NFL Network- Bengals RB Touches

[CJD]

(05-21-2017, 10:34 PM)Essex Johnson Wrote: hmmm... and how many touches did Hill get as a rookie.. or Gio... answer  a lot ... if Mixon deserves the carries, he will get them...

15.6 and 14.1 touches per game, respectively.

11.0 and 12.25 touches per game, respectively, in the first 8 games of the season.

Keep in mind, that the starter in 2012 and 2013 was BJGE, but he left after the 2013 season. So Hill had only Gio as competition for the RB slot, and he still had to build up fairly gradually, with 6 games of 10 carries or less in his first 8.

I think people who expect Mixon to start on week 1 and get 20 to 25 touches from that game and going forward will be disappointed.