11-26-2023, 11:59 PM
(11-26-2023, 11:06 PM)reuben.ahmed Wrote: Because Mixon is terrible. I'd be surprised if he's the starting RB next year, won't win a superbowl with him. He's just that single thorn that Burrow won't be able to hurdle (amongst everything else he's hurdling) - having no run game whatsoever. Don't care if he runs for 200 next game, he's consistently bad.
Gotta love the Zac quote that Mixon is not the reason they lost today (when questioned about his 16 yards rushing). It's not like it helped, when you blame everyone nothing changes. Zac's record without Burrow is going to be hilariously bad after this season.
Callahan had a very interesting quote that they basically go away from the run game when "it doesn't work" for 1-2 plays. It's hard to say if he's talking about himself or Zac, yet another no taking responsibility situation.
I still don't think it's as much on Mixon as everyone wants to put on him. Does he have his faults? Yes. Has he lost some tread on the tires? Probably. Do I think we need to get a new quick back this offseason that can be a #1 to atleast split with Mixon this offseason? Absolutely. But I still think most of the blame on the run game falls elsewhere.
