Jeremy Hill far ahead of his production last year

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(10-26-2015, 05:18 PM)MrRager Wrote: Exactly. It's not that Jeremy Hill is specifically wearing defenses down, but a successful running game wears defenses down. Gio could run the ball 20 times in the first three quarters and Hill could close the game out against a tired defense. It doesn't have to be Hill "wearing them down and getting into a rhythm." 

Hell, Hill's biggest run of the year last year came in the 1st quarter and he dominated the 1st quarter of the Browns game. This idea that he has to carry the ball all game to be effective might just be a cliche people say.

I think Hill wears defenses down because they have to be in better position to get a hit on him squarely to tackle him, whereas Gio doesn't really have the ability to bulldoze people, so, even though he's faster sideline to sideline, defenses don't necessarily have to go as far to be in a position to tackle him.  He's not really getting outside too often, especially since we're running from the gun and most runs stay between the tackles.

If they leave even a small crease when Dalton starts from under center, he's done and they're chasing him, so I think it's more just about defenses having to be in position to tackle him that wears them out, plus it's tougher to bring him down than it is Gio.