05-23-2024, 01:21 PM
(05-22-2024, 06:40 PM)Joelist Wrote: Plus he hasn't played six seasons. He was a 3rd round pick of the Bills in the 2020 draft. The Bills were using him to spell Devin Singletary and when he was in he was productive. They traded him to the Colts where he was the backup for Jonathan Taylor (who is making 11 million this season and had they moved on from him would have been a 23 million dead cap hit). He was only on the market because the Colts could not afford to keep him and Taylor, and he chose to take a "bet on yourself" deal here which was wise because every time he has gotten snaps he has produced.
I thought that was a mistake. We got younger at RB moving on from Mixon and going to Zack Moss and Chase Brown.
2020 last I checked was 4 years ago lol
(05-23-2024, 12:18 AM)Soonerpeace Wrote: His stats are what they are. He’s played 6 seasons as a backup and I’m only responding to those that think he will be great. There’s absolutely zero evidence he will be better than Mixon. Mixon just signed a 3 year 27 million dollar contract with 13 million guaranteed. He made out like a bandit. Moss meanwhile will make an avg. of 4 million a year. Let’s don’t get carried away that Moss is some great improvement until he proves it. We will find out about Mixon as he will have better run blocking. When he has a great year…. The pundits will say he just wasn’t trying here
All Zack Moss has to do to be better than Mixon is hit holes with some vision and not be tripped by the turf monster.
The only things Mixon was good at was catching the ball out of the backfield and ball security. Both of which Moss is good at as well.
We are younger and better off and Moss fits our Offense and Mixon fits the Texans Offense. Good for both of them.
(05-23-2024, 01:38 AM)PDub80 Wrote: I think this is an odd position to take.
One one hand, you say Zack Moss has been what he has been.... on the other, you say Joe Mixon is NOT what he has been.... which is a plodding, 4 yard per carry back who is not at all a threat to break a big run or gash defenses.
Zack Moss doesn't have to be an improvement over Mixon. He just has to be the same (and pass block better) while Brown gets platooned into the mix more.
I don't see why Bengals fans think that isn't possible for Moss to do, or a good thing for the offense as a whole.
It isn't odd for Soonerpeace, he is a Sooner fan, hence a Joe Mixon fan.
You are right, not hard for Moss to be just as good as Mixon the last few years. This should be a better OL this year too.
My only negative thought on Moss is he ran behind a great OL in Indy.
Ours isn't great, at least not yet. Maybe with more under Center play and unpredictability it will help the OL to be great. Sure hope so.
(05-23-2024, 01:50 AM)NATI BENGALS Wrote: He has only been in the league four seasons. He was drafted in 2020. Has 2000+ rush yards and 14 rush TDs.
He was given the chance to be the lead runner for a short period of time to start last year and was trailing only Christian McCaffrey to be the leading rusher in the NFL after like the first 4-5 games last year.
I take that as evidence.
This is what has me excited for Zack Moss. He did look great last year filling in for Jonathan Taylor.
