Will We See a Lot of Hill?

[Shake n Blake]

(12-26-2015, 02:14 PM)BengalsRocker Wrote: No it's not a good question.

Not worded as such. "A lot"

Now if Brad asked if Hill would have more carries than last week?

Perhaps.

It all depends on the progression in the game.

Yes you have to have patience in the ground game but if it's not working they need to adjust.

The most important factors of course are the overall blocking and if AJM is able to dump out of certain runs from defense reads.

Look I'm one of the people who felt we should draft another RB in the higher rounds just to get The Firm out of his role as starting RB.

I don't think Hill is the whole problem but I'm starting to wonder about his field vision abilities.

I also have to wonder if his raw talent has been skewed by coaching or perhaps of his own doing.

It seems as if he is not running in a downhill style that was used historically.

Look, I get that it's popular to pick on Brad, but I understood what he was saying/asking. 

Hill just doesn't have it this year, but when I see a player rush for 1100 yards on 5.1 ypc and then see that ypc drop to 3.3 the next season, I think it's a little more complex than simply saying he sucks or suddenly "lacks vision". There could be numerous factors, such as change in offensive philosophy, blocking schemes, fullback usage, etc. 

Also it's possible that Hill is playing through undisclosed injury (it happens) or maybe he's just dancing more this year. Either way, I believe Hill proved his physical talent last year. He ripped off constant big gainers and looked like he was going to be a stud for years. You just don't see scrubs coming in and doing what he did last year.

It's more likely that it's a down year for him and something needs to change in order for him to regain his old form. We've seen down years from RBs many times. Doug Martin was abysmal for 2 years after a stellar rookie season. Now he's leading the NFL in rushing. The talent was always there.