Comments on: Most Dominant Fantasy Players Since 1950: Running Backs http://www.footballperspective.com/most-dominant-fantasy-players-since-1950-running-backs/ NFL History and Stats Wed, 02 Sep 2015 03:37:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.7 By: Jeff Y http://www.footballperspective.com/most-dominant-fantasy-players-since-1950-running-backs/#comment-310818 Wed, 02 Sep 2015 03:37:00 +0000 http://www.footballperspective.com/?p=25780#comment-310818 I like a portion of this analysis except for the singular and highly significant flaw in your analysis ointment: the use of subtraction with respect to base vs FPG. A more accurate measurement of the greatest ‘relative’ fantasy seasons, would be *percentage* above the baseline, not the actual number above it. The prior method still gives too much credit to raw numbers rather than the relative dominance over the competition. To illustrate, suppose offensive numbers are seriously inflated as the game evolves so that the base for a given season were 50. But, a RB had 68 fpg. In that case, the difference above the baseline would be 18. In this calculation that would be the greatest fantasy season ever. However, from the standpoint of value relative to the rest of the league, it would not come close to matching Tomlinson’s dominance in points. The point differential, in essence, would be so close as to not be that large a difference in domination or greatness. To illustrate another aspect, 50 players hit 50 or more home runs, and all of the top 10 hit over 70, with the HR leader hitting 77, that would not be the greatest Fantasy HR season in history. In fact, Ruth’s 60 when the #2 HR hitter had 19, would far and away be the better fantasy season. In that situation, Ruth would have tripled the next best HR total. That would far and away be the greatest fantasy HR season ever – not in raw numbers but in terms of fantasy domination over the opposition. And not just in terms of subtraction, but in terms of % over – which is what makes the most dominant in terms of fantasy (as it puts one so much further ahead of the competition). In that respect, Jim Brown’s 1861 yard season and Simpson’s 2003 yards are so much more dominant relative to the competition they would be at or near the top. Rightfully so because they would add far more to winning that season in fantasy football than any of Tomlinson’s seasons, great as they were.

]]> By: Kibbles http://www.footballperspective.com/most-dominant-fantasy-players-since-1950-running-backs/#comment-309308 Fri, 17 Jul 2015 03:24:00 +0000 http://www.footballperspective.com/?p=25780#comment-309308 In reply to Richie.

Ah, the Pillsbury Throwboy. Nobody had more or better nicknames than good old J-Load.

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