RB Stable with Mixon Gone

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(05-22-2024, 12:12 PM)PDub80 Wrote: Joe Mixon's explosive runs last season....

Longest TD: 14 yards
10+ Yards: 27
20+: 3
30+: 1
40+: 1
50+: 0
Longest Run: 44
# of Carries: 257


Zack Moss
Longest TD: 56 yards

10+ Yards: 19
20+: 6
30+: 2
40+: 2
50+: 1
Longest Run: 56
# of Carries: 183

Chase Brown
Longest TD: 56 yards


10+ Yards: 5
20+: 2
30+: 1
40+: 0
50+: 0
Longest Run: 31
# of Carries: 44

^ Moss' role after Taylor came back was different, which is why is number, carries, etc. don't extrapolate out. Explosive runs blow the doors off mixon, with 74 fewer attempts.

Moss is better after contact than Mixon and, over the course of an entire season in a featured role, would have far more runs of 10+ yards than Joe did.

This is not a tiny 1 or 2 game sample size that I'm exaggerating. This is from a a season where he started only 8 games and STILL had major run production of 10+ yards. Mixon is a consistent "proven" 4 yard guy. Bengals got more explosive with Moss and Chase Brown getting a bigger role as well.

NOTE: Look at Chase Brown's runs of 20+ (2) & 30+ (1) yards. He did this on just 44 carries as a rookie. I cannot blame the O line for the lack of bigger runs when another player comes in and starts averaging out to what would be MUCH more production than Mixon if he had the touches.


Feel free to compare RBs here: https://www.fantasypros.com/nfl/advanced-stats-rb.php

This is a joke right? 

"Explosive runs" is just another term for long runs it doesn't have anything to do with speed. In fact it says alot more about the Colts #3 OL and run scheme.

For reference Audric Estime had more "explosive runs" than any other running back in the draft cycle but he is not a fast player.