After looking at the final RB stats I believe there is a strong case for Lynch being named first team All Pro along with Murray from Dallas. My reasoning is simple.
When you look at who other than Murray is in the discussion the only other possible choices are Bell from the Steelers and McCoy from the Eagles. They all have about the same yardage running the ball with a difference of only about 50 total yards over 16 games. So that stat is basically a wash. Then if you look at receiving yards you would give the strong edge to Bell over Lynch since he had about 500 more yards. Here is where McCoy falls off with much less receiving yards than the other two.
That leaves only Lynch and Bell for the 2nd first team All Pro honor. So what other stat might be of importance to those making the decision? TD's! That is where hands down Lynch seals the deal to me. He ended up leading the league in total TD's, and Bell with 17 to 11. That is a major stat since it is the most important one that helps to decide the outcome of a game.
So it comes down to whether the decision makers choose total TD's over more receiving yards. I think Lynch gets his second "1st team All Pro" honor for his career!
Thoughts?
When you look at who other than Murray is in the discussion the only other possible choices are Bell from the Steelers and McCoy from the Eagles. They all have about the same yardage running the ball with a difference of only about 50 total yards over 16 games. So that stat is basically a wash. Then if you look at receiving yards you would give the strong edge to Bell over Lynch since he had about 500 more yards. Here is where McCoy falls off with much less receiving yards than the other two.
That leaves only Lynch and Bell for the 2nd first team All Pro honor. So what other stat might be of importance to those making the decision? TD's! That is where hands down Lynch seals the deal to me. He ended up leading the league in total TD's, and Bell with 17 to 11. That is a major stat since it is the most important one that helps to decide the outcome of a game.
So it comes down to whether the decision makers choose total TD's over more receiving yards. I think Lynch gets his second "1st team All Pro" honor for his career!
Thoughts?