10-17-2019, 03:17 PM
(10-17-2019, 03:10 PM)Fullrock Wrote: Other teams with bad offensive lines figure out a way. Let's look at 3 bad offensive lines, 2 of which have allowed more sacks than the Bengals unit.
NY Jets - terrible line has allowed 25 sacks yet Bell leads the NFL in routes run per game at 24.4.
San Diego Chargers - PFF ranked their line 29 AFTER the preseason games. Ekeler runs 19.2 routes per game.
Arizona Cardinals - Terrible line. Ranked 30 after preseason games. Have allowed the ultra-mobile Kyler Murray to get sacked 22 times yet David Johnson runs 17.7 routes per game.
Now let's compare the receiving stats of those running backs to Mixon's.
Mixon 14 REC, 97 YDS, 1 TD (6 games)
Bell 28 REC, 169 YDS, 1 TD (5 games)
Ekeler 42 REC, 372 YDS, 3 TD (6 games) Hell, Ekeler had more receptions in 1 game against Denver than Mixon has had all season.
D. Johnson 30 REC, 315 YDS, 3 TD (6 games)
Again, other teams with terrible offensive lines find a way to get their playmakers out of the backfield the ball, but the Bengals resign themselves to not doing it. That's what it comes down to.
Other teams with bad O lines are running their backs out more and are still losing? Is that the argument you are making? I said they could run him out more but it won't make a difference in the teams success because of the O line issues, this confirms that. We choose not to run them out and try to block and lose they choose to run them out instead of blocking and lose, bottom line bad lines make you lose.
