Now, is it so incredulous to compare D-Will to AP?

[Ashor]

You can not compare Williams and Peterson at this point...

Williams doesn't fumble the ball.

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[CharlotteBeer.com]

For what it's worth, I proposed the nickname Wheel and Steel over the offseason.

[Ashor]

Nobody has yet stated that...

1. Adrian Peterson has 292 carries while DeAngelo has 212
   
2. DeAngelo averages more yards per carry in 5.4 compared to AD's 4.9
   
3. DeAngelo has 6 more touchdowns than AD
   
4. DeAngelo fumbles less than AD
   
5. We have a better record than the Vikings
   
6. In the previous two seasons of DeAngelo's career, he only started a grand total of 2 games. Adrian Peterson started 9 last year.
   

Sources;

D Will

AD

[Sword]

Williams is an apple to Peterson's orange..it's hard to compare them imo

[mountainpantherfan]

Williams is an apple to Peterson's orange..it's hard to compare them imo

Here's a way to compare them, at least based on this season. I also included Portis and Turner.

http://www.nfl.com/stats/headtohead?player1=PET260705&player2=TUR608668&player3=POR792942&player4=WIL221323&position=runningback&playerOne=Adrian+Peterson&playerTwo=Michael+Turner&playerThree=Clinton+Portis&playerFour=DeAngelo+Williams

[Fiz]

nobody has yet stated that...

1. adrian peterson has 292 carries while deangelo has 212
   
2. deangelo fumbles less than ad
   

i think there may be a correlation here

[mountainpantherfan]

i think there may be a correlation here

Williams doesn't fumble less than Peterson, Williams doesn't fumble at all, at least this season he hasn't.

So while the number of fumbles for Peterson could be less with less carries the numbers don't support Williams having more fumbles with more carries.

[monstercat]

I have to admit...the fumble argument has some merrit. Deshaun Foster didn't get a lot of carries for a starter either, and he could get some pretty big chunks of yardage at times with a lesser O-line that what the Panthers have now, yet he fumbled all the time.

[mantal]

DeAngelo Williams is a great running back.

Jonathan Stewart is a great running back.

Adrian Peterson is a great running back.

LeDanian Tomlinson is a great running back.

Who gives a poo who's best as long as we keep winning?...

[panthers55]

Here's a way to compare them, at least based on this season. I also included Portis and Turner.

http://www.nfl.com/stats/headtohead?player1=PET260705&player2=TUR608668&player3=POR792942&player4=WIL221323&position=runningback&playerOne=Adrian+Peterson&playerTwo=Michael+Turner&playerThree=Clinton+Portis&playerFour=DeAngelo+Williams

Good site for comparison. He really has had an outstanding season. Maybe in five years they will be comparing Peterson to Williams. But I would like to see him continue this for the next several years and frankly don't see why he can't. If we can keep this line together we could have a potent rushing attack for a while.

[mountainpantherfan]

Good site for comparison. He really has had an outstanding season. Maybe in five years they will be comparing Peterson to Williams. But I would like to see him continue this for the next several years and frankly don't see why he can't. If we can keep this line together we could have a potent rushing attack for a while.

After I did that first comparison I went through and found the total score, found at the bottom of the list, for every starting/rotation running back in the NFL this season. Williams score of 92 is the highest.

[rubberpantz]

After I did that first comparison I went through and found the total score, found at the bottom of the list, for every starting/rotation running back in the NFL this season. Williams score of 92 is the highest.

that's not a score it's how many points he's scored this season

15TD x 6pts = 90

plus the one 2pt conversion = 92...

regardless it's crazy impressive and DWill looks like a beast.

[nosuchthingasapanther]

with the stats that williams has right now, if he had 6 fumbles on top of that, would anyone want stewart to start over him?

[Peppers90 NC]

Thankfully thats not the case. And I hate stating the obvious while knocking on wood, but D-Will has been very durable unlike AP with career-nagging injuries.