Running game/Joe Mixon, what's up?

[*bengalfan74*]

(10-04-2022, 11:46 AM)Mer Wrote: I have to disagree with your statement about Mixon running straight up. Watch him as he approaches the line with the ball. He leans forward. I'm assuming it's because he's thinking he's going to run head on into someone and then be able to keep his balance but in reality he normal gets hit on his side and therefore has no balance and just falls over. The great running backs all had great balance and were able to overcome someone grabbing at their feet or they'd bounce off a tackler coming from their side. Mixon just falls down. No body control at all.

I may also be focusing more on short yardage and goal line with my statements.

I believe you're onto something here. There's many plays where Joe Mixon's body posture is just well..bad. He looks like he's going to fall down before any D player even touches him.