Rank our RBs (2019)

Poll: Where do we have Joe and Gio This poll is closed.
1-5 (Elite)	69.23%	18	69.23%
6-10 (Top 10)	26.92%	7	26.92%
11-16 (Just top half of the league)	3.85%	1	3.85%
17-24 (Just in the bottom half of the league	0%	0	0%
25-32 ((What's the name of those rookies again?)	0%	0	0%
Total		26 vote(s)	100%

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Rank our RBs (2019)

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07-05-2019, 03:38 PM

(07-05-2019, 03:11 PM)Synric Wrote: As a position group they are top 5. Mixon is one of the better backs in the NFL and Gio is very underrated as a runner.

Gio did an interview recently and said Taylor and Not Bill had him lining up as a receiver. I'm looking forward to seeing how the coaches use the RB group this season.

Gio, and even Mixon, would be our 3rd best WR if they were played outside. Clearly Mixon is more valuable behind the line, but Bernard knows how to run routes and he's got good hands.

In fact, in 2018, Mixon was our 4th best receiver behind Boyd, AJ and Uzomah, and Bernard was 5th just behind Mixon. So why only use Bernard as a runner when he clearly can be a receiver. It gets him on the field and provides an alternative if none of our lessor WRs figure out how to show up at the party.