It's time we moved on from Green

[*jason*]

(09-26-2020, 11:15 PM)willieFANderson Wrote: I don’t think the issue is with Green or Mixon, per se. That could-be last minute touchdown was a thing of beauty if Green had been more subtle. In regards to Mixon, Barkley had a hard time having success before getting injured and no one is saying he isn’t talented. The state of the NFL is anti run, pro spread which I don’t think favors either Green or Mixon. Should we have paid to have both on the team - I have been a vocal no for quite a bit even without the injuries (Green, more so than Mixon) - I was in favor of trading Dunlap, too. But I am happy to have those two still both on the team.

The bigger issue I see is that both offensive and defensive schemes are rigid. We lost to the Browns because they consistently gashed us on counters through the backside B-Gap because both our LB and DT were lined up too close to the strong side. There is some rock paper scissor decisions to this, but they have to be willing to lose some battles inconsistently on the strong side to protect the weak side. I expect a more fluid defense later in the season considering that players are still getting used to their respective schemes. The offense has been aided by Burrow whose accuracy in all facets of the passing game has been a hell of a lot better than Dalton through two games, but this is the third year in a row where we have been reliant on a short pass pro scheme because of our offensive line. This doesn’t take advantage of either Mixon or Green who can do things others can’t, but aren’t able to do those things. This is why the Nick Chubbs of the NFL are having the most success - they are no frills with an all around skill set. Until the NFL allows the under center, inside rush to occur again, I don’t think the premium skill position players(not including QBs) will be as important, rather consistent pass catchers and north and south runners with decent athleticism. This is why teams like the Ravens who have focused on OL and have an RB like Ingram are winning.

I'd say it's mostly the line of the Raven's that you mentioned... Then scheme, and coaching and all the rest come in. We'll probably never know, but I'm willing to wager that if Alvin Kamara were here, and Joe Mixon were there we'd see different versions of both players.