Mixon wants to be a Bengal for life...

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(12-31-2019, 03:43 PM)Truck_1_0_1_ Wrote: Not everyone is Peterson or Gore, but what if Mixon IS like them?

We'd have a 1,000 yard rusher at 4.0+ YPC for 7 more years.

He's super durable and doesn't have fumbling issues (the one on Sunday was the first in 2 years and he has 4 in 3), not to mention he's great at catching ball out of the backfield too.

I'd do a 5 year contract, though I'm not good with money, so not sure of amount.

We'd already know if he is by now. Through 3 years...

Adrian Peterson:  915 carries/4,484 yards (4.9 YPC)/40 TD  ... 3x Pro Bowl, 1x 2nd Team All-Pro, 2x 1st Team All-Pro
Frank Gore: 699 carries/3,405 yards (4.9 YPC)/16 TD  ... 1x Pro Bowl, 1x 2nd Team All-Pro
Joe Mixon: 693 carries/2,931 yards (4.2 YPC)/17 TD  ... Nothing

Frank Gore will end up in the HoF most likely, but he isn't the same category as Adrian Peterson. Gore is merely a guy who is good for a long time, but not a guy who is great. He is a compiler HoFer.

Also a concerning/weird stat about Mixon: He has 0 rushing TDs of 20+ yards in his career. He just simply doesn't have the ability to finish a run for a TD. I don't know if it's a vision thing, or if he doesn't have that final gear, or what. 

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He's played 16 games in 1 out of 3 seasons and had 0 seasons of 300+ carries, or even 280+ carries. I don't know if I would categorize that as "super durable". He's not fragile, but not super durable.