(09-22-2016, 09:12 AM)BFritz21 Wrote: Denver has allowed the 2nd most rushing yards in the league through two games, but has allowed the 2nd fewest passing yards and have the 2nd most sacks this season.

Given the struggles the offensive line has seemed to have pass blocking and the fact that Hill has yet to be allowed to just break loose, is this the week that we give him 25+ carries and he returns to beast mode?

Will this be the week that gets his confidence back and gets him back on track for the year?

I'm PRAYING we do because I think this could be his return to the top of the Hill!

We just need to run him north/south and not east/west.

(09-22-2016, 11:09 AM)PlayerFormerlyKnownAsMousecop Wrote: I say yes. Establishing the run will be much more attainable at home, even against Denver.

I say 120 yards for Hill on 13 carries and 1 TD. Remember, one of Hill's greatest games as a Bengals came against this same defense in the Jungle.

I expect a somewhat sluggish day for the offense overall, though. Maybe only 200 yards even for Dalton passing on the day. As to who wins, this game seems to be another toss up. Denver won't blow us out, though.

(09-22-2016, 11:09 AM)PlayerFormerlyKnownAsMousecop Wrote: I say yes. Establishing the run will be much more attainable at home, even against Denver.

I say 120 yards for Hill on 13 carries and 1 TD. Remember, one of Hill's greatest games as a Bengals came against this same defense in the Jungle.

I expect a somewhat sluggish day for the offense overall, though. Maybe only 200 yards even for Dalton passing on the day. As to who wins, this game seems to be another toss up. Denver won't blow us out, though.

(09-22-2016, 11:13 AM)ochocincos Wrote: More evidence that it's the OL that needs to step up for the running game to improve - http://www.espn.com/blog/cincinnati-bengals/post/_/id/24004/bengal-rbs-have-third-worst-yards-before-contact-average

(09-22-2016, 11:47 AM)OrlandoBengal Wrote: I just looked it up.  The last time Hill had more than 100 yards rushing was week 16 of the 2014 season. I hope you are right, but I don't see anyway possible he gets 120 yards this week.

(09-22-2016, 02:42 PM)PlayerFormerlyKnownAsMousecop Wrote: The only reason I feel confident that Hill will have a breakout game soon is that good players have good game and good teams play well.

So either Hill will have a breakout game before long or he/our offensive line just isn't really that good to begin with. I think our team is good, and that many of the players on the team are good. Thus, I expect them to play well. It's honestly that simple.

If we don't play well, then we are not a good team. After two weeks, I haven't seen quite enough bad to definitively say that we are worse than in years past. I believe Hill will bounce back eventually.

(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.

(09-22-2016, 09:12 AM)BFritz21 Wrote: We just need to run him north/south and not east/west.