Why is Joe Mixon under appreciated?

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(12-11-2023, 07:29 PM)KillerGoose Wrote: People get bothered by Mixon because he is the feature back but isn't good enough to fill that role. He is a replacement level runner. He doesn't have the "bag" to force missed tackles, so to speak. He fails most of his one-on-one attempts and is largely going to only get you what the line gives him because of this.

That doesn't mean he is bad, of course. You highlighted a very valuable trait of Mixon's and that is that he doesn't fumble. He is a strong receiver. However, once he has the ball in his hands he isn't much of a threat to the defense due to his inability to make defenders miss. He would be completely fine in a committee but the fact that he is THE guy is tough to watch.

Yes, he does get tripped up too much. But, he also punishes tacklers while not fumbling. I remember this guy named Tiki Barber, explosive and great vision, but for years he fumbled over and over again. 

I think too many fans take ball security for granted. I remember the term Bungles and it had a lot to do with turnovers to give games away.

He is also been durable, a lot of great RB's like Barkley are not.