Who most impressed you tonight?

[*Wyche'sWarrior*]

(08-13-2018, 11:10 AM)BengalChris Wrote: Mixon only played one series and had 3 runs. The first one was on the Bengals first 1st down and went for 2 yards. The second one was on the Bengals second 1st down and went for 2 yards. The third was right after the second run and went for 5 yards. That was all the runs he had.

Those 1st down runs I felt were safe plays to get the offense something simple to get them into the season I didn't put much into them and they were for positive yards, unlike many of the runs the last two years where there was no room to run at all.

.....and Bernard only had 4 carries, 24 yds, 5.8YPC.   My comparison was also going off of Gio's first series, I'm not sure he played after the one series either.  Giovanni Bernard's first carry went off tackle, close to the sticks and he literally would not go down, and shoved a Bears player after the play.  He played with a lot of intensity, and had a better night on the ground, and also had a carry that went over 10 yards, moving the chains and extending the drive that led to Boyd's TD.

He went for 3 yards, 1 yard up the gut, 8 yards, and 11 yards.

He was statistically better, and he just had a better night on the ground finding the holes and breaking through them.  His intensity was what really impressed me.  He was running with passion and purpose.  Mixon had the highlight reel play and a TD.  Like I said, it isn't like I'm saying Joe had a shitty game, I'm just saying Gio ran better, and the numbers indicate that as being the case.

Also, Gio had ZERO targets in the passing game....so if he catches a pass, maybe he has an even better night.