DO we draft a RB?

[BengalChris]

(01-02-2016, 07:21 PM)milksheikh Wrote: I'm not sure if I am posting this in right section but o well...


Do we draft a RB if Hill / Gio can't be that #1 back we need to rely on?

Gio is having a great year but he seems more of a receiving back than a #1, but maybe we use him as the #1 or do we wait till next year to see how Hill / Gio do?

Or .. Do we draft another RB to compete with Gio/Hill for #1 RB spot?

I was asking myself the same question and decided the answer was no. Zeke would be a good addition to this team, but there's also going to be a need to fill other spots. I just don't see Zeke getting the big running lanes in the NFL that he sees in college. And we won't be running the read option as our bread and butter play. College defenses had to respect TJ Barrett's running and this helped open up some lanes for Zeke.

Reasoning is that both Hill and Bernard can do the job even if it wasn't this year. I don't know what's up with the run blocking but I cannot count the number of times I saw defensive players in the backfield on running plays. It's as if the defenses know a run is coming and where it's going. FB or no FB shouldn't be an issue. I see other teams run without one so we should be able to do so as well.

Hill has three fumbles all year and one of those was a defensive player blowing up the exchange. That's just bad blocking.

Another reason is that I would prefer we drafted a OC high. It's the weakest spot on our line.