02-21-2023, 12:32 PM
(02-21-2023, 12:12 PM)Soonerpeace Wrote: Mixon didn’t do that without help. It’s directly correlated. What does your stats say about the blocking? Against Carolina? And Mixon’s bad games? And the line?
You're contradicting yourself here. Does Mixon "still have it", or is he simply a product of the offensive line? One is much closer to the truth than the other. You are correct that the line had a great day against Carolina. Mixon averaged 2.2 yards before contact, a significant increase over the season average of 1.2. This is all part of the argument against Mixon - he isn't special, he isn't very good. He gives you what the line gives him and occasionally, he can give you more. Due to this, he is vastly overpaid.
If Mixon is simply a product of his offensive line, then we don't need to be banging his drum. We can get a plethora of guys to do that. By the way, 2.2 yards before contact is incredible. I want to put that into context. If Cincinnati backs were able to consistently average 2.2 yards before contact, they would have ranked #2 in the league, just behind Baltimore and better than Philadelphia. These two teams are historically good rushing teams. League average was 1.29.
