Tiki Barber on how to fix fumbling

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(01-20-2016, 07:31 PM)wildcats forever Wrote: This is what I based my comments on, which shows 4 fumbles for '15 and 4 for '14., plus comparisons with RB's in the league

http://www.cincyjungle.com/2016/1/18/10780184/Could-Jeremy-Hill-be-fumbling-away-his-place-in-nfl

Cincy Jungle isn't a professional site. It's basicially a fan blog. Those numbers are all screwed up.

1. Jeremy Hill had 5 fumbles in 2014, not 4.

2. They counted Hill's playoff game this season (to include his fumble) but left out his '14 playoff game (that didn't have a fumble). Obviously they did this to make the numbers look worse. If you're going to include this playoff game, it would only be fair to also include last year's.


3. This statement is false: "In 2015, Hill had four fumbles again, and again found himself in the top three in the NFL as far as fumbles go."


First off, it's unfair to include the playoff game when many of these players didn't play in the post season.  An accurate statement would be this: During the 2015 regular season, Hill was tied for 8th most fumbles among RBs. He was tied with 11 other RBs. The following RB's had at least 3 fumble in 2015:


Adrian Peterson- 6
Melvin Gordon- 5
Frank Gore- 4
James Starks- 4
Doug Martin- 4
Ameer Abdullah- 4
Matt Jones- 4 
DeAngelo Williams- 3
Darren McFadden- 3
Jonathan Stewart- 3
Ryan Matthews- 3
Chris Ivory- 3
Eddie Lacy- 3
Latavius Murray- 3
Dennard Robinson- 3
Tre Mason- 3
Todd Gurley - 3
Tevin Coleman- 3


So to sum this up, 19 RBs had as many or more fumbles as Jeremy Hill. The highlighted RBs had fewer touches than Hill (9 total). Many, such as Gurley and DWill were close to Jeremy in touches. So for Cincy Jungle to claim Hill is close to fumbling his way out of the league is asinine.