Hillman must become a better blocker

Rookie RB Ronnie Hillman could be every bit the Darren Sproles clone that pundits project him to be, but if he can't help as a blocker in protecting QB Peyton Manning, he won't see the field much. Blocking also represents his biggest adjustment to the NFL. "The protections were what was really messing me up in the beginning, but now we haven't really put too many more protections in, so that part is getting a lot easier," Hillman said.