ToughJ.Riggins
Hall of Famer
Hillis runs for 4.4 YPC and 1170 yards in 2011(has a similar receiving year to Richardson 2 years later) and doesn't get a sniff of the top 100 NFL players. In an injury plagued season where Holmgren was hell bent on not giving Hillis the contract he deserved and the media is trying to bring Hillis down for his emotional demeanor, (he just wanted the team to show some due respect for what he put in) strep throat and mistake of missing a charity appearence he runs for 3.6 YPC. Hillis does this with Pinkston as a 1st year starter (I believe he was a rookie) and no Steinbach at LG.
Then enter Trent Richardson, he runs for a mere 3.6 YPC, but has Josh Gordon to stretch the field. He has Pinkston now with a year of experience (still no Steinbach) and Brandon Weeden's YPA is significantly better than Colt McCoy's in Hillis' 2nd year with the Browns. Somehow with a situation that looks a little easier to find running room, Richardson is voted a top 10 RB and 71st best player in the NFL by his peers for the same rushing efficiency as Hillis. LMFAO.
Now this obvious double standard opinion from Rotowire that Emerican sheeple are too ignorant to notice:
[FONT="]Recommendation:[/FONT][FONT="] Hillis' recognizable name and relatively recent productivity make him look like a bigger acquisition for [/FONT][FONT="]Tampa[/FONT][FONT="] [/FONT][FONT="]Bay[/FONT][FONT="] than he actually is. It's quite possible that rookie Mike James can be the better RB/FB tweener for the Buccaneers, and second-year speedsters like Michael Smith and Jeff Demps are still in the picture. Hillis is coming off consecutive seasons in which he averaged 3.65 and 3.64 yards per carry.
Final words: I'll say it- and I'll say it confidently. Hillis at this point in his career is a better RB than Trent Richardson (who although he has significant talent hasn't produced efficiently). Only in Emerica sheeple!
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Then enter Trent Richardson, he runs for a mere 3.6 YPC, but has Josh Gordon to stretch the field. He has Pinkston now with a year of experience (still no Steinbach) and Brandon Weeden's YPA is significantly better than Colt McCoy's in Hillis' 2nd year with the Browns. Somehow with a situation that looks a little easier to find running room, Richardson is voted a top 10 RB and 71st best player in the NFL by his peers for the same rushing efficiency as Hillis. LMFAO.
Now this obvious double standard opinion from Rotowire that Emerican sheeple are too ignorant to notice:
[FONT="]Recommendation:[/FONT][FONT="] Hillis' recognizable name and relatively recent productivity make him look like a bigger acquisition for [/FONT][FONT="]Tampa[/FONT][FONT="] [/FONT][FONT="]Bay[/FONT][FONT="] than he actually is. It's quite possible that rookie Mike James can be the better RB/FB tweener for the Buccaneers, and second-year speedsters like Michael Smith and Jeff Demps are still in the picture. Hillis is coming off consecutive seasons in which he averaged 3.65 and 3.64 yards per carry.
Final words: I'll say it- and I'll say it confidently. Hillis at this point in his career is a better RB than Trent Richardson (who although he has significant talent hasn't produced efficiently). Only in Emerica sheeple!
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