11-30-2021, 04:52 PM
(11-30-2021, 03:11 PM)WeezyBengal Wrote: They flame out as they age and get more carries. It has nothing to do with their second contract. The more carries Mixon gets the more he's going to flame out. I just don't get why you would use that argument in order to give him more carries this year. If anything I would think you would want to lighten his load as the season progresses in order to keep him fresh for the playoffs.
The second contract is more of a benchmark of when that has occurred and it has been a good historical marker, so rather than second contract go with year 5 or 6 in a HB career if the contract term really bothers you. The argument for using him up is that this year he is paid and we are riding him no matter what, but next year we should expect him to not complete the season and go in with a plan for when that occurs. I am more so just advocating for this is the year to ride him as far as he will take you rather than saving him for playoffs that aren't guaranteed knowing that any "saved" carries probably don't help keep him healthy next year if we don't use them up now.
