So how many people did Matt Forte end up disappointing last year? Well, approximately 25.5 million folks play fantasy football, so depending on the size of your league, that would mean at least 2 million fantasy footballers regretted their first or second round selection of the Bears RB, and that number could potentially jump up to somewhere around 3 million or so. Add to that all the Chicago Bears fans around the world and you’re looking at a disappointment level possibly matching the population size of Switzerland! All anyone was hoping for was for Matt to match his 2008 rookie numbers, but quite frankly, he didn’t even come close. He trailed his rookie output by more than 300 yards as he gained well under 1,000 (929) on the year. His 3.6 YPC was abysmal, but even worse was his TD total as he put up just one-third of the amount he did in 2008 (12 to 4). One positive you could take out of his 2009 campaign, though, was that his receiving numbers were pretty well matched from the year before. His 57 receptions out of the backfield ranked him third in the league behind Ray Rice and Tim Hightower, but like everything else about Forte’s year, those zero receiving TDs in the stat-book left fantasy owners bummed out once again.
~ Ranked 18th in the league with 158.0 RB fantasy points (basic scoring system)
~ Tied for 31st in the league with 4 rushing touchdowns
~ Tied for 93rd in the league with 4 total touchdowns
~ Ranked 18th in the league with 929 rushing yards
~ Ranked 22nd in the league with 58.1 rushing yards per game
~ Ranked eighth in the league with 258 attempts
~ Tied for 30th in the league with 3 rushes of 20+ yards
~ Tied for 25th in the league with 39 rushes for first downs
~ Lost 5 fumbles on the year
~ Ranked third among running backs with 57 receptions
~ Ranked fourth among running backs with 471 receiving yards
