Mixon Looked INCREDIBLE

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(11-26-2017, 08:17 PM)bfine32 Wrote: Joe seemed to trust where the hole was supposed to be. I've been hard on him because he seems to spend to much time behind the LOS, but today he seemed to "sense" the hole instead of seeing it. Dude is big, strong, and fast; he needs to understand that he doesn't need a huge hole to get positive yards.

(11-26-2017, 08:21 PM)Synric Wrote: He also ran behind his pads better than he has all season I thought.

(11-26-2017, 08:35 PM)Awful Llama Wrote: There are enough legitimate things over which to criticize this team, and it's been done at length.  Let's at least give them credit when they do something right, for cripes sake.  Good on the O-line and good on Joe.  

Agreed, they played good, smashmouth ball yesterday, and a healthy dose of 89 was big too.  I think Fan In Kettering saw the same thing I noticed in this game.....as you'll see below.

Also, I was listening to the post game with Lap and Hoard, and when they interviewed Mixon, he spoke of having a meeting with the oline, and asking them what they wanted from him as a runner, and he gave them some insight into what he was looking for.  Let's hope this has flipped a switch.  He also said he was taking the line out for dinner....that's encouraging to hear from the rook.

(11-26-2017, 08:38 PM)Beaker Wrote: We have to give the O line props. They have been bad this season, but they were opening holes in the run game today. The browns D line is not bad either. And its amazing how having a running game opened up the offense. Both Boyd's TD and Kroft's TD were the result of the LBs biting hard on the play action due to Mixon's success.

Exactly what some of us have been clamoring for all season.  The run opens up the play fake, takes defenders out of passing lanes, and helps the pass pro too.  A healthy run game is key, and peep that TOP yesterday too.  You GOTTA be able to run the ball in this league.

(11-26-2017, 09:21 PM)Fan_in_Kettering Wrote: Today the offensive line used directional blocking; first time all season they didn’t zone block on every run play.

This, so much this.

(11-27-2017, 02:09 AM)bengalhoel Wrote: My favorite play is when he chipped the Blitzer and knocked him on his ass then caught a screen for the first down. That was a veteran RB play.

Yup, Joe upped his blocking game, that was good to see.