NFL Draft 2011: Why Dion Lewis Should Be Wearing Brown and Orange Next Season

April 8, 2011   ·   Jake D   ·   Jump to comments

After a season where Peyton Hillis stood out not just in the AFC North, but the league, one might think that Cleveland's running game is the least of their problems. That would be entirely false. While Hillis is certainly the best back currently on the roster, and a truly special player, he can't do it alone. Hillis' dangerous, sometimes self-destructive running style, while exciting, is exactly the type that wears a player down.
It certainly did.
Not only did Hillis look tired at the end of the year, but almost every NFL defense knew what two routes Hillis would be running. We may have got more production out of Hillis, if we had been able to produce in the passing game, but it appeared the Browns were a one trick pony last season.
Granted, Hillis is a heck of a trick, it just wasn't enough. With next to nobody behind Hillis the Browns were forced to play him 90 percent of the time. He was a true workhorse back, which in today's NFL isn't always a good thing.
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