08-09-2017, 05:12 PM
(08-09-2017, 04:28 PM)ochocincos Wrote: In practically every national media article related to the Bengals since being drafted, Joe Mixon's incident is brought up.
However, since becoming a Bengal, he's been a model citizen, often going the extra mile to interact with fans and signing autographs after other Bengals have left.
So I started to wonder what the perception of him will be if he stays on this path to redeem himself? Will most people forgive/forget what he did as a teenager and see a story of redemption? Or will they continue to vilify him (and the Bengals organization itself) for that infamous incident?
Your thoughts?
I see him staying out of trouble and learning from the embarrassing Media Storm that he was faced with.
His play on the field should also help his cause. He reminds me of Ladainian Tomlinson when I watch him play. If he can be anywhere close to performing like Tomlinson then he's a STAR. Multiple Pro Bowler with high impact Fantasy value once Hill leaves. If he does this, his reputation changes for the better automatically in the eyes of many NFL and Fantasy fans. He seems smart enough to get it and stay out of trouble, but at the very least the woman hitting incident will always be mentioned. Could easily be getting mentioned with Ezekiel, Le'veon & David Johnson within a few years as one of the Best backs in the NFL in my opinion. A Top 10 back to me seems likely with a good chance of cracking the Top 5 someday.
