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Joe Mixon. A thread. Let's ride.
Mixon finished as the RB13 last season.
According to PFF, the Bengals offensive line was ranked 30th in the league in 2019. That's not good, in case you didn't watch any of their games.
According to PFF, the Bengals offensive line was ranked 30th in the league in 2019. That's not good, in case you didn't watch any of their games.
Before the season even started they got the injury bug and lost their 11th overall pick, Jonah Williams, due to a torn labrum. They also signed guard Xavier Sua'Filo, who only allowed 1 sack in 2019, per PFF.
They only drafted one offensive lineman in the 6th round, so they must feel comfortable where they are at when fully healthy.
They did draft Burrow 1st overall and Tee Higgins with the 33rd pick in the NFL Draft. If the team can stay healthy they have arguably one of the better young rosters in the league on the offensive side of the ball.
In Mixon's first 8 games he was averaging 12 carries and a little under 3 targets per game.. A fireable offense. Over the next 8 games he averaged 22 carries and still under 3 targets per game. He still wasn't utilized correctly.
Mixon is one of the best pass-catching backs in the league, so let's pray that his coach gets him more involved in the passing game. Giovani Bernard is also averaging under 3 targets per game, so it isn't that he is losing a ton of work to him.
Over the first 8 weeks of the season he was the RB31 and averaging just 10 FPPG. The final stretch of the season he was the RB8 and averaged 18 FPPG.
Imagine if he was seeing another 3-5 targets per game. Burrow knows a thing or two about passing to RBs as CEH had 55 receptions at LSU last season.
Mixon also had 24 broken tackles last season, which was the 9th best in the league. Just 7 broken tackles behind the league leader, Nick Chubb. Which was 8 more than CMC, and ahead of Zeke, Cook, Ingram, Barkley, Sanders, and Singletary.
He also had the 7th most yards after contact. Again, better than Barkley, Cook, CMC, as well as Kamara.
His average rushing yards before contact? 1.8, 33rd in the league. With a healthy and improved offensive line, that number should be better this season.
His average rushing yards before contact? 1.8, 33rd in the league. With a healthy and improved offensive line, that number should be better this season.
Mixon is in a contract year, so giddy up. He will only be 24 years old heading into the season. He is younger than CMC, Chubb, Kamara, Zeke, Connor, and Cook.
