Ronnie Hillman?

[jonnylongfella]

Have we heard anything new regarding Hillman's progression? Last I heard was the "he's behind mentally and physically" comment, but that was a couple of weeks ago when we found out he was going to be inactive on gameday.

I'm assuming his hammy is much better now, but we need him getting those pass blocking schemes down and on the field asap. Have we seen anything that lends us to believe he's he any closer to be being active on game day?

I know it's a common issue for rookie RB's to struggle in that area, but I would feel much more comfortable if we had someone other than Knowshon or Lance Ball as our depth behind Willis.
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[broncosfan07]

I'm guessing its a combination of 2 things.

A) He missed a lot of time in camp so he's probably not up to speed with the playbook and physically not ready.

B) We are saving his speed for later in the season when Willis slows down and defenses get tired.
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[jonnylongfella]

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[elwayfan07]

The DPwas saying it wad due to his lack of ability in blocking game
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[AnAngryAmerican]

The reason isn't playing is because he missed so much of camp.

Training Camp is where the team actually practices. Once the regular season begins the weekly "practices" are more about installing game plans than they are about getting better. Additionally, the players who aren't starters or major role-players serve as the scout team. Since Hillman falls into this category, he's spending whatever practice time he's getting now playing the role of Jacquizz Rogers and Ben Tate.

Because our offense is so heavily reliant on timing and the skill position players having chemistry and an in-game rapport with Peyton, those who missed time in training camp are behind the eight ball and find it difficult, if not impossible, to catch up.
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[lomaxgr]

Yeh I think you have to remember what Offense we are running here. Look no further than Sunday's game. Willis McGahee ran the wrong way on a Manning audible; how do you think a 21 year old RB like Hillman is going to cope?

NFL Defenses are sophisticated, and they have headsets too. The second Hillman is in the game they are going to start changing their calls, knowing that Manning can't change his to the degree he wants to.

I would have no problems with him playing ahead of Moreno, but I guess our Coaches just don't trust him right now.
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[jonnylongfella]

Sorry guys, not trying to be a you-know-what here, but the point of the original post wasn't to determine why he wasn't playing.

I think it's been well documented that he got behind in camp with the hammy injury, then the typical rookie struggles in the passing game, intricate playbook, etc. All of those things led to him being inactive the past 2 weeks. I get that.

The point was to find out if anyone has given us any reason to believe that he is any closer to seeing the field than he was prior to the first week of the season. Trying to find out from some of those that do the whole Twitter thing where someone might have mentioned him progressing, making strides, impressing coaches recently etc. Or is he still struggling? Are the coaches frustrated with him? Things of this nature.

I'm just looking for a glimmer of hope that he might not be inactive all season long. I certainly hope it doesn't take an act of desperation (like an injury) to put him on the active roster.
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[elliot878]

Andrew Mason said he's not going to see the field til he's capable enough in protection.
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[AnAngryAmerican]

[Russell2Bailey]

a 5'9 190 pound back is never going to be a good pass protector.
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