09-30-2022, 01:09 PM
(09-30-2022, 12:15 PM)samhain Wrote: I'd like Evans to have a shot, but I think that his presence on the field just screams pass to a defense. His skill set is in the passing game, but his ability to run between the tackles is questionable at best right now. He needs a chance to prove that he can be effective as a runner at this level, but it seems like the staff is reluctant to have him learning on the job in meaningful games.
All of this should enhance the reputation of Gio in his time here. Great pass catcher, great blocker, and not great, but good enough between the tackles to be useful. We really don't have a guy like that right now.
It's pretty gross what Zac Taylor has done (or not done) with the run game so far. Maybe this will change coming out of the mini bye but his refusal to try anything new with the run game is a bad indictment.
I'm not saying Semaje is the answer but Mixon certainly has not been and giving him 24 rushes yesterday to Perines 1 just makes no sense, especially given what we saw last week. I've been a big Mixon supporter but he has just not been getting it done.
In the 2.5 years Perine has been with us he has been the better runner all 3 years. Obviously with more touches his average may go down but it's possible with less touches Mixons numbers may go up. Not trying anything different to help the team is just stupid because clearly what we've been doing is not working.
Perine:
2020 - 63 attempts for 301 yards (4.8ypc)
2021 - 55 attempts for 246 yards (4.5ypc)
2022 - 11 attempts for 53 yards (4.8ypc)
Mixon:
2020 - 119 attempts for 428 yards (3.6ypc)
2021 - 292 attempts for 1205 yards (4.1ypc)
2022 - 82 attempts for 224 yards. (2.7ypc)
