next N years, it’s Forte. (Read: Your skepticism is healthy.)

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