Perine is better than Mixon

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(12-05-2022, 09:31 AM)Crazyjdawg Wrote: The 2nd to last time Mixon played a full game, he ran for 27 yards on 8 carries (3.4 ypc).
The 3rd to last time Mixon played a full game, he ran for 58 yards on 17 carries (3.4 ypc).

And, in that Panthers game, Perine ran it for 51 yards on 6 carries (8.5 ypc), which was a better yards per carry average than Mixon (7.0).

I don't think people's memories are as short as you think. Maybe using Mixon's one elite game (an outlier) as justification for benching Perine is the thought held by people with short memories.

I think Mixon will still be an asset to the team when he comes back, but Perine has earned more snaps even when Mixon is back. He is a much better blocker than Mixon, seems to fall forward and fight for extra yards better than Mixon, and is just as good of a receiver (or arguably better because he gets those tough yards for conversions).

If you only looked at stats, you could miss it.  The Bengals are more COMMITTED to the run game now.  They have done a great deal of self scouting.  No longer is an under center a guaranteed run, as Burrow has done a lot of play action out of that recently.  And if you think I am just using COMMITTED as an adjective that isn't really measurable, look at the Run/Pass ratio for the Atlanta game:  21 rushes and 42 passes.  In a game they led most of throughout.  Last night?  32 passes and 34 rushes.  That is commitment. 

And it could not come at a better time, given the conditions sure to change climate-wise.