Keep Feeding Mixon

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(11-29-2021, 12:31 PM)thillan Wrote: Man, I loved the run focus the past two weeks, I just kinda wish we had more of a two-headed monster for that volume. Now I'm concerned for Mixon's health. Love the guy.

The volume is high (on pace for 321 carries), but it's not insanely high like Derrick Henry's was in 2020 (378).
The top RBs in the league typically carry it around 300 times in a 16-game season.
Mixon is just doing what guys like Henry, Elliott, Chubb, Cook, and McCaffrey have done season after season in the past.

I think it does make sense though to start giving more carries to Evans and Perine later in games based on score and potential playoff appearance impact. Can't potentially go into playoff game with Mixon hobbled.