03-31-2023, 07:39 PM
Rudi. Neither of these guys were big play hitters and neither could create for themselves very well but Benson was awful in open space and he really struggled to break tackles. There are a lot of us who complain about Mixon and his inability to break tackles and create yardage for himself, and Mixon is far and away better at it than Benson ever was. He averaged a broken tackle percentage of about 8% during his career here in Cincinnati. For comparison, Mixon averaged 10.5% last season.
All of the advanced data points to Rudi very handily as well. Aside from 2009, Benson was in the conversation for worst starting RB in the league. He brought some fun moments and I have a lot of nostalgia of him from 2009, but he just wasn't very good.
All of the advanced data points to Rudi very handily as well. Aside from 2009, Benson was in the conversation for worst starting RB in the league. He brought some fun moments and I have a lot of nostalgia of him from 2009, but he just wasn't very good.
