Grover Cleveland
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Football Outsiders ran an article the other day breaking down each team's use of single back vs multi-back formations and how effective each type of formation was running the football last year.
Article
Some interesting tidbits I saw:
Article
Some interesting tidbits I saw:
After employing one back just 57 percent of the time in 2011 with Tim Tebow at the helm, Mannings Broncos used a one-back formation 93 percent of the time in 2012, the second-highest total in the league...
...The addition of Manning wasnt able to help the Broncos running, however -- or, more likely, the the departure of Tebow closed a few running holes. Denver's rushing DVOA [defense-adjusted value over the league average] from single-back sets dropped from 5.7% in 2011 to -0.6% in 2012. Their multiple-back formations fared even worse, dropping from 21st to 31st with a -35.8% DVOA. The only team who fared worse in multiple-back sets happened to be the only team who ran them less frequently than Denver: the Detroit Lions
It will be interesting to see if San Francisco can continue their rushing prowess in 2013. Despite the luxury of having a mobile quarterback, the Niners rushing attack actually deteriorated under Colin Kaepernick. Through their first eight games, prior to Alex Smith's injury, San Francisco averaged a league-leading 5.8 yards per rush, leading to a staggering 169 yards per game. Through their final eight games, the Niners were only able to average 4.1 yards on designated runs.