Defending my boy, totally out of context I know.

Hillis ran for 129 yards over Farve's Jets last year
So I have had a rather large “Man-Crush” (thanks Rockiescast) or “bromance” with Peyton Hillis since last year. I said after this game and all season that I love when he comes in and I think he needs to be a bigger part of this “versatile offense”.
-So one of our awesome listeners and leading feedback contributors Woody wrote: “As for Hillis…
I’m a fan too, but before we all jump on his bandwagon too much, remember that by the time he came in we had the game in the bag. He was running against an exhausted and defeated defense who had already been beat up by Moreno and Buckhalter. He’s obviously good enough to be a top 2 back on most teams in the league, but it’s hard to give a lot of carries to 3 different backs. Buckhalter and Moreno are running great right now and if it’s not broken, don’t fix it.”

Runs hard everytime, back at you Thomas Howard Facemasking S.O.B
It’s easy to say this offense is great after that pounding we put on K.C. this weekend. My point is merely if you look at the red zone we are settling a lot after very productive drives for field goals, don’t forget the all time leading scorer for the Broncos is Jason Elam (aren’t numbers grand). Now Prater gets to put up stats on a weekly basis. Last year or defense struggled but we were dropping 30-45 points per game. We did a lot of this with our receivers but also as every starting back found his way to the IR list Selvin Young, Michale Pittman, Tatum Bell, Andre Hall, P.J. Pope, Ryan Torain, one man emerged and I fell hard. My favorite Denver Bronco player hands down last year was Peyton Hillis. He answered the call and put 343 yards on the ground with 5 touch downs and 14 receptions for 179 yards and a touchdown in the air. As far as role players go he found his shot behind all those men, got hurt, then came back again. Lets not forget at Arkansas his role was not to just get the ball and run hard as hell but to block. Hillis is more athletic than most fullbacks, as well as faster. He runs a 4.55 in the 40-yard dash. He has tremendous receiving skills and understands the game. Scouts love his motor. His combination of speed and size makes him valuable in a number of roles. In College he would get 400-500 yards per year but also he was the driving force in front of both Darren McFadden and Felix Jones (both could use his help in the NFL), it’s easy to get overshadowed when both contend for Heisman’s. But Hillis deserves a lot of the credit for the Razorbacks’ dynamic tailbacks putting up such big numbers. He certainly helped open some running lanes and he could do just that for Denver. Let him get in the lanes in front of Moreno and Buchalter and if the play breaks down he has great hands. Big guys that move like him, can catch and block, their a dime a dozen. Get him involved, it’s all I’m saying it’s a waste to have him on the bench and just covering punts and kick offs.

Official Peyton Hillis fan club, I'm top left moving in on his fiance, her arm is oh my leg...no big deal Woody
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4 Responses
Drew December 8th at 11:55 pm
Best part is that photo is in Seattle
David December 9th at 10:21 pm
Drew I like Peyton Hillis too but at the end of the day he’s not the type of tailback JMAC likes (I think that’s apparent by the signing of Buckhalter and the drafting of Knowshon Moreno). I also think Hillis was in the dog house with JMAC not because of his fumbling (look at Knowshon and Buckhalter for god’s sake) but because of his blocking. I think JMAC expected Hillis to be a good blocker because of his size and strength and those couple games he played fullback left something to be desired. He’ll get some more carries but your man crush isn’t enough… We need some quality blocks and a guy who can protect the football…. It has to happen with a guy with his size in the backfield.
Drew December 9th at 10:41 pm
Time will tell my friends. Yeah JMaC has a definite shit list, don’t fumble on him or you loose your touches fast. That’s why he’s using Spencer Larson who is also awesome.
Woody December 10th at 2:57 pm
Haha!
First, I didn’t intend the negative connotation of “bandwagon”, I just think that his seemingly awesome performance in the 4th quarter of KC needs to be taken in context. I think by that point in the game, even I could have put up decent yards against them.
I wouldn’t be opposed to giving him a few more carries though. There seems to be a benefit in mixing things up just so that opposing defenses don’t start learning how to stop us.
BTW, I used to live just north of Seattle. I went to virtually every Broncos game in Seattle in the 90s.