RB Stable with Mixon Gone

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(05-22-2024, 11:46 AM)PDub80 Wrote: - Proven talent at the RB position is vastly overrated in today's NFL, but that sentiment DOES depend on scheme and roster make up. Did the Chiefs have proven RB talent in 2022? 2023? NO. They didn't have some long term Bell cow guy and they won back to back SBs. Chiefs went young and dynamic at the RB spot.... Hell, they got rid of their proven RBs to do so.

Joe Mixon was a proven talent... to what end?

Production wise, what was that "proven talent" actually worth on game day? The numbers Mixon was putting up were not special in any way, shape, or form.

- I understand the question and that others have a different opinion than mine. That is A ok by me!

- How much they spend on the RB position is very relevant. To think it doesn't matter is to ignore how roster construction is done under a hard salary cap. Bengals traded the salary of 1 avg producing "proven"  RB for: Zack Moss AND Mike Gesicki AND a draft pick.

^ That is excellent roster construction and cap allocation/value. Production in the aggregate for the $ matters while working under the a hard ceiling salary cap. Joe Mixon's "proven" worth was NOT living up to the contract value the way the Bengals were using him or getting out of him. If he can do that with the Texans, good for Joe & the Texans. It wasn't happening in Cincy.

YES.

In 2022 they had former 1st rounder CH-E returning and to augment him they picked up former 2nd rounder and NFL starter Ronald Jones II

In 2023 they brought back CH-E and Jerrick McKinnon who had over 800 yards from scrimmage the year prior. They also entered the season with Pacheco who had proven himself the year prior. 

Folks make it hard around here. I said "On Paper" we look like one of the weakest groups in the NFL. Moss is a journeyman who has only started due to injury and Chase is a 5th-round 2nd-year player coming off a 330 yards from scrimmage season. 

I have high hopes and hopefully next year we can say we have proven talent at the RB group.