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Dec
2010
Did Peyton Hillis hit on Josh McDaniels’ wife?
By ArtieFufkin
UPDATE: We have confirmed with 104.3 the Fan in Denver that this rumor is 100% False. See here for more details.
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Could that really be why McDaniels’ has seemingly hated Hillis since the two were both in Denver together? Its that why the brash young head coach was so eager to jettison such a talented running back from his team without ever letting him see the field?
That was the word on the street according to BroncosForums, where it was falsely reported that a Denver radio station said it was common knowledge around the Broncos organization that Hillis made the moves on McDaniels wife … Josh supposedly got wind of it, and that was it for Hillis.
And even though this report turned out to be false, for Broncos fans, it’s a legitimate question to wonder why Hillis never got a shot under McDaniels. I mean, there had to be something that blinded McDaniels to the guy’s obvious talents and nearly give Hillis away to Cleveland, right?
Let’s face it, McDaniels hasn’t exactly won over a lot of new fans this season, in leading the Broncos to a 3-8 record and continuing to make some seriously questionable decisions since his arrival on the scene in Denver. And one of the strangest scenarios of his short tenure has revolved around Hillis, who led the Broncos in rushing with 353 yards in 6 starts during his rookie year in 2008. But he never really got a chance to show his stuff once McDaniels took over for Mike Shanahan the following year. Denver drafted Knowshon Moreno to be the feature back, and Hillis seemed to be planted firmly in McDaniels’ doghouse, carrying the ball only 13 times in 2009. McDaniels then cut ties entirely with Hillis, trading him to the Cleveland Browns for Brady Quinn and a draft pick. The only thing close to an explanation McDaniels ever gave was that Hillis “didn’t fit the system”.
Now that he’s finally gotten his chance, we’ve all watched in awe as Hillis has exploded onto the NFL this year. The former Arkansas FB has racked up over 1300 yards and 13 touchdowns combined in just 10 starts with the Browns. He’s turned into a nearly unstoppable force, causing Broncos’ fans everywhere to rightly wonder what exactly happened that caused McDaniels to dislike Hillis so much.
And no matter what, you still have to question McDaniels’ judgement after the way he has handled talented players like Jay Cutler, Brandon Marshall, and now Hillis. And as is the case with both of those players, the Broncos could certainly use a guy like Hillis toting the rock right now.
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That is funny if its true.
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lol no way man………. im pretty sure a year ago when the trade happened, everyone was wondering who the hell peyton hillis was. You and everyone else can’t say that they expected hillis to do so well. The first thing people thought when the trade happened is why are the browns giving away such a good quarterback (lol).
You’re a fucking idiot. Apparently you never saw him play in Denver.
Obviously nobody could have expected Hillis to do as well as he has … but living in Denver, I saw him play in 2008, and you could tell the kid had talent by what he did toward the end of that season. Just watch this highlight reel from Nov 2008:
Everyone out here was dumbfounded as to why Hillis never got a chance under McDaniels … and if this rumor is true, it explains a lot. And even if its not true, its just another example of McDaniels chasing talent out of town since he’s been here. Either way, young Josh looks like a clown.
Broncos fans around the nation knew we had something special with Hillis. The dude was a beast during his rookie season. I was very surprised that McDoosh didn’t utilize him during his first season as head coach, but even more shocked when we dumped him for Quinn. I’m a huge ND fan so I was hoping Quinn would experience a revival in Denver, but then McDoosh and crew drafted Tebow. Anyone out there who claims Denver fans didn’t know about Hillis’ talent didn’t ever watch a Broncos game during 2008.
Thanks for the clips Artie, makes me sick to my stomach to see Cutler, Marshall, and Hillis all in Broncos gear. I still can’t believe McDoosh shipped them all off for nothing…
Fire McDaniels!
The peson writing the aritlce is either stupid or dishonest. Why didn’t McDaniles use Hillis? How many white running backs have been the feature back on an NFL team in the past decade or so? None.
It’s obvious that McDaniles could not see the talent Hillis had past his skin color. When McDaniles looked at Hillis he was blinded by the fact that he is white and there are no talented white running backs. He sterotyped Hillis as a fullback, the supposed only true running back postion for white running backs in the NFL.
It makes you wonder how many other Hillis’s (white ruuning back) there have been who never got an opportunity in college football or the NFL, not because they did not have the talent, but because the coaches or scouts could not look past their skin color.
No, McDaniels had no plans for Hillis just like other guys that he didn’t draft. He was going to draft a back in the first round no matter what. The first mistake Hillis made he was in the doghouse, forever.
Hillis is a married man, this accusation could be considered slander. You can’t tarnish this man’s respectable image with no facts.
This is the same guy that drafted Tim Tebow in the first round. I think that pretty much says it all right there.