forever in debt to mo lewis Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 (edited) Cincy has been pretty quiet...gio not even seen at par active Wednesday...hip pointer and a clavicle issue....might be a good spot to rest him I'm up against the gio owner this week...and have Hill on my.bench....I've gone 4 wr all year but if gio is out Sunday I may flex him with Ingram and Ellington as my backs(lacy on bye)....normally I'd go with dez, Benjamin, Wallace and Baldwin ....I'll be starting Benjamin tonight but may so one of the other receivers in favor of hill Jax gives up some catches to rb and hill is a decent lil pass catcher...jax isn't yielding much per carry but still a decent matchup for hill if he's looking at 20+ touches Edited October 30, 2014 by forever in debt to mo lewis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolphin_Akie Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Im hoping he sits as a Hill owner. Although I'm starting Hill anyways because I'm hoping the Bengals get comfortably ahead that they run the ball a lot and rest Gio more if the game is done as a contest. Plus if Gio does go then I'm assuming he's still ailing with these injuries so Hill might get a higher share of the carries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forever in debt to mo lewis Posted October 30, 2014 Author Share Posted October 30, 2014 I really don't think gio is playing this week...I'd say it's a long shot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lennykravitz2004 Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 I really don't think gio is playing this week...I'd say it's a long shot I agree. Just seems the right thing to do if Hill's as solid as he's been so far this year. But I'm not Lewis making that decision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sksmith Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 A point that could factor in to overall usage for Bernard: Cincy has the week 10 Thursday game 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTSuper7 Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 A point that could factor in to overall usage for Bernard: Cincy has the week 10 Thursday game Conventional wisdom suggests that, even if Gio is active, he will be kept fresh for the Thursday game. I'm firing up Hill this weekend anyway for the same reasons that Dolphin Akie mentioned (and with Lacy on bye too as FIDTML mentioned). I wouldn't be counting on Gio this weekend if I owned him, and quite frankly, I'd be a bit worried about week 10 as well. I read something from Mort on ESPN that the Bengals are getting Cedric Peerman ready to complement Hill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forever in debt to mo lewis Posted October 30, 2014 Author Share Posted October 30, 2014 Conventional wisdom suggests that, even if Gio is active, he will be kept fresh for the Thursday game. I'm firing up Hill this weekend anyway for the same reasons that Dolphin Akie mentioned (and with Lacy on bye too as FIDTML mentioned). I wouldn't be counting on Gio this weekend if I owned him, and quite frankly, I'd be a bit worried about week 10 as well. I read something from Mort on ESPN that the Bengals are getting Cedric Peerman ready to complement Hill. Heard the same about peerman....hard to tell if that's just for Sunday or maybe even Thursday too....gio wasn't even seen at practice at all yesterday and they've been pretty quiet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowboysDiehard Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 I have Hill on all four rosters and was contemplating starting him in one (alongside Bernard) due to bye week problems. Should Bernard miss the game, I'll go all in for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTSuper7 Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 So Gio has been ruled out for week 9, and it doesn't sound like a given that he will be back for week 10 either. The Huddle projections don't appear to have this factored in for Hill's workload, but Hill is looking like a pretty darn solid play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BA Baracus Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Yep...Hill is mad cheap in DFS too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolphin_Akie Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 As a Hill owner Im hoping the timing of them playing TNF next week means Gio misses two games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 This was bound to happen as Gio has taken at beaten this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrab Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 So Gio has been ruled out for week 9, and it doesn't sound like a given that he will be back for week 10 either. The Huddle projections don't appear to have this factored in for Hill's workload, but Hill is looking like a pretty darn solid play. Strange that the Huddle projections were not modified, or eve mention possibility Gio is out, since their news feed shows he was ruled out around 3PM yesterday. Guess those were already done before then, big opportunity for Hill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Strange that the Huddle projections were not modified, or eve mention possibility Gio is out, since their news feed shows he was ruled out around 3PM yesterday. Guess those were already done before then, big opportunity for Hill. If you have Hill, he should be starting. He could finish as a Top 5 RB this week, surely top 10-15. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrab Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 If you have Hill, he should be starting. He could finish as a Top 5 RB this week, surely top 10-15. Don't have Hill, wish I did. Also saw DMD updated the projections :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilthorp Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Hill was the most NFL ready coming out. Gio owners should be worried in the long term. This year notsomuch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolphin_Akie Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Got injured but is apparently back in the game, not had much success yet but the Jags tend to fall apart in the 2nd half. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolphin_Akie Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Hill was the most NFL ready coming out. Gio owners should be worried in the long term. This year notsomuch. Monster 60 yd TD or close to that. His coming out party today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rileyrott Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 All I can say is........handcuff....and more so today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolphin_Akie Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 I actually traded Hill away in about week 4 and got him back a fortnight ago. Delighted I did even if it meant losing Branden Oliver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sksmith Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 In one of my leagues someone dropped Hill in favor of AP this weekend...he's also the G Bernard owner I'm still confused by it o_O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolphin_Akie Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 The timing of Gio's injury was perfect for Hill so dropping him is completely mad. First game as the starter is home to the Jags followed by a TNF game at home against the Browns who've been even worse against the run at times, gives him the best chance of starting again if Gio only has 5 days after missing Sunday. Worst case scenario you'd imagine is that Gio is back Thursday but is limited in carries due to carrying an injury. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTSuper7 Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 I expect Hill to carry the mail on Thursday, but what I want to know is if this kid's 6 YPC against a fair run defense like Jax translates into another big game vs. the Browns, what will the Bengals do once Gio is cleared to play? Doesn't it seem likely that they might form a RBBC going forward? Gio has been a bell cow so far, but It just seems hard to imagine the Bengals reverting to that balance of snaps for their RBs if Hill plays well again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sksmith Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 ^70/30, maybe a little extra for Hill if game is out of reach one way or the other. As far as I can tell the RBBC approach is most utilized when a team has 2 or more RBs with distinct talents; one is better between the tackles, another has better hands in the passing game, etc. There's no massive difference between Hill and Gio from what I've seen, just 2 equally gifted backs. Gio will remain top dog as long as he's healthy and Hill's role will be relief and preservation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolphin_Akie Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 I expect Hill to get more carries than he did before in the time share. Bernard is the lead back but he only lasted 7 games before getting injured as the workhorse and the Bengals need to protect their investment, he isn't built like Lynch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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