Mixon to take pay cut?

[Soonerpeace]

(04-20-2023, 08:15 AM)jj22 Wrote: I don't know if the Oline can be used as an excuse for Mixon. We watched over the years both Gio and Perine star in Mixons absence with the same "poor" Olines. There could be something to the bad oline argument, but we can't ignore the success both backups had when he went out with that same poor Oline play.

Well I was at MetLife and the Jets game. Had my binoculars and watched that 4th quarter drive that Perine carried 8 times and every carry was 5-7 yard chunks. The OL was blowing back the Jets DL and Perine was just pounding not trying to break anything. The coaching staff and Browns if they believed Mixon was not the answer would have moved on (respecting him to land somewhere) and made sure and kept Perine and set sights on drafting a running back. Now they are looking to replace Perine and possibly Mixon in 2024. Now I don’t think Mixon is out of the woods on his contract. I think his legal issues he’ll survive because it’s he said she said and no video or witnesses to what was said.

The bottom line is most likely Mixon we’ll be asked to take a pay cut and be on a 1 year prove it to keep from being cut for next year. But the bottom line is the coaches know his ability and whether he got the blocking he needed to be successful. It’s not a guessing game. They aren’t Santa Claus or Goodwill or the Red Cross. It’s a business and we’ll see if Joe survives. If he does it means they still value him.