05-18-2017, 11:50 PM
(05-17-2017, 01:35 PM)Crazyjdawg Wrote: I dunno. Marvin has continued to play veterans even when vastly superior rookies/young players are ready to play. The "fisher price package" didn't start full time until 2012 (Dunlap and Atkins drafted in 2010) despite being clearly superior to the entrenched starters such as Geathers, Tank, Sims, Odom and Rucker. They gave all 16 starts to Geathers and he gave them 1 sack haha. They always cited his "reliability" and his "knowledge of the system" despite poor stats.
Then, in 2011, Rucker and Geathers started a total of 24 starts and provided 6.5 sacks. Johnson gave them 6 sacks with only 5 starts and Dunlap 4.5 sacks with only 1 start.
Granted, starts don't tell the whole story, especially in regards to commonly rotated things like slot corner, WR3, TE etc (where the start is given to whatever formation is the first play of the game), but DE and DT are relatively stable in terms of starts vs total snaps.
I expect Mixon and Ross to be the new "fisher price package" that they play far less than they should. Then, the Bengals will continue to start the likes of Hill and Lafell because of their "reliability" and "knowledge of the system."
Mixon will probably average 4 or 5 yards per carry, but only get 5 to 10 carries a game haha. Meanwhile, Hill will be providing a robust 3.2 ypc average and be given 15 to 20 carries per game XD.
i agree w/ you in general....
but I think at this point in time there's more urgency to win "now"....if Mixon is the best RB we have he needs to get the lions share of the carries....do I expect this from day 1....? no....but if he has a few 40-60 yard scoring plays, whether it's on a short pass or a draw, he will get more carries...let's say by game 7-10...? Hill will start but as the season progresses I think Mixons carries will increase, Hill's drop off...
w/ 3 quality RB's & only 1 ball let's all hope this works out well....Gio should always be on the field on 3rd down..
we should have a top 10 offense this yr....I think the O-line will hold up ok... AD plays all 16 games....haha
Can't wait..!!!!
