Uh oh Joe Mixon

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(04-08-2023, 12:11 PM)Eraserhead Wrote: And it's even worse than all that you mentioned,,

There were 33 RBs that saw 150+ carries last season. Of them all, Joe Mixon ranked (overall, not just light boxes):

Missed tackles forced per attempt: 32nd
Yards per carry: 30th
Yards after contact per attempt: 30th
Explosive runs: 19th https://t.co/5dONdgOgYW

— Andrew Russell (@Andrew_Russell7) April 7, 2023

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Those tweets from Russell and Sharp kind of encapsulates the issue. Mixon has been facing light boxes because of the focus on the excellent Bengals top-3 receivers. But he still ranks near the bottom on the league in important RB statistical categories. It seems a waste for the Bengals to lack a RB that can exploit those light boxes.