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(06-01-2023, 12:48 PM)Isaac Curtis: The Real #85 Wrote: Good post. I always viewed Elliot as a Perine replacement, not Mixon. 

If we have extra $$ to spend after the Burrow, Higgins, & Wilson deals, then maybe. But I'd think IOL, TE, or CB (Apple) would all rate higher than RB for me as a priority for extra $$. 

I think Elliott could easily be a Mixon replacement after adjusting to the offense.


Both guys about the same size (although I think Mixon is smaller than Elliott now), speed (both were sub-4.5 when being drafted at 225+ lb), both are good pass catchers, both have been called upon to have 20+ touches a game many seasons.
The difference is Elliott is a better pass blocker, and he's just 1 year older than Mixon(albeit many, many more carries over his career).

If the cost of Mixon's dead cap + Elliott signing is about the same as just keeping Mixon though, it's probably just safer to roll with Mixon even if Zeke is a better pass blocker.