09-22-2016, 03:15 PM
(09-22-2016, 02:11 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Not saying the blocking has been good, I think we all can agree it hasn't been.
That said, the most interesting point of that article? (I know we're dealing in small samples still.)
Hill: 1.15 yards before contact
Gio: 1.60 yards before contact
Doesn't matter if there's holes or not if Hill keeps dancing.
Of course if those numbers are accurate, it also means that Hill is only averaging 1.50 yards after contact. That is an unacceptable number for a 235lb running back. Oddly enough right in line with last year's production, though. He ran for 3.6ypc last year, averaged 2.1ypc before contact, bringing him right at 1.50 yards after contact.
Is Jeremy Hill soft? Because two straight years of 1.50 yards after contact is suggesting that it might not be an anomaly. That's a bad number for any RB, let alone a 6'1, 235lb one.
It means he is basically doing nothing other than falling forward after contact. Also worth noting that Gio was ranked #6 out of 44 before contact last year while Hill was #26, behind the exact same line. It shows you that Gio hits the hole MUCH faster than Hill does.
Has the line been performing well? Certainly not, but Hill makes it look even worse.
