11-15-2023, 03:22 PM
(11-15-2023, 02:20 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: That is not really the case. The problem as I see it is that they are not all-purpose backs, and thus being misused when asked to perform as one. We have seen flashes of Evans' capabilities as an offensive weapon, but he's by no means an NFL pass protecting back. Henderson is a bit of a head scratcher, as he's a hard, stong runner and decent returner, has the build to be a decent blocker. For years I thought that the issue with him was the injuries, but when I seen Burrow snapping at him for not knowing his assignment, it all became clear to me what his issue really was. Either he needs much more involvement so that the offense stays fresh in his mind, or he needs to be down the road. Chase Brown has that potential to be an all-purpose back in the NFL, but he's out injured for the year.
I guess what I am saying is that there are physically talented backs on the bench, the staff is just doing a bad job of working them into the games in ways to take advantage of their individual skill sets.
Plus Trayveon Williams led the nation in rushing at one time and both him and Evans average more YPC than Mixon over their respective
careers. I don't know how anyone can say our backup RB's are trash when they hardly ever see the field. When our OL plays well like they
did against the 49ers and the Bills, our backup RB's could very well be an upgrade at times in terms of long speed.
We just don't know. Chase Brown being out for the year sucks as well who also led the nation in rushing last year at one time. RB's that do
this are not just trash suddenly because they are on the Bengals. They have had hardly any snaps. Would be interested in seeing the RB
snaps flipped with Trayveon and Evans getting the majority of snaps and Mixon being the fresh guy at times.
Burrow needs to play under Center much more like he did against the 49ers, that would help the running game.
