09-20-2020, 10:30 PM
(09-20-2020, 12:56 PM)jfkbengals Wrote: 10 total yards, 1 @ 3 yard carry 1 @ 7 yard carry. Both carries in situations where a defense favors the pass. Mixon's long is 14, and most all of his carries have been in situations that feature a balanced defense or a defensive alignment that is going to favor the run.
You're comparing apples and oranges.
Whichever mixon is, isn't working and we should consider trying the other fruit. Most RBs would probably fail behind our line but it's not like we have a scrub on the bench. The chubb/hunt combo is going to kill people.
I seem to recall gio running up the gut a lot better than we should expect for a guy his size..maybe he can fit through smaller lanes. Mixon's decision making is flawed because he has to factor in he probably can't fit through the lane, and he may be touched behind LOS. I still see him dance and go outside because he has no choice. Mixon to the outside, not his strong suit lol.
Just because he signed a nice contract, it'd a hard pill to swallow if gio performed better, like he has in the past.
What I meant by gios 10 yards is they have basically eliminated him from the run game. Mixon isn't working for a multitude of reasons. Would it hurt to try gio more?
I like to think if we aren't confident in converting 3rd and 1s, we won't win a game. Can we convert a 3rd and 1 on regularity? Ideally we should convert 3rd and two a high percentage of the time to stand a chance.
E.g. ross isn't working, why isn't tate getting more snaps? Teams that are slow to adjust is a Marvin lewis era.
It seems like our big plays so far come on a burrow audible. I hope we have more adjusting going on than what's in burrow's head lol.
