Texans to the Pro Bowl

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Originally Posted by Arky

I heard the radio guys talking about Slaton to the Pro Bowl yesterday. He's a rook and plays for the semi-obscure Texans but, he's right up there in the top 5 AFC running backs in statistics...

Right now, statistically anyway, he is the league's biggest home run hitter.

The following stats belong to AP and Slaton respectively:

Rk Player Team Pos Att Att/G Yds Avg Yds/G TD Lng 1st 1st% 20+ 40+ FUM

1 Steve Slaton HOU RB 180 15.0 904 5.0 75.3 8 71T 43 23.9 10 4 1

2 Adrian Peterson MIN RB 270 22.5 1,311 4.9 109.2 9 59 59 21.9 15 3 4

Add onto that Slaton has caught 34, 250, and 1 TD. Peterson is 18 for 94.

Totals are Slaton 214 touches for 1154 and 9 tds. With 5 plays of 40+. Peteron has 288 touches for 1395 for 9 tds. With 3 plays of 40+.

AP has more touches more yards, more rushes of 20+, and one more rushing touchdown. He also has 3 more fumbles.

Slaton has a higher per average, and one more run of 40+. Not bad for a third rounder.