Joe Mixon May Hold Out

[samhain]

(04-16-2020, 04:20 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Great post Samhain, yeah, just like Free Agency when it was the time to spend big so we can afford Burrow down the road
it is the time right now to spend on the likes of AJ and Mixon, more-so Mixon. More-so Mixon cause he is in his prime and 
should thrive in a Burrow ran Offense and would be impossible to pay later on if he lights up the league.

That's kind of how I feel about it.  I want Joe Mixon on the team for the next few years.  If they're going to have success under the new regime and Burrow, he should/deserves to be a part of it.  I suspect he's a big part of players not quitting last year even though they had a demoralizing season.

My sticking point is if he gets to the point where he's demanding a top RB deal.  He may very well be one, but between now and the start of 2021, the Bengals will have 2 drafts to decide whether or not to replace him with a younger, more affordable back.  If he shows his ass in the meantime, the decision gets easy for the team.