08-23-2021, 03:48 PM
(08-23-2021, 03:11 PM)reuben.ahmed Wrote: Huh? it doesn't matter if they call him the golden child or not. If the guy can't get a 3rd and 1, you can blame the OL. But when he gets a 3rd and 1, you will have to say it's because of the OL, and not because of him. <-- Tell me how that's being a dick.
Well it is kind of being a dick to squeal about him not converting a third and one when he is one of the very best RBs in the league in that situation. Since Mixon's rookie season ('17) only FOUR running backs have converted more first downs on third-and-one than Mixon's 24, and only three of those four converted at a higher percentage than Mixon's 75%. Zeke Elliott has the best conversion percentage of those top RBs and it is only slightly higher (81%).
Maybe "dick" is a little too harsh. But I don't like fans who love to shit on the Bengals so much that they make up stuff to complain about. Since Mixon is only top 5 instead of number one then he needs to be ripped every time he fails to convert a third and one? That is not being a "realist". That is not "rejecting mediocrity". That is just being a whiner.
