|SF2| Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 Hill was a beast at LSU. Way faster than you think at that size with good moves and he will make safties wince at the thought of tackling him in the open field. Hits the hole hard and fast. Had some off field issues, one a bar fight which I don't get too worked up about but the other a sexual assault charge. Has been a model citizen for awhile so hopefully that is all behind him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scharm Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 He is very similar to Corey Dillon. I think just judging by college highlights, Hill will be better on goaline than Dillon. Dillon was a slasher and Hill looks to have almost identical style. Dillon wasn't physical with his body whereas Hill looks like he'll drop his head and shoulders to take on tacklers more. Dillon had a nasty stiff arm but would contort his body to wiggle past tacklers when he could vs. lowering his body to be a battering ram. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F.Cleveland Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 He is very similar to Corey Dillon. I think just judging by college highlights, Hill will be better on goaline than Dillon. Dillon was a slasher and Hill looks to have almost identical style. Dillon wasn't physical with his body whereas Hill looks like he'll drop his head and shoulders to take on tacklers more. Dillon had a nasty stiff arm but would contort his body to wiggle past tacklers when he could vs. lowering his body to be a battering ram. I agree but to be fair, it's hard to be good at goal line when you run the same stretch play over and over and you have to hurdle offensive lineman being bowled at your feet like a game of Donkey Kong just to get back to the line of scrimage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoCommando Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 Dillon wasn't physical with his body My memory and this highlight video beg to differ. http://youtu.be/tzD_7X2eK4o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scharm Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 My memory and this highlight video beg to differ. http://youtu.be/tzD_7X2eK4o lol, the first few runs are exactly what I was saying. If you watch video of Hill in college he looks more willing to lower his body to take on tacklers than Dillon was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoCommando Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 Anyone that has the ability to go around someone will choose to do that first. That doesn't mean he wasn't able or willing to run over people, because he did plenty of that. Runners that take on every tackler don't last too long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldcat Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 Anyone that has the ability to go around someone will choose to do that first. That doesn't mean he wasn't able or willing to run over people, because he did plenty of that. Runners that take on every tackler don't last too long. see Earl Campbell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Tigre Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 Rudi may have been relatively slow but he absolutely punished defenses. Chad & that offense in general wouldn't have been what it was without Rudi beating the crap out of the safeties all day. Hill is supposed to be a "physical" runner - the NFL's recent bubble-wrapped code word for hard-hitting or general asskicking. "Physical defense" and all that noise. I'm sure they'll come up with something even more marshmallow-y soon enough. Anyway, Hill's "nonthreatening toughness" won't be on display until they are in pads, but it's good that he's standing out in drills as a rookie. Ah yes...the pads. The Holy sacred pads. When they begin meat-grinding each other, leading to the annual loss of personnel before they actually play a game of any meaning. Leading to the annual wailing and gnashing of teeth that we don't have said personnel when it matters. Wash, rinse, repeat for the equally useless pre-season games. Other than primeval lust for violent contact anywhere/anytime, can anyone really say that pad/live tackling has more benefit than downside? I played the game, and have been around it, still not seeing the overall benefits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Dub Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 Ah yes...the pads. The Holy sacred pads. When they begin meat-grinding each other, leading to the annual loss of personnel before they actually play a game of any meaning. Leading to the annual wailing and gnashing of teeth that we don't have said personnel when it matters. Wash, rinse, repeat for the equally useless pre-season games. Other than primeval lust for violent contact anywhere/anytime, can anyone really say that pad/live tackling has more benefit than downside? I played the game, and have been around it, still not seeing the overall benefits. Well it's kind of hard to evaluate a RB's ability to absorb contact and break tackles if there's no contact or tackling, don't ya think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unleashed Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 Well it's kind of hard to evaluate a RB's ability to absorb contact and break tackles if there's no contact or tackling, don't ya think? Just ask Gio from last year with Vontaze. Poor kid tried to make a cut and got blown up by Burfict, haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Tigre Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 Well it's kind of hard to evaluate a RB's ability to absorb contact and break tackles if there's no contact or tackling, don't ya think? One can see this from a season of SEC games, wot? Don't mind me...this is my annual pet peeve with the NFL, mostly with exhibition games than just practices. You just know there will be a lot of broken bodies, given in meaningless glorified practice games. And it is generally useless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scharm Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 Ah yes...the pads. The Holy sacred pads. When they begin meat-grinding each other, leading to the annual loss of personnel before they actually play a game of any meaning. Leading to the annual wailing and gnashing of teeth that we don't have said personnel when it matters. Wash, rinse, repeat for the equally useless pre-season games. Other than primeval lust for violent contact anywhere/anytime, can anyone really say that pad/live tackling has more benefit than downside? I played the game, and have been around it, still not seeing the overall benefits. Prior to the emphasis and revamped rules for head shots etc that most blame on the concussion law suit, tackling in fact morphed into more launching vs. running through a ball carrier. I think that's easy to tell in comparing periods of football. In addition the NFL implemented a horse collar rule that was the result of bad positioning. I do think the reduction of contact practices has had a negative effect on the game because defenders adjusted into bad habits as they lost skills to get into position, wrap up and drive through a ball carrier. Please don't take this as no one in the 70s/80s ever launched themselves. I believe that technique became more frequent about the sametime the salary cap was introduced and teams started reducing contact practices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Dub Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 One can see this from a season of SEC games, wot? Don't mind me...this is my annual pet peeve with the NFL, mostly with exhibition games than just practices. You just know there will be a lot of broken bodies, given in meaningless glorified practice games. And it is generally useless. SEC is decent but doesn't really compare to NFL defenses. Definitely see your point re: the preseason games, but I figure the starters probably don't play more than 60 minutes total between the 4 of them. Plus, if someone's going to get injured it might be better if it happens before they set the final roster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcarpenter62 Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 My memory and this highlight video beg to differ. http://youtu.be/tzD_7X2eK4o Not to take anything away from what Dillon did as a Bengal... b/c he was literally the ONLY weapon for quite a while during his tenure... but watching that highlight reel reminded me... that team really did a nice job of blocking down field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_dish Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 TV from the year 2000 looks a lot like TV from the year 1970. Thank god for HDTV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 SEC is decent but doesn't really compare to NFL defenses. Definitely see your point re: the preseason games, but I figure the starters probably don't play more than 60 minutes total between the 4 of them. Plus, if someone's going to get injured it might be better if it happens before they set the final roster. The SEC normally is closer than anything else though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Dub Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 The SEC normally is closer than anything else though. Sure, but it's a far cry from the AFC North. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.A.B. Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 Thu., July 24 3:00 p.m. PRACTICE FIELD Gates open at 2:30 p.m. Fri., July 25 3:00 p.m. PRACTICE FIELD Gates open at 2:30 p.m. Sat., July 26 3:00 p.m. PRACTICE FIELD Gates open at 2:30 p.m. Sun., July 27 3:00 p.m. PRACTICE FIELD Gates open at 2:30 p.m. Mon., July 28 3:00 p.m. PRACTICE FIELD Gates open at 2:30 p.m. Wed., July 30 3:00 p.m. PRACTICE FIELD Gates open at 2:30 p.m. Thu., July 31 3:00 p.m. PRACTICE FIELD Gates open at 2:30 p.m. Fri., Aug. 1 6:00 p.m. PRACTICE FIELD Gates open at 5:30 p.m. Sat., Aug. 2 1:30 p.m. "FAMILY DAY" INSIDE PBS Gates open at 12:30 p.m. Mon., Aug. 4 3:00 p.m. PRACTICE FIELD Gates open at 2:30 p.m. Tue, Aug. 5 11:15 a.m. PRACTICE FIELD Gates open at 10:45 a.m. Sat., Aug. 9 3:00 p.m. "FAMILY DAY" INSIDE PBS Gates open at 2:00 p.m. Mon., Aug. 11 3:00 p.m. PRACTICE FIELD Gates open at 2:30 p.m. Tue., Aug. 12 3:00 p.m. PRACTICE FIELD Gates open at 2:30 p.m. Wed., Aug. 13 3:00 p.m. PRACTICE FIELD Gates open at 2:30 p.m. Thu., Aug. 14 11:15 a.m. PRACTICE FIELD Gates open at 10:45 a.m. Hell yeah. I appreciate it, brother. May just be able to make next Friday's practice. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschooler Posted July 26, 2014 Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 Sat., Aug. 2 1:30 p.m. "FAMILY DAY" INSIDE PBS Gates open at 12:30 p.m. If everything goes as planned, I'll be there before the gates open! :headbang: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Dub Posted July 26, 2014 Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 TV from the year 2000 looks a lot like TV from the year 1970. Thank god for HDTV. Eh it's youtube. You can usually up the settings but with tv captures like that, well... You'd think Mike Brown was being charged per pixel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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