11-29-2017, 04:06 PM
(11-29-2017, 02:40 PM)Synric Wrote: I can get behind this somewhat.
Youre right he didn't dance as much as we've seen this season. Even in thr open field instead of stopping his feet and trying to dance around the defender he kept moving forward and played with a little more power.
He didn't dance as much because the line was actually forming good holes for the first time all year. People used to say the same thing about Hill dancing. Either our RB's are watching too much Saturday Night Fever during film sessions, or they're "dancing" because they can't find holes that aren't there.
Dalton has done well so far this season. Most of us realize he'd be doing even better if the pass blocking were better and we didn't have to scheme around it.
Mixon had a good game against the Browns. Most of us realize he'd probably be having a good season with better blocking.
Our line has sucked. It's hurt the overall performance of the offense. Anyone with eyes can see that, and I'm really not sure why some insist on making it seem more complicated than that. What's more likely here?
(A) The line improved their performance against a weak opponent (perhaps with a tweak to scheme)
or
(B) Mixon suddenly figured out how to hit a hole 11 games into his NFL career, after a great career in both HS and college?
The training, nutrition, medicine, fitness, playbooks and rules evolve. The athlete does not.
