Mixon Looked INCREDIBLE

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(11-26-2017, 06:48 PM)THE PISTONS Wrote: Mixon did look great today...but the team we beat is now 0-11. Mixon averaged 2.8 ypc before this game. They had been giving him the bulk of the carries too.

Our offensive line is just epically bad...and we can't expect this type of running to continue. Without personnel or coaching changes...we can't expect the blocking to improve.

The Jaguars had the worst run defense in the league and shut us down.

But, we should enjoy games like today.

(11-26-2017, 06:51 PM)Shady Wrote: Could the Online actually be getting better? The Browns DLine is not shabby, but their LBs are less than great. Don't want to get too excited, but maybe there's hope?

To your and the above poster, I think the Browns were third in yards given up coming into today, so they're actually pretty good.

(11-26-2017, 07:05 PM)Sweetness Wrote: This is what happens when a RB actually has holes to run through and can pick up steam. He's able to get his legs moving, gain momentum, and fall forward or run people over. That gives him an extra 2-3 yards on his runs instead of getting hit right at the line and going down.
Unless you are a Peterson, Lynch, Sanders, or Dillon type back, you're going to struggle without an Oline. Hunt, Elliot, and these other guys are no better then Mixon; they just have good lines.  

I agree that he wasn't a Barry Sanders type but the point is that he made things happen after he just made it through the holes that the o-line opened (and sometimes even when they didn't) and he made things out of nothing.