Over the past four years, commentary regarding running backs in Cincinnati has typically centered around the devolution of Jeremy Hill and the promising stardom of Joe Mixon. Don’t mistake me. We talk about Bernard. But he often seems more like a peripheral subject.
Mixon is great. Hill is washed up. Bernard is cool. We like him.
Yet through five seasons, Bernard has been a rock-steady contributor for an offense that’s featured a revolving door of offensive coordinators. Between 2013-2017, Bernard has generated 4,973 yards from scrimmage, which ranks second behind A.