12-15-2021, 03:09 PM
(12-14-2021, 11:15 PM)Fan_in_Kettering Wrote: Joe Burrow isn’t the only Joe suffering from bad blocking. Joe Mixon is having issues too.
Joe Mixon is currently second among NFL rushers. Given bad blocking this is miraculous but Joe accumulates 55 yards one week and 155 yards the next. That’s great for his personal statistics but it yields a wildly inconsistent rushing attack. With better blocking he would gain yards consistently which would help the Bengals score more often.
Joe Burrow above the median in touchdown passes thrown but he also leads the league in interceptions. This doesn’t surprise me at all because he has also been sacked the most, knocked down the most, and many of his passes get deflected because defensive linemen and linebackers are in his face. When Burrow has had time to go through his progressions, set his feet, and throw he’s been great. When he gets hurried or flushed out of the pocket his accuracy suffers which happens to everyone.
On run plays it’s time to resurrect the 2009 “jumbo package” with an extra tackle especially with Riley Reiff hurt. We’re going to need two tackles to take his place.
On pass plays it might be time to keep a tight end in the backfield to block and send one less receiver deep.
His yards per carry are pretty low for so many yards. Yeah, he could benefit from a better line. Maybe next year they will protect Burrow better which would have had an advantage for Mixon too. Should have kept Whitworth somehow, would have probably trained from within.
