The Bengals need to move on from Jeremy Hill

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(09-21-2016, 11:04 AM)OrlandoBengal Wrote: I agree with this.  I know this is subjective, but I also think Gio just "looks" better on the field.  He has much more energy and enthusiasm, he is significantly better at picking up the rush.  I've thought ever since last year that Hill has lost the moxie from his rookie year.  Whatever it was, he no longer possesses it.

Yes, the offensive line sucks and are certainly not making his job any easier.  That said, you cannot feed the ball to a guy who consistently runs into the line and goes down at the first sign of contact.  Gio is better running the ball and catching it out of the backfield.  Deciding who spends more time on the field should be an easy decision.

Funny thing... remember all the posts leading up to last season about how Hill was going to average over 5 ypc, lead the league in rushing, and almost single handedly lead the team to a Super Bowl?  Dude fell off fast.

Yes he did, big time.  I'm on board with you on the decision of who to give the lion's share to.

(09-21-2016, 04:25 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: Agree with this. Also, YPC be damned, Gio hasn't looked good running the ball to me either. He's broke a couple 10+ yard gains that really boosted his YPC due to his tiny sample size thus far, but he's getting stuffed at the line a lot as well.

I get that some people aren't sold on Hill (putting it nicely), but I think it looks foolish to use these 2 games as evidence against him when we clearly have a severe issue with the line right now.

All that said, I wouldn't mind making Gio the primary back for awhile, because (a) he's better at making something out of nothing and (b) it could give even more evidence that the line is the main problem.

Agree 100%.  Also, by contrast, if the line isn't the main issue, he'll show us that too.  Unlike Barry Sanders, Gio is not carry a team on his back good.  He's a very good young ball player, and I love him to death, but he ain't Barry Sanders good.  Who is?