11-21-2017, 11:19 PM
(11-21-2017, 10:59 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: Over the last 6 games, Gio has 13 carries for 20 yards and 10 catches for 70 yards. He went from integral part of the offense to only seeing the field to give Mixon a breather. If this is Gio's permanent role going forward, we need to think long and hard about cutting him after the season.
Gio has the 11th highest salary among RB's in the entire league, and he's down to 3.8 touches over his last 6 games. It's a total waste of cap. There's an easy out in his contract for 2018, but I doubt we use it "cuz loyalty". It's a dumb move to pay him this much though, if he's not going to be a central part of the offense.
I like the guy, but it is what it is.
I get that they have diminished Gio's role on the team. My question is why? When Jeremy Hill burst onto the scene, Gio still got his touches. Mixon has not shown anything compared to the early Jeremy Hill. Gio agruably has actually outperformed Mixon. I'm not understanding why they haven't taken a similar approach with Gio and Mixon as they did with Hill and Gio.
As for cutting him, if Gio doesn't get more touches, he'll likely want out of here anyway. There are too many teams that could and would use Gio for the 10-14 touches a game he is used to.
