06-23-2022, 02:33 PM
(06-23-2022, 12:25 PM)ochocincos Wrote: Mixon played 697 snaps in the regular season alone, the highest of his career.
He had the 3rd most rushing attempts.
The team has to find a way to share touches among the RBs so he doesn't get overloaded.
Maybe this means more opportunities for Chris Evans, who only played 95 snaps in the regular season last year but looked solid.
They are both about the same size (6'1", 220 lbs vs 5'11", 219 lbs) and both are good receivers, so they might be able to be more interchangeable this season.
Agreed, and I also vehemently agree with Fred's first post of this thread on pg 1 about him getting some help on early downs. It seems many of our discussions seem to circle back to the OL
but it really affected so much, including this topic and the rb usage. It drove me nuts at times seeing Mixon thrashed against the rocks for 2 downs and then see Perine brought in for 3rd down. I pretty much understand the reasoning, but it was frustrating. The reality is that we were an exciting, albeit flawed team last season, and I'm excited to see how things come together after this offseason of trying to address those flaws.
