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Buccaneers: Five Potential Replacements for Doug Martin

By Alan Schechter

Feb 6, 2016; San Francisco, CA, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Doug Martin on the red carpet prior to the NFL Honors award ceremony at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 6, 2016; San Francisco, CA, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Doug Martin on the red carpet prior to the NFL Honors award ceremony at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 17, 2016; Denver, CO, USA; Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning (18) hands off the ball to running back Ronnie Hillman (23) against the Pittsburgh Steelers during the second quarter of the AFC Divisional round playoff game at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. Mandatory Credit: Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 17, 2016; Denver, CO, USA; Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning (18) hands off the ball to running back Ronnie Hillman (23) against the Pittsburgh Steelers during the second quarter of the AFC Divisional round playoff game at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. Mandatory Credit: Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports /

Ronnie Hillman

With C.J. Anderson in Denver, Ronnie Hillman isn’t a guy that gets a great deal of attention. That is a mistake. Hillman is a very slippery back that is better than people think. He posted a career best 863 rushing yards and seven touchdowns last season, on 207 carries. That works out to a 4.2 yards per carry average, also tops in Hillman’s young career. Denver’s leading rusher was Hillman, not C.J. Anderson.

He is 5’9″, which admittedly is small for an NFL running back. Then again, Doug Martin also stands at 5’9″, so it clearly isn’t so bad. Warrick Dunn also stood at the same height, and he was a rousing success in Pewter. Denver is going to have to commit a lot of money to hang onto Von Miller. Hillman could be a casualty of the money, and he would be a good alternative, if necessary, to Martin.

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