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Analyzing QB Rushing Stats in the Playoffs: Key Insights
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1/11/2025
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What I'm referring to is all of our quarterbacks higher than their rushing number.
00:07
Let's just take a look at where they settle up at the moment.
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We have Lamar Jackson, of course, at the top marker, higher than 48 and a half rushing
00:17
yards.
00:18
Lamar averages, by the way, a little over 80 rushing yards per game in his postseason
00:25
career.
00:26
On the other side of the field is Russell Wilson.
00:29
Higher than 15 and a half rushing yards.
00:32
Russ, higher than this number in three straight games to close out the regular season.
00:38
You then go to game number one, Stroud versus Herbert.
00:42
CJ, not the best athlete at the quarterback position, but again, it's the playoffs.
00:48
Higher than 13 and a half rush yards.
00:51
Feels like it should be in reach, especially because this team is limited weapon-wise,
00:57
so you might have to make a couple of extra moves to pick up the sticks.
01:01
Then lastly, Justin Herbert, who's had himself a pretty strong rushing season, all in all,
01:06
a career high this year at 306 yards.
01:10
Higher for Justin Herbert as well on his rushing total.
01:14
That number, again, around 19 and a half, I do believe.
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Now when we take these four quarterbacks here, Donnie, for Justin Herbert, there you see
01:26
19 and a half rushing yards.
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If you had to take one higher than their number, who would it be?
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You're buying a little bit lower here at this point, but it would be Russell Wilson for
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me.
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I would go higher on that.
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It's not because I don't think he's, well, Lamar Jackson has wheels, Herbert has wheels,
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Stroud can have the pocket.
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I'm just looking at a game plan where you're looking at two teams that know each other,
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two good pass rushes.
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Russell Wilson has to make some plays with his feet, so for me, you're not even looking
01:52
at 35 and a half, 40 yards.
01:54
You're basically saying, hey, Russ, get 20 yards on the ground to keep the sticks moving.
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I like that higher.
02:00
They did it last time they played in Baltimore in terms of the 17 point loss.
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We talk about 27 yards on the ground on about four carries.
02:07
I would take a shot on CJ Stroud.
02:09
Again, I believe this is a bounce back for CJ Stroud.
02:13
Has a lower number, but I still think, again, with the pressure of them being underdogs
02:17
in terms of the matchup, I think he could break and tame, especially if LA plays man
02:22
to man coverage and he has running lanes.
02:24
Why are you laughing at me?
02:27
You are amazing.
02:29
And look, I put them all in there.
02:32
It's just like, of course you went to the guy.
02:34
Well, actually, to be honest, I was going to go to Russell Wilson and he took it, so
02:40
I did somebody else.
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Yeah, no, you could double up if you like.
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I could have, but that's why I said he did it in terms of the last matchup.
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But again, I still believe Stroud, again, will try to take this game on his shoulders
02:51
because they haven't looked good down the stretch, even though we look good last week
02:54
against Tennessee on one drive.
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The two previous games, especially at home, he put up two points against Baltimore on
03:00
Christmas.
03:01
So look, I do this partly because we've talked about, hey, let's bring all the quarterbacks,
03:05
rushing numbers on this desk many times, right?
03:07
You get 11 acts on sports millions, pick them.
03:09
That's awesome.
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It is also just something that I believe we all subscribe to.
03:14
Maybe it's just fact.
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Quarterbacks run more, the bigger the game is.
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And that applies to nobody more than Lamar Jackson.
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I'm actually fascinated by his 48 and a half number because that number is not factoring
03:29
in its playoff football even a little, Donnie.
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Just last year, opening game for Lamar, smooth 11 for 100.
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Game number two against KC, eight for 54, and we all felt he didn't run enough.
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In that game, I get averages over 80 yards per game on the ground.
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Lamar always has the ability to have a big game, but just more likely when the postseason
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starts.
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Absolutely.
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And sometimes you look at the Lamar Jackson and the way you do college quarterbacks like,
04:00
man, I just wish he would just drop back one, two, three, and then run because nobody can
04:04
stop the guy.
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And he's going to do that today.
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I do believe he gets into the 50s, 60s today and certainly goes out last week against Cleveland,
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especially in the first half.
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