Do We Need More Mixon?

[BengalsRocker]

(10-24-2021, 07:19 PM)SHRacerX Wrote: It think it was perfect.  The Bengals had to survive an initial onslaught of pass rush and Burrow took a lot of shots (that would be flags for Brady) but he stayed tough and delivered the ball on target.  Those early drops probably pissed him off, but he kept his composure.  

The wore down that line, and you saw it at the end of the game.  

There will be games where teams are all back to prevent big plays and have suspect lines where Joe will eat a lot.  And other times, he is more of an ancillary role.  

It's all about matchups, my friend, and they delivered against a division foe, on their road, that previously had their number.  

^This

Ignoring what is working to force something else is a recipe for doom.

Passing wore down their line by extending the drives and scoring.

We've all seen failed attempts at trying to run the ball to go 3 and out.

It gets the opposing D off the field and able to rest and keeps ours on the field to get worn out.


That doesn't mean they give up on running the ball the whole game but it does tip the scale more for passing.