12-11-2023, 08:09 PM
(12-11-2023, 06:55 PM)Luvnit2 Wrote: Joe Mixon rarely fumbles (please don't jinx him) in his 1788 career touches. He runs with high legs, in. my opinion is why he is easier to trip up versus runners who run normally. But, he can do some amazing things taken for granted, how many one handed catches has he made to help our QB. Yesterday, they lined him up closer to the LOS and he made an amazing jump/cut to get a first down. I think he better suited for a QB under center, but not his decision.
Rush Attempts. Rushing Yards. Yards Per Attempt. TD's. Receptions
1,515 6,146. 4.1. 47 273
I will call myself out, I was one who said cut him or get him to take a pay cut. He did take the cut and he runs as hard or harder than ever. Let's give Joe some love, many players would have pouted and had a bad year, but Joe is quietly having another good year in a pass offense.
He is underappreciated because a lot of the time he is just not a good runner. His vision at times is bad, his balance is bad, he doesn't
accelerate very fast and he doesn't have break away speed. But he is a damn good pass catching RB is great in ball security and actually
hasn't been that bad in pass protection this year. I was hating on Mixon all Offseason, but he has been much better this year.
Chase Brown helps though, make no mistake. This is the 1-2 punch we have been needing at RB. Brown has elite acceleration and top
end speed on top of having good vision and hands. Mixon is much stronger though in short yardage as we have seen. Chase Brown will
get a 10-15 yard gain and then get dropped for a 3 yard loss, just the type of back he is.
