10-23-2016, 09:37 PM
(10-23-2016, 09:08 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: But he had 9/100/1 receiving in Week 2 against the Steelers and 8/128/0 against the Cards in Week 11 last year.
Plus he's always helping Dalton get more time by being excellent in picking up blitzes.
That's kind of my point. Even if the run game isn't there, Gio can still have a great day helping the offense in other ways. If Hill doesn't have a good day running, he generally is a huge drain on the offense.
I'm not a Gio hater, just to clarify. I like what both our RB's bring to the table, but I guess I'd say that the most important category for a Runningback is well...running. And Gio hasn't been good in that category either. Hill is more here more for his ability to take the bulk of the carries, but if one RB isn't running well, it seems hypocritical to bash the other for not running well behind the same porous line.
If you want to bash Hill for his blocking or not being a good receiver, fine. But honestly that's not what most people are ripping him for. They usually bring up his lackluster YPC. Heck, you've done that a lot yourself. Bottom line, we have 2 RB's who have flashed major ability in their careers, and both are averaging around 3.8 YPC over the last 2 years. It has "blocking issues" written all over it.
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