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(07-31-2017, 11:21 AM)ochocincos Wrote: Many focus on that magical YPC number - 4.0. If < 4.0, many consider that RB to be below average. Jeremy Hill was 3.8 YPC. People give Bernard a pass because he's a proficient receiver.

Jeremy Hill was also 18th in total rush yards (839) and 14th in rush attempts (222).

However, when looking at stats from last year, it should be pointed out that many people considered LeGarrette Blount to have a great season....he had 3.9 YPC. He just had a lot of attempts and TDs to compensate, so people didn't focus as much on YPC for him compared to others.

Some other RBs with sub-4.0 YPC last year:
Todd Gurley (3.2)
Frank Gore (3.9)
Melvin Gordon (3.9)
Jonathan Stewart (3.8)
Matt Forte (3.7)


So yes, exactly as you say, Jeremy Hill is not nearly as bad as some make him out to be. But Hill isn't a top 10 RB, so there's room for improvement. If Mixon can provide that, great. If not, the Bengals still have a solid rushing attack.

To be fair, Hill was only 21st amongst RB's in yards from scrimmage in 2016.  He's an average starter as a runner, but offers next to nothing as a receiver, which makes him a below average starter/quality backup RB. There are some teams he could start for, but not a lot of contenders.

Beyond all that, my main issue with him is that he is limited as an outside runner and as a receiver, which limits what we can do with him in the game from a playcalling standpoint and makes the opposing defense's job a lot easier.  It just makes more sense to me that the back that's getting the majority of the snaps be able to run a majority of the plays.