05-16-2019, 07:27 PM
(05-16-2019, 07:05 PM)THE PISTONS Wrote: Gio is interesting. His 1st 3 years in the league he put up really nice numbers. Over the past 3 years, he hasn't rushed for over 458 yards in any season. Of course, he produces in the passing game too which is big for a back.
Part of that is just a lack of carries. He averaged about 4.3 ypc his first three years, 4.0 ypc the last 3. In the two games last year where he actually got 10 carries he averaged over 4.6 ypc.
I don't feel like the Bengals have done him many favors in the plays they call for him, either. Seems like he gets a lot of runs straight up the middle when you'd expect to see him sent to the outside more.
Gio will probably benefit more from improved blocking than Joe will, too, as he seemed to get caught in the backfield a lot over the last couple of seasons.
