Worst Contracts on each team

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(01-20-2022, 07:48 PM)Crazyjdawg Wrote: Mixon's contract is a tough one. He has taken over some games and he's been completely ineffective in others. Running backs are an inherently dependent position. If you have a bad Oline, your RB will be bad regardless of their talent level. And, it kind of works in reverse too. If you have a good Oline, your RB can usually be successful regardless of talent level. I honestly expected Mixon to be under 1000 yards this season because of the Oline. I credit him for being able to get the 3rd most rushing yards in the NFL behind this line. 

If we can sure up RT and RG, I think we could actually have some of those Mixon take over games. He has the talent to play like Nick Chubb in Cleveland, where you get a lead and can legitimately just waste the rest of the game, if you want to. And, if we fix the Oline, running and 1st and 2nd down when you need a first down may actually be a good idea, rather than a waste of two downs like it was against the Raiders haha.

With that said, if I had to pick out a "bad contract" of that bunch, Mixon would be it just because of that inherent dependability on another position group in order to make an impact.

He did it with the 3rd most carries in the NFL. It's not like he created anything extra than expected from his workload. He was .2 YPC below league average (which might include kneel downs?), he just had the benefit of a QB with WRs that could keep scoring, allowing him to keep grinding out carries in games where he wasn't producing. He did have a couple real good games, but it was mostly just accumulation through bulk subpar numbers.

I don't think he does. Nick Chubb has never had a season below 5.0 YPC and has a career 5.3 YPC. Joe Mixon has never had a season of 5.0 YPC and has a career 4.1 YPC.

I know there's an OL difference between the two, but there has also been a receiving weapon difference between the two to draw guys out of the box. 1.2 YPC between careers is an ENORMOUS difference in productivity that can't just be handwaved away with OL alone. That's the career difference between Cedric Benson and Barry Sanders.