03-25-2021, 06:25 PM
I love Gio and think he brings a lot of things to this team but I think there's one major issue in all of this.
Mixon, for all intents and purposes, is being paid to be a three down back. He has to improve in pass blocking and catching the ball to justify the contract extension.
Our line, unfortunately, is so porous that the learning curve is steep and costly with one bad move, so you would want Bernard out there in the pass blocking role.
It's a tough spot currently, and I don't know that there's a right answer. Bernard will leave in a year for nothing, and I'm guessing that he'll head to free agency. If someone would give us a fifth rounder or higher, I'd probably take it and let Perine move into Bernard's role or give Mixon the reps and hope he gets better as a part of the passing game. Otherwise, I'm fine with letting Bernard be that third down back and hopefully easing Mixon into the fulltime role.
Mixon, for all intents and purposes, is being paid to be a three down back. He has to improve in pass blocking and catching the ball to justify the contract extension.
Our line, unfortunately, is so porous that the learning curve is steep and costly with one bad move, so you would want Bernard out there in the pass blocking role.
It's a tough spot currently, and I don't know that there's a right answer. Bernard will leave in a year for nothing, and I'm guessing that he'll head to free agency. If someone would give us a fifth rounder or higher, I'd probably take it and let Perine move into Bernard's role or give Mixon the reps and hope he gets better as a part of the passing game. Otherwise, I'm fine with letting Bernard be that third down back and hopefully easing Mixon into the fulltime role.
