Match-Up: Tomlinson Vs. Forte

I find writing about football and baseball to be two completely different animals.  In baseball, we have a lot of underlying statistics to help determine if a performance is for real, or if it is a little bit of an aberration.  Things like Batting Average on Balls in Play or whatever other sabermetric statistic you want to use are evidence that fans and writers can point to.  In football, those things don’t really exist, or at least they are not as prevalent.  So, when I compare two players on the football side, I find it to be a little bit more subjective, especially when you are looking at players the quality of LaDanian Tomlinson and Matt Forte.  These are two guys who are likely to be among the elite, sure-fire first round draft picks.  I know in my recent Top 10 RB list I took some heat in ranking Forte so low, and I can guarantee that he is going to be bumped up when things are revised in the coming weeks.  Will it be ahead of LT, however?  Well, ... (link)