Signing Mixon a good move?

[MileHighGrowler]

(12-27-2020, 06:45 PM)t3r3e3 Wrote: Nope, not a good move.  Paying a running back big money to run behind a bottom 3 line is a recipe for failure.

I would only agree with that if you're not going to commit anything else to the OL.  That remains to be seen and still a few years left on the Mixon contract.  I think extending him now and upgrading that OL next year will make a lot of people appreciate the move.  I also think Mixon and Gio could be one hell of a combo if used properly.  And I'm certainly not going to go off the game today against an awful Texans run D to determine anything.  

But if the Bengals are smart, they utilize the run game next year to establish PA and get Burrow more time and better downfield options.  It's a tried and true recipe and the RBs on the team now can make it work.  It's really on the OL at this point.