04-30-2023, 12:00 PM
(04-30-2023, 11:28 AM)Soonerpeace Wrote: Do you really think with his high salary and the fortitude to win with this window and determination of the team leaders and staff they’d keep him because he’s liked? With his recent legal issues would the owners be on board? He must get them all coffee and donuts lol. These guys want to win. If they felt they needed an upgrade they’d damn sure done it. Now next year is a whole other matter.
If they want to win, Mixon has shown throughout his career he is nothing but a replacement level player. He simply isn't very good. He isn't bad, to be clear. He is roughly a league average back that is grossly overpaid. I have stayed consistent with that messaging. There have been rumors of a pay cut request. I have no idea if that will end up being true but if it occurs, then his salary will at least be in line with his production. That is my primary gripe with him.
They may genuinely believe he is a great back in that coaching room but the evidence we have points to the contrary. If that is genuinely their viewpoint, I would count that as an evaluation mistake on the part of the front office. Again, he is a high volume/low efficiency player who struggles to create for himself. He is below average at breaking tackles and lacks the speed and quickness to avoid tacklers. He gets you what the offensive line gives him. If he comes out in 2023 and not only puts up efficient rushing numbers but also shows the ability to generate missed tackles at a significantly higher rate than his career average thus far, then I will gladly take it. I will count it as an outlier, but I will take it. I highly doubt that will be the case, though. If he takes a pay cut, I will also take that, but it would be nice to have a back who is able to do a bit more.
