Last year, Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Doug Martin was averaging 4.9 yards per rush for a total of 1,402 yards. Those stats helped him finish second for the rushing title. This year, Martin has managed to only play eight games, averaging 2.9 yards per rush. His season total this year is 421 yards, a far cry from last season's production.
Some have suggested that Doug Martin only ran hard last year because it was a contract year. Once he had his money, Martin simply stopped running hard. Rather than just by word of mouth or feeling that Martin is running terribly, and thus the cause for a terrible offensive line, let us use actual stats to see what is going on.