(03-26-2018, 01:16 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Ironically the single biggest complaint fans had with Marvin that entire season was the fact that he was giving carries to Benny instead of Gio.  In fact the hater brigade had been calling for BJGE to be released.  No one went into that playoff game calling for him to carry the load.  In fact it was the exact opposite.  They wanted Gio to get more touches.

Benny opened the game with 2 eight yard runs.  After that he averaged 4.3 on 6 carries.  It is not like he was gashing them repeatedly.

In the Bengals only TD drive of the first half Bernard had 5 carries for 28 yards and had 1 reception for 11 yards while BJGE had 7 yards on 2 carries.  If Marvin had kept feeding Benny after that drive then you would have been whining about him taking out Bernard when he had the hot hand.

(03-26-2018, 01:18 PM)Wyche Wrote:

(03-26-2018, 01:51 PM)Nately120 Wrote: Moe Szyslak:
The only thing I know about strategy is that everything the manager does is crap. Unless it works, in which case he's a button pusher.

(03-26-2018, 01:51 PM)Nately120 Wrote: Moe Szyslak:
The only thing I know about strategy is that everything the manager does is crap. Unless it works, in which case he's a button pusher.

(03-27-2018, 08:56 AM)Wyche Wrote: I'm not going to post the stats for the umpteenth time.....but in the case of BJGE vs the SD Chargers in his career, the odds were in Benny's favor.  Peep them for yourself.  Some people like to act like there aren't outliers, variables, and exceptions to general rules in this great big ol world in order to stoke up a good ol crapfest.  I ain't takin' the bait.

(03-27-2018, 11:01 AM)fredtoast Wrote: The reason you are not posting them is because he averaged 61 yards and 4.2 yards per carry in 5 games against the Chargers.

Anyone claiming that BEFORE that game they were calling for Benny to get all the carries instead of Gio is just lying.  Everyone had been ripping Marvin all year for not giving Gio enough touches and continuing to give Green-Ellis carries.

(03-27-2018, 12:18 PM)grampahol Wrote: Strange how Hill became the guy everyone will remember for NOT just falling down and NOT fighting for the extra yardage.. 
Suppose instead he had broken free and ran for a TD with no fumble and went on to win the super bowl? I kind of have my doubts anyone would be sitting there saying, "Dammit! Why couldn't he just fall down"
Poor guy just can't win .. Even if he goes to NE and never fumbles, never just falls down and gets the extra yards he'll still be remembered for that one fateful fumble...  

(03-27-2018, 10:01 AM)jeremydc Wrote: Glad to see any former Bengals go to a competent team. Will def watch the Pats backfield this year.

(03-27-2018, 12:21 PM)Nately120 Wrote: Will Jeremy Hill really be remembered for that fateful fumble?  I don't think most NFL fans really look into how and why the Bengals lost a playoff game to the Steelers, they just look at the final score and say "Yeah, that's what I expected."  At least the Steelers and Browns fans I know didn't point out Hill in that situation so much as:
- Bengals blow it, as usual
- Burfict and Jones are thugs
- Marvin Lewis can't win when it counts
- Andy Dalton sucks (yes, people in my experience are more likely to blame a QB who didn't even play in that game than Hill)
 etc.

I maintain that the reason Hill is such a dog in this town is because we went into 2015 declaring that he'd be the main reason we won and we ended 2015 declaring that he was the main reason we lost.  Peaks 'n' valleys.

(03-27-2018, 12:27 PM)grampahol Wrote: I've never rooted for any former Bengal player to have success with any other team.  I don't suppose you feel the same way about Russell Bodine do ya? Gee, I sure hope he goes on to have the greatest post Bengal career ever and leads the league as the greatest Center ever..?
What you're supposed to say is you hope he falls down, breaks his neck, pokes his eye out and gets pneumonia after leaving . lol