04-19-2016, 03:08 PM
(04-19-2016, 02:51 PM)OrlandoBengal Wrote: I think there was also a fairly large contingent who felt he was the second coming of Jim Brown, Walter Payton, and Emmitt Smith all rolled into one. There were a lot of "we're going to ride Hill all the way to a championship" posts before the 2015 season began. Those people were probably pretty upset once the season actually started.
Obviously you're exaggerating a bit. Sure there was excitement over Hill's '14 season (understandably so) and many wanted him to get the majority of carries (understandably so), but most were pretty reasonable about it. I only saw 1 person saying silly crap like "trade Gio", and no one said Hill was Jim Brown, Walter and Emmitt rolled all into one.
Before Hill ever touched a field for us, people were bashing him because (a) he wasn't Hyde, (b) the off-field concerns and © they didn't want him eating into Gio's touches. The love for Hill didn't come until after his incredible '14 season. Even then, you still had some of the same folks bashing him for fumbles and dancing. I almost feel like Hill's bad '15 campaign was a relief for some of the people who just never wanted to like the guy.
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