RB Decision

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(02-04-2023, 11:10 AM)Frank Booth Wrote: Bengals need a consistent run game more than anything. The past 2 years the running attack has been piss poor. It has to change. No more 3.6-4.1 yards per carry. It’s a complete hindrance

You can go longer than that. The entire Taylor era has been about the worst rushing performance you'll ever see from a team. 

2022: 29th overall, 29th per carry
2021: 23rd overall, 26th per carry
2020: 24th overall, 27th per carry
2019: 25th overall, 24th per carry

It's actually why I am shocked so many people want to re-sign Perine. Maybe it's just because they're judging him against Mixon rather than the NFL? He's a 240+ pound RB who is averaging just 1.7 yards per carry after contact. It's better than Mixon's 1.5 (34th among 41 qualified RBs) but it's still bad. If he had enough carries to qualify, it would be in the 25th-31st range.

Again, Perine's 4.1 YPC is better than Mixon's 3.9 (32nd of 41 qualified RBs) but even if he qualified he would still be between 28th and 31st. 

Neither of them do anything that you can't get from younger, cheaper, and likely better rookies.