09-23-2020, 10:41 AM
(09-23-2020, 10:31 AM)Wes Mantooth Wrote: Not a fan of paying big money to running backs, especially if you haven't already built and financed an above-average OL.
My biggest complaint about Mixon has always been his lack of production in the pass game. Like the OP said with Mccaffrey, you can better rationalize that spending when they produce in two different areas. Same goes for a guy like Alvin Kamara.
The fact of the matter is, Joe Mixon hasn't really been that good. Ever. You can blame that on his OL, or the playcalling, and you may be right. But 1,100 yards with a low 4's YPC, under 10 TD's, and minimal receiving yards, is nothing that special.
Do you realize he caught 4 balls for 40 yards with 2 being for 1st downs against the Stains? Didn't think so. To call him not a good pass catcher or for having a lack of production points far more to the QB and offensive scheme. Cinci. under Dalton was always a vertical , downfield passing team.
I like the fact that Burrow can survey the field and check off and check down to find Mixon in the flat or underneath the coverage. Burrow knows there ain't a WR on the team he can trust at this point.
Unless Mixon drops passes then there's no basis to get on him. It's not like a hitter in baseball where you can call him a bad curve ball hitter or a guy that can't produce hitting curve balls because there are concrete, tangible stats that prove it.
