12-02-2021, 07:26 PM
(12-02-2021, 02:51 PM)Tony Wrote: How are you gonna run down 3-4 scores?
On our first 4 drives (when we were within 2 scores or less), we passed a whopping 21 times to only 9 carries for Mixon. Here's how those drives ended:
Drive 1: 7 throws to only 2 runs for Mixon. Drive ended with a pick 6...which contributed to the early deficit.
Drive 2: 6 passes to 4 runs for Mixon. Ended with an 11 yard TD for Mixon.
Drive 3: 5 passes to 2 runs for Mixon. Ended with 2 straight incompletions.
Drive 4: 3 passes to 1 run for Mixon. Ended with a Chase fumble.
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The more I dig, the better my theory looks. Our defense does have serious issues stopping Baker, but on the offensive side, we've been better of late when we feed Mixon heavily. Teams are throwing a ton of attention on stopping Chase and the long ball. Burrow even said as much at his last presser.
So throwing 2.5 times for every Mixon carry was a terrible formula with the opposing D focusing on stopping the pass so much.
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