09-19-2022, 12:12 PM
(09-19-2022, 12:03 PM)Soonerpeace Wrote: Why they are running on first down is because teams are playing a soft zone deep cover two. It’s what defenses are begging us to do. We have to be successful but the 19 play drive we scored on yesterday is exactly what teams want us to do. Until we can protect or run the ball we are going to struggle.
I am no big advocate for running the ball, and I didn't have the expectations for Mixon that you specifically did, but I never would have imagined Cincinnati would be so bad at running the ball this season. They are awful. Mixon is running at three yards per carry. On pure rushing plays, excluding scrambles, Cincinnati as a whole is running the ball at 2.96 yards per carry. Since 1999, that is the 4th worst start for a Cincinnati team through the first two weeks.
