Hillis Still Looking for Work

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Joe Thomas may have hurt his rep pretty badly.

Only Hillis can hurt his rep...Joe T just brought it out in the open what I guess most team found out on their own. He just became a very "ME" guy real quick...he didn't seem like a me guy then poof...what made him likeable vanished.

I also wondered if some Juicing was involved n he's just not the same animal without it.??? Pure Speculation btw but he did look smaller.

JMHO

Hillis is a good guy with a good heart. Did he get greedy... you betcha

Good luck this season bro.)

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Hillis just signed for the veterans minimum with the Buccaneers. Should be a nice fit behind Doug Martin in TB. He certainly cost himself a lot of money after turning down the 4 year 16 million dollar deal from the Browns two years ago.

so the bum is now working for $750K? Oh Karma thou doest feeleth so sweet...

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Hillis is a good guy with a good heart. Did he get greedy... you betcha Good luck this season bro.)

A good guy with a good heart would never do to his team what Hillis did. He sat out the season without sitting out the season. He let his fellow teammates down. He sabotaged a season. He screwed Lerner, the league and even worse...us...the fans.

Now a good guy with a good heart is Archie Manning who stuck by a horrible team with 9 out of 10 losing seasons, being in the record books with a 26.3% winning record as a starter and never playing on a team with a winning season. That's heart. That's a good guy. And Archie is just one example of a good man with a good heart. And we are fortunate to have a man with a bigger heart and a better man then any player in the game today - Joe Thomas.

Hillis is a bum.

Now a good guy with a good heart is Archie Manning who stuck by a horrible team with 9 out of 10 losing seasons, being in the record books with a 26.3% winning record as a starter and never playing on a team with a winning season. That's heart. That's a good guy. And Archie is just one example of a good man with a good heart

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Yeah and the big guy with the big heart refused to have his son sign with the Chargers, because at that time they were losers, imagine his response should he have another son drafted by the Browns??

Hillis acted the fool and now he is paying for his actions, I think that's enough.............

JMHO

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Hillis is a good guy with a good heart. Did he get greedy... you betcha Good luck this season bro.)

A good guy with a good heart would never do to his team what Hillis did. He sat out the season without sitting out the season. He let his fellow teammates down. He sabotaged a season. He screwed Lerner, the league and even worse...us...the fans.

Now a good guy with a good heart is Archie Manning who stuck by a horrible team with 9 out of 10 losing seasons, being in the record books with a 26.3% winning record as a starter and never playing on a team with a winning season. That's heart. That's a good guy. And Archie is just one example of a good man with a good heart. And we are fortunate to have a man with a bigger heart and a better man then any player in the game today - Joe Thomas.

Hillis is a bum.

Archie Manning, there's a lesson in fathering right there! Two sons with 3 Super Bowl Rings between em!

The guy earned himself a nice little payday after his first season with us, and then flushed it down the toilet.

NFL teams will put up with a lot, but when you fake injuries and phone it in as a negotiation tactic, you're not going to get too many phone calls.

Its such a shame, that one season he sure was fun to watch.

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The guy earned himself a nice little payday after his first season with us, and then flushed it down the toilet.

And had an opportunity to play for a pasoinate fan base with a style that would ave endeared him to that fan base for many years. Instead he let others do his thinking for him.... kind of sad really.

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Instead he let others do his thinking for him....

You have to wonder how much effect the constant switching of agents had on him...

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Instead he let others do his thinking for him....

You have to wonder how much effect the constant switching of agents had on him...

Well lets face it he wasnt the brightest bulb in the chandelier, and his bouncing one direction then another with agents that typically have their best interests at heart could not have helped him much.

I don't have an ounce of pity or sympathy for him. He made his own bed.

IMO he should be thankful a team was willing to pull any trigger, even if it was just a one year, league min. deal. TRich played with broken ribs, Hillis missed games due to the "flu". Dude is a nut case and although it was fun seeing him mow over some ppl in a Brown's uniform but those days are long gone and he's not done a darn thing since except being unproductive and team hopping.

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I don't have an ounce of pity or sympathy for him. He made his own bed.

IMO he should be thankful a team was willing to pull any trigger, even if it was just a one year, league min. deal. TRich played with broken ribs, Hillis missed games due to the "flu". Dude is a nut case and although it was fun seeing him mow over some ppl in a Brown's uniform but those days are long gone and he's not done a darn thing since except being unproductive and team hopping.

I cannot disagree with anything you have said. I guess I just have a soft spot for him, ( maybe in my head more than my heart lol).

My sons first game in Cleveland was the Atlanta game a few years back, on the 2nd play Hillis took a pass and did that jump over a defender thingy and it kind of put my boy over the edge on being a Browns fan, he was always on the fence before...but he talked about that for days. Been a rabid fan ever since.

He has been someone I rooted for ever since, even when he went to KC, a first for me.

Haha I actually have vivid memories of that hurdle/play!!! He surely made some great plays while a Brown, that cannot argued and cannot be taken from him. But history is history.

Good for Peyton...everybody deserves a chance to make a living....

I thank him for his years of service with the hope if we ever play against him he continues to fumble the ball as he did when he played for our Browns.

Next...

Have we really gotten this far into a Peyton Hillis thread without the mention of a ham sandwich?

Rb's of Hillis' mold are a dime a dozen. They already have the non crazy version and coach favorite in Brian Leonard. Why bother with someone crazy at such an easy to fill position..? Heck we might have to cut a guy talented enough to start in B Jax.

Hillis will be selling bbq sauce soon enough. He has to rank pretty high in the history of one hit wonders.

Hillis is playing for the Bucs, not the Jags... by "playing" I mean, riding the fourth string bench

Screwed the pooches, so to speak. Don't let your ego get in the way of success. I pimped him when he was good. Got over it. Every club needs ticket takers.

I agree with you. For one season, Hillis was as good a RB as we've seen since the days of Byner and Mack. He wasn't just fun to watch, he pumped you up with his play. But I also think he wasn't a very mature, or even intelligent, 25 year old. He was used to being second or third banana at Arkansas, and was not able to handle the concept of being The Man with any sense of humility or responsibility. He got terrible advice from whoever was guiding him, whether it was his agent or his brother. So I suspect he is a wiser, but sadder 27 year old, having blown his one shot at a $5M payday. If his head were on straight - and its a big "if" - he'd be our 2nd best RB, and our best FB. The ridicule and vitriol he gets here is a bit over the top, imo ... piling on. Many of us were knuckleheads at 25 yo, but I'd bet none of us paid the price that Hillis paid for that immaturity.

Yeah, I agree. I don't rip on the guy. I had a lot of fun watching him play. Too bad it didn't last longer.

Well said.

I agree with that. Besides, it's bad karma, and we can't afford any more of that.

Hillis had one great season in Cleveland, and for that I thank him. It's too bad that he didn't work out long term, but that happens with players sometimes. I'm really not concerned about how he does anywhere else.

Not to mention he killed it for me in fantasy that year.

Hillis needs to cure his cranial-rectal inversion first. That moron blew a good thing by putting his head firmly up his ...

Hillis really is a good kid who let people get into his head and convince him he should have made a furtune. That was his downfall

Hillis is 27 AND hasn't had much employment since he left us....not a kid, JMHO,.......head case and FUMBLES.....glad he's gone......GO Browns!!!!

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For one season, Hillis was as good a RB as we've seen since the days of Byner and Mack.

Jamal Lewis, 2007:

298 carries, 1,304 yards, 9 TD's, 4.4 YPC, 4 fumbles

Peyton Hillis, 2010:

270 carries, 1,177 yards, 11 TD's, 4.4 YPC, 8 fumbles

That's nitpicking a bit, but Lewis doesn't get enough respect for that season. I think it's because he's a Raven legend.

I'll never forget that TD run against the Jets.

Interesting...

but my recollection was how phenomenal Hillis was catching passes out of the backfield. Like unbelieveable sometimes. How do those stats measure up?

Hillis:

61 catches, 477 yards, 7.8 YPC, 2 TD's

Lewis:

30 catches, 248 yard, 8.3 YPC, 2 TD's

I remember him blowing people up or jumping over them - so sad - thought he as gonna lead our offense for a few years at least

I probably don't give enough props to Lewis, maybe because I never really thought of him as one of our guys. But I still think Hillis was better than Lewis in their respective banner years. When Hillis had his big year, the opposition DC didn't really even have to gameplan for much else, and he still rocked.

JMO.

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For one season, Hillis was as good a RB as we've seen since the days of Byner and Mack.

Jamal Lewis, 2007:

298 carries, 1,304 yards, 9 TD's, 4.4 YPC, 4 fumbles

Peyton Hillis, 2010:

270 carries, 1,177 yards, 11 TD's, 4.4 YPC, 8 fumbles

That's nitpicking a bit, but Lewis doesn't get enough respect for that season. I think it's because he's a Raven legend.

I'll never forget that TD run against the Jets.

And the one agains the Bills was epic as well. Although I'll say Trent probably has as many highlight plays as Lewis his time here just in 1 season. Hillis also had quite a few showy plays, but all of us in Cleveland know flashy plays don't win games. Now let's see if he can do the consistency part as well :-P

Nothing more needs to be said.

Madden Cover.... nothing else to say.

His hit on that one Cinci safety was the best. The look on that guy's face was priceless.

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Madden Cover.... nothing else to say.

It really is a shame. Hillis was a rock star in Cleveland after his first season with us then his ego ruined a good thing he had. I really think he could have been something to the Browns had he been mentally mature and capable to handle stardom.

he turned down 25 million to make 3 million...he was hoping for 50 or so mill...

i wish he would of took the 25 and we had him over hardesty....
i think hardesty learned alot from hillis....the head down and run straight thing

JC

Fact is, he's bounced from team to team. Mike didn't like him when he was a Bronco. He's bounced agents. He's bounced from first string, to second now all the way to fourth. Some of the things he's said to the public...

I mean, what more evidence does one need to label this guy a head case? I hope he enjoyed selling some jerseys here and the Madden cover and all that fame flooding his brain - cause it's likely the last time he'll ever get that sort of praise it seems. Back to where he was in Denver, on a team that likely doesn't want him and a coach that doesn't respect him, nor play him. He's just there "in case".

All JMO.

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Hillis just signed for the veterans minimum with the Buccaneers. Should be a nice fit behind Doug Martin in TB. He certainly cost himself a lot of money after turning down the 4 year 16 million dollar deal from the Browns two years ago.

so the bum is now working for $750K? Oh Karma thou doest feeleth so sweet...

That's still about $700K more than me, I guess karma either doesn't hate him much or is getting back at me for something.