Darren McFadden and Darrius Heyward-Bey Need to Increase Efficiency and Effort

Published: May 29, 2011Posted in: Oakland RaidersTags:
Sometimes to examine the efficiency of certain players, it's useful to compare their statistics with those of former players. Former Oakland Raiders Art Powell and Warren Wells had successful seasons at the beginning of their careers, and in this article I'm going to examine how some of Oakland's recent first round draft picks stack up to the standard they set. Four players are compared: Art Powell, Warren Wells, Darren McFadden and Darrius Heyward-Bey.

The model is limited but it does give some insight about expectations. 

Here are the measures used in the limited comparisons:

  Art Powell Warren Wells Darren McFadden   Heyward-Bey   y/r   y/r   y/r     y/r     17.9   23.2   9.8     13.8     17.9   21.5   11.7     14.1     15.4   26.8   10.8           19.4   21.7               17.65   23.3   10.76667     13.95     y/g   y/g   y/g     y/g     93.1   21.6   21.9     11.3     97.2   81.2   20.4     24.4     57.1   90   39           73.3   66.8               80.175   64.9   27.1     17.85     yscrim   yscrim   yscrm     yscrm     1304   309   784     143     1361   1175   602     414     800   1284   1664           1026   969               1122.75   934.25   1016.667     278.5     td   td   td     td     16   6   4     1     11 &n...

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