Running Mixon Is The Key To Victory!

[kevin]

(11-08-2022, 12:50 AM)007BengalsFan Wrote: Mixon's problems this year have been because of poor Oline play.  Yesterday the Oline did a good job opening up some running lanes and Mixon was able to hit them.  If the Oline continues to play like they did yesterday, Mixon will continue to have good games.  If the Oline gets pushed around like they have been most of the season, Mixon will struggle.  Same is true with Burrow.  If the Oline gives him time, Burrow will make plays.  If the Oline lets Burrow get hit and pressured, Burrow will not do as well.  It all comes down to how well the Oline plays.

I put it more on Zac Taylor.  He has had games such as at Cleveland where he calls the pass all game.  If  Zac refuses to call run plays, then there will be no run blocking or run game.  It is silly for Zac Taylor not to call run plays, even when team has Chase, Higgins, Boyd.  The Bengals can run the ball if Zac would only call more run plays as he did against Panthers.  You can not run the ball only 5 or 6 times in a game and blame low rushing yards on blockers and Mixon.  The Bengals have a good Defense, a good running game, a good passing game and a good kicking game.   Sometimes however, Zac goes into a mood where he calls the pass all game long, and that loses ball games.  I hope Coach Taylor can be more like Panthers game, and call as many run plays as pass plays going forward, because that is when Bengals look their best.  Do not get so into Chase, Higgins and Boyd that you forget to use Mixon, Perine and the run game.  There have been games the O line was run blocking just fine, but Coach Taylor got pass happy all game.  The Ravens, Browns and Steelers can all run the ball, and so must the Bengals,  Coach Taylor needs to remember the importance of the run game in The AFC North.  

So I see the lack of a run game has mostly been the lack of Coach Taylor to call run plays.  The run was always there, Coach Taylor just got pass happy and had games he refused to call running plays and Bengals lost.  If passing every play won, it would be fine, but passing every play does not win.  Bengals are better when Coach Taylor remembers to call run plays also.