Mixon on rehab field

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(05-21-2019, 11:54 AM)NKURyan Wrote: They ran the ball 30 times a game in 2015 (with a pretty mediocre running game, no less), so the two aren't exactly independent of each other.

Or maybe we should go back to 2017 and let the running backs take turns each series? That worked so well. 

The whole "run Mixon" thing was cited as a flaw in Marvin's gameplan, so I'm just wondering what happens if ZT doesn't run Mixon 25+ times per game, is all.  We finally have a HC who knows how to do offense and we have a rejuvenated Dalton throwing to Green/Boyd/Ross used right/3 tight ends/multiple catch-n-run RBs AND we can not run Mixon into the ground ala Gurley and the Rams.

I'll admit I'm a bit sensitive to the whole "Run da damn baaaawllll" stuff because for years Steeler fans would complain they were having Ben throw to a slew of WRs he made great rather than running Rashaard Mendenhall up the gut over and over again.  They'd always go crazy when Ben would complete yet another damn TD pass from 30 yards out, though.  The liars.


Side note - Bonus points for 2015 being the season where the battle cry going in was "GIVE HILL THE BAWAWWWWLL!!!" and going out was "Why did we give Hill the ball!?"  Not saying Mixon is Hill, just pointing that out.