02-20-2024, 08:19 PM
(02-20-2024, 04:22 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Joe Mixon 2023 among 44 qualified RBs:
10th in yards before contact per rush
43rd in yards after contact per rush
Yes I am a Mixon fan as I am a fan of most Bengals players. But I just can't help but think there is something more to this stat. I know Mixon had some runs where he had a chance to get thru one guy for bigger gains and failed. But more often than not plays just didn't seem to be there. On some of his worst games the blocking upon review was laughably bad. Not saying he was top 10 or that we shouldn't be trying to be more dynamic in the run game. But the stat of top 10 before contact to 43rd after contact just doesn't meet up with the eye test for me. But again maybe there is more to this stat that I'm not seeing. It just gives the impression that we were a top 10 run blocking team and that clearly can not be the case.
