Uh oh Joe Mixon

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(04-08-2023, 12:34 PM)Nepa Wrote: 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.

It also points to the fact that he can't create or make guys miss nearly enough. When you're facing that many light boxes, you have a lot of opportunities for big runs. Even when he's catching the ball against light boxes,, he can't make teams pay. No one's bringing down a safety to account for him because he isn't explosive enough to scare anyone. He just isn't a fit for this offense anymore.