09-15-2019, 08:14 PM
(09-15-2019, 07:35 PM)Nately120 Wrote: I was mostly joking, but if the Pats could put Mixon in their RB stable they would. What team wouldn't? Any GM with eyes can see the guy is a victim of the system and the line right now. But I'm getting us off track here.
As I have said, I don't think Mixon is as highly regarded as many on here seem to think.
Even his "Leading the AFC" is misleading as he didn't crack 1200 yards (which is what most people consider a good season by a RB).
Mixon seems to be getting the "If not for the video he would be a 1st round pick" treatment and many seem to fawn on him on here. They think we got a steal with drafting him.
I don't think he is the victim of the "system" as much as he isn't as good as people on here seem to think. Good or great RBs shine no matter who their OLine is, Mixon seems to need a good OLine to shine.
The Pats are definitely not the team to use as an example of a team that would rush to add Mixon. They don't value draft pick status as much as production. If that were the case then they would have kept Hill over Burkhead. There is a slight chance they take him, however he won't get the excuses that he gets here, if he fails.
