Is this a newsworthy milestone?

[99topdawg]

Cleveland Browns running back Peyton Hillis is 95 yards away from being the first white running back to rush for 1,000 yards since Craig James in 1985. Will this be mentioned, or should it be? I think it's an interesting stat, but not much else other than making you think about why it's been 25 years? Let's just hope Hillis isn't on ESPN in 25 years annoying us with his "insight" into the game.

 

[pin2win]

id say its newworthy hillis is a work horse and if he had a better team would be getting the mvp

hes like the guy who we all know should get the heisman but because of the team hes on he won't get the votes...sad

 

[VintageHawkeye]

id say its newworthy hillis is a work horse and if he had a better team would be getting the mvp

hes like the guy who we all know should get the heisman but because of the team hes on he won't get the votes...sad

jeebusHchryst Pin, learn to friggen type!
and if you're on mobile, get a blackberry, 'cause that trendy touch screen ain't cutting the mustard
jiminy

 

[ajbrand33]

jeebusHchryst Pin, learn to friggen type!
and if you're on mobile, get a blackberry, 'cause that trendy touch screen ain't cutting the mustard
jiminy

i know right, the only punctuation in that post is the ellipsis, not to mention the rest of it. Sadly my "fat thumbs fumbling on a touch screen" skills are not much better than Pins.

and yes this is noteworthy, i picked up hillis early in the year on my fantasy teamand has outdone my top pick chris johnson

 

[tm3308]

It shouldn't be talked about, but it will be, I'm sure. He's a good running back. His performance ranks 9th in the NFL in yards, 2nd in TD's, and he's tied for 5th in carries that moved the chains. His efforts deserve to be judged on their own merit, not qualified with "It's even MORE impressive because he's white."

 

[iowamike21]

Of course this is news. Imagine if it were the other way around... Whites make up about 75% of the population, yet are only about 25% of the NFL, and white RB's are about as common as black popes. But why? If it were the other way around, you can bet it would be "discrimination." It's hard to believe that 75% of the population can only manage to develop less than 1% of the starting RB's in the NFL. Unless, of course, Jimmy the Greek was right.

Then again, I have a nephew who was a white RB recruited by BYU and other D-1 schools, including being invited to walk-on at Texas and Florida. On more than one occasion the first question recruiters asked is, "Are you sure you're white?"

A series of freak injuries killed this kid's career, but the race thing, sadly, is still an intriguing aspect of both sports and society in general.

 

[ISUhawk]

K well when someone plays a sport and has a pretty good accomplishment when no one from that race normally does it, it doesn't matter what the sport of race, ESPN is going to talk about it. Plus, being white and rushing for 1,000 yds in the NFL is a good accomplishment and you can see by how long its been since a white dude has done it...props to Hillis, dudes a beast

 

[woodyk1]

Maybe even more amazing is that Hillis scored 8 TDs as a freshman at Arkansas and then he became more of a blocking back as a couple of more well-known RBs named Darren McFadden and Felix Jones carried the ball. He played FB, WR, TE, and returned kicks and punts while in college. Who would have thought that he would be having the best year in the NFL compared to the other 2?

 

[silvanthalas]

"You're white, ergo, you must not be as fast, ergo, you must not be as good as a black running back."

In any other instance, people would be pointing out how racist that is.

So, no, it shouldn't be newsworthy, but sadly it will be.