Cleveland Browns: 1,000 yards within reach for Carlos Hyde

Cleveland Browns running back Carlos Hyde wants to rush for 1,000 yards. This would be a tall order but if things play out right, it can be done.

The Cleveland Browns are drinking the kool-aid. It is that time of year where every team feels they have a chance to break all the records, win the Super Bowl and go down as the greatest team in history. The Browns, who went 0-16 last season, have certainly jumped on the hype wagon.

Jarvis Landry took the hype to a new level when he stated that the Browns can put up 40 points and game and win the Super Bowl. He told Ben Baskin of Sports Illustrated that recently,

"“You’ll be lucky if we don’t score 40 on you. If we get everyone playing to their potential, we can win the Super Bowl this year.” — Landry, via Baskin"

Coming from Landry it does not sound so awful. But given that this team was 0-16 last season. Maybe the players should believe just a little bit less of the hype:

Not to be outdone by Landry, Carlos Hyde decided to jump on the hype train. Although he did not predict something outrageous as 40 points and game and a Super Bowl, he did state he would rush for a 1,000 yards this season. He told WKYC’s Matthew Florjancic:

"“Why stop at 1,000 rushing yards? I’d like to raise the bar a little higher than just 1,000. I want to aim for the top rusher in the NFL, not just 1,000.” — Hyde said via Florjanic"

While it is always great to aim high, there is little in Hyde’s history to think he can reach the 1,000-yard mark or lead the NFL in rushing. During his four year tenure in the league, he has never reached the 1,000-yard mark and has only played 16 games in a season once during that time.

For Hyde to reach 1,000 yards is not impossible, it is just highly improbable. For him to reach this mark, not only will he need to play in all 16 games, but also have the “hot hand” every game of the season to keep getting carries. The offense will also have to be putting up the forty points that Landry prophesied to get the carries necessary to reach the mark.

That is not to say the 1,000-yard mark is impossible. Pittsburgh Steeler’s running back Le’Veon Bell has put 1,000 yards on the board three of the past four seasons in this offense. That is not to say Hyde is on the talent level as Bell. But it can be done.

For Hyde to reach 1,000 yards rushing, the Browns will have to be a very good team. All Browns fans should hope that Carlos Hyde can pull this off.