Where Bengals Went WRONG With Joe Mixon Trade…

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1. Having Mixon wouldn’t have changed anything. We needed a faster back that could block. Mixon didn’t fit the bengals scheme and it’s that simple. Definitely agree with James on this

2. Get it through your heads! No RB can truly have great numbers when our coach calls 45-60 passing plays and 12 runs.

3. This analysis is remarkably inaccurate.

4. I’ll admit I was fully onboard with getting rid of mixon I thought he was so washed. I was completely wrong.

5. Bengals O-line has sucked for so long. Rapien gets it wrong. Any semblance of blocking and he’s a top 5 RB in the league.

6. James, they took the money they had saved from Mixon and put it exactly where they wanted it: Mike Brown's bank account. The Brown family keeps score not on the field, but by their bank account. Sweet stadium deal, sold-out games, jersey sales from Chase and Burrow, TV money, etc. From their viewpoint, they win the Super Bowl every year.

7. i say WHO CARES lets move on dat shi is n da past plus he old asf anyways like our problems is come n frm da offense like HUHH. we have chase brown faster younger n higher ceiling. TALK about sun else James like y hasn't uh soul been fired yet

8. James Rapien – So tired of your schtick.

   I hope you find another job in another market.

   Glad to see Joe Mixon is putting up some good numbers – I'm anxious to see the stats on number of arrests over the next couple of years; he was a liability to the Bengals.

   When it comes to integrity I'm glad he's gone

9. 😂😂😂 JR, your hilariously pathetic… as far as Joe Mixon is concerned:
   1. We never got to fully witness the combination of Mixon and Chase Brown (especially after a full training camp of preparation)

   2. One seriously overlooked talent of Joe Mixon is his 🔥 Locker Room Leadership (this has been a serious problem all season and quite possibly costed at lease two games)
   3. Mixon 100% loved this franchise and never threw anyone under the bus (even during losing seasons).
   I'm glad that he's doing great!
   The F.O. and any coach or staff that co-signed his trade should hang their head in shame!

10. Scheme, scheme, scheme, point blank period. Zac Taylor's play design is gimmicky trash. The lack of run game AND the fact that Burrow has been getting destroyed his entire career comes down to scheme and coaching. In the end, the Brown family is the problem, but can't get rid of the owner.

11. Mixon sucked in our offense. He couldn't score on the goal line. He lacked agility and was usually tackled by first contact. Mixon fit the houston offense. The truth is our OLINE sux.😊

12. The issue with Joe Mixon was never Joe. It was our system and line. You build your schemes around the players you have and don’t force players into your scheme. Our RB’s aren’t performing for the same reason today.

13. James I Hate Mixon Rapine you truly displayed your brazen stupidity once again here… plain and simple you were dead wrong about Mixon and the denial is clear as day 🖕🏾

14. You act like our oline isnt and wasnt the problem… the bengals save money for what to pay cleanrance rack mac and to not pay Chase… we had both in the backfield… the save money narrative is just a stupid as not saying you got it wrong… they didnt need to save money because they still didnt pay anyone… they were wrong across the board… idiot they cant get get short yardage period… we are throwing 3rd and 4th and one… wtf world of stupidity are we living in…

15. Bengals got 1 rite, 2 wrong.
    1) trade was ok = rite
    2) only getting 7th round pick = wrong
    3) wrong was also using the 7th pick on someone they let ride the bench
    Said it all my life Duke Tobin can not gauge talent at all

16. I bet it killed you to make this video huh James? You couldn’t wait to run him out of town thinking he was the issue with the offense. Joe is better off in Houston with a better organization, a better o line. Mixon looks a lot better than these RBs that can’t hang onto the ball too.

17. Zac Taylor doesn’t use any of his players correctly. Zac wanted to throw 60 times a game with no O Line. Get Joe hurt several times and Mixon was worthless in his offense

18. This organization is not going to change they have proven that decade after decade I look for Burrow to seek a way out of here in the next few years

19. James wither you are moving the goal post to fit your narrative or you are delusional… we save money for what… where did they spend it… how much money do they still have ro spend… we are no where close to our cap limit… cheaper in the running back room… to keep 5 TEs with hudson being trash? If they dis something meaning full with said money then yes it could have been viewes slightly diff but no they cut him and or leaked it then trades him to save face in the lockeroom… i swear this is the dumbish sht i keep hearing people say… how is it hes now out to prove a point when the whole league tried devaluing the position and now oh he magically reinvigorated gtfoh… chases and mosses fumbles have cost us games… how many times has mixon fumblee in the last 4 years??? Mixon chase were a better 1 2 punch… saving money 💰 huh… and always wanna say mixon isnt good in pass pro… guess what… they made sure he didnt go to any other team in our division because they are not stupid… and neither is a majoriof this fanbase regardless of the bs you peddle…

20. James,
    So I watched the whole video, and this is where I challenged you to think about another perspective.
    1) 💯 agree that there was little point in trying to save money if you’re not going then put it back into the team with another need such as Callais, Campbell or Gilmore to make the team as a whole better because clearly we are a weaker team without Joe Mixon, then with Joe Mixon and Chase Brown.

    2) Happy for Mixon because he deserves to be in a system where he is being used properly & can excel. And this is where we need to look at this differently. This should not be end of story. This should be where we learn from this and realize maybe we should’ve been using Mixon differently all along, to help out the offensive line and to help out Joe Burrow

    👉🏽👉🏽👉🏽The current offensive system is not only not sustainable it will eventually create inconsistencies against better past defenses, puts more strain on the offensive line/Burrow, and has the potential to increase the risk for injury with Joe and turn his career into Andrew Luck.

    Just because you have a talent at quarterback like Joe Burrow does not mean you should be passing the ball 50 times a game. Why are we assuming that having a more complementary running game willboost the potential of this offense, and Joe Burrow to even be more potent. When you watch these games, the pass rush is aided by the fact that they are expecting pass 80% of the time. It makes our offensive lines get more fatigued and vulnerable when the defensive line has an advantage like this. There’s a reason why almost every top 10 offense is aided by a strong running game. Also, sometimes the best friend to a struggling defense is a ball control offense, which typically comes from a balanced run pass attack. Second and third down is so predictable with pass. I call it every time based on formation and third and short it’s like we’re scared to run the ball.
    There’s something very wrong with this formula and it’s about time you media folks start challenging the system and questioning this then just getting on here to talk about all this Joe Mixon trade makes sense because of his offense and how it’s run.

21. Dude!!! Were you wrong too? Yes!!!! For two years you wanted him gone too. Y’all was saying he lost a step when we see he clearly didn’t. Moss came here and got worse after having a good season in Indy. Now Mixon leave here and look like a top 3 RB. It’s definitely coaching and the line.

22. 3.8 yds per carry last year doesn’t mean much when the majority of his snaps were 3rd and short or 2nd/3rd and goal. Mixon was never the problem. He was misused behind a poor run blocking o line

23. Tobin has constructed a very strong roster, but the coaching staff has fallen short. They have brought in all kinds of O-Linemen, yet Pollack can't seem to figure things out. Why again is Pollack still coaching? Time to make WHOLESALE changes on the coaching staff. Damn shame they couldn't have got Jim Harbaugh when he was available. Oh well……..

24. Zac thought his RB committee would be enough, instead it is one of their top 4 weaknesses. Moss and Khalil Herbert need to just find the exit door, hopefully the same one Zac is heading towards. Khalil Herbert's stat line reads 0 carries 0 yards 1 fumble recovery.

25. James , I agree with you most of time. But this time you sound TERRIBLE ! Offensive Line is Fucking Terrible, as soon as he was handed the Ball 2 Defensive Linemen were already in the Damn Back Field. Fix the Damn Off. Line . Period ! Talk about this Terrible Offensive Line

26. Joe B is getting Killed Behind that Offensive Line 😤

27. Chase Brown is Samaje Perine with less facial hair.

28. Bottom line, Zac has lost "the room", and once that happens, its OVER!!!!! Zac Taylor is a dead man walking. Belicheck would be a GREAT get at this point. He would bring in his own coaching staff, and would toughen these guys up. The Bengals play in a physical, tough division, and they need a coach that is mentally and physically tough. Zac is a great guy, but an average coach at best, he is a much better coordinator than a HC.

29. Dude mixon was held back by us he wouldn’t be having the type of season he’s having behind our oline this year

30. Not even 20 seconds into this pod cast and I can tell you that this is one of the many mistakes this organization has made

31. Zac Taylor philosophy is doo doo. Pass first/ Hail Mary offense and bend but don’t break defense is straight garbage!

32. This video made no sense how can you take out the good games and not the bad ones the rushing average is both included. That same six million they spent on Zach moss they didn’t save any money. They did get it wrong now we don’t have a rb 1 just a scat back that might fumble

33. This dude works for the Steelers

34. Sounds like sugar on 💩to me🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

35. Mixon was the only reason they were so good no matter what

36. O-Line is trash and even after scrub lineman got Joe's knee shredded, we are still talking about a trash O-Line. Clearly, trash line and offensive scheme is trash.

37. Joe mixon has nothing to do this team's issues. A top 10 offense without him. Anyone not placing blame on the details unit is just looking for a scapegoat. This team is in shootouts every week bc the defense can't make a stop. Even the corners can't cover because nobody but Hendrickson gets any pressure… it's just that simple.

38. I wanted all three running backs.

39. Save $6 million in cap space for what though? Tee didn’t get an extension Jamarr didn’t get his extension, Reader walked, and they didn’t get any prize defensive player or work any blockbuster trade. It was a bad move. Admit it you were wrong and so was the front office. Sometimes players especially vets contribute more than just on the stat column he was a leader. He’s still playing and is productive and his “replacement” Zack Moss is on IR.

40. Yes

41. I miss him💔

42. Going to say no they didn’t get it wrong. I don’t think Mix would be able to run as he is now behind the bengals offensive line. The interior line is trash can’t provide Burrow with good enough pass pro. Where else does mix and RB’s go but up the gut.

43. I get the scheme fit, Joe Mixon isn’t best suited out of the shotgun. But now we run a lot of 12 personnel out of the pistol. Joe Mixon would EAT with that. And we wouldn’t be over using Chase Brown and could keep him fresh.

44. Just delete this video. After all the stuff you said last year about mixon Im actually embarrassed for you that you have this much cognitive dissonance. Whats even crazier is you make this after he has a 3td game. PSA Zack Moss is ass and Chase Brown has already fumbled more than mixon has. I love my bengals but this channel is becoming a joke and with more and more bengals channels popping up… you lucky you got corporate backing.

45. Mixon brought veteran leadership and ball protection, he just doesn't fumble and was solid in the 4th quarter with controlling the clock. With that said, I agree, if you gonna save money by getting rid of him (Which I believe they were gonna cut him before the Texans came calling) then, yes, spend the money on some other Vets, or Pay Chase (Which really pisses me off). This kind of reminds me of when we got rid of Corey Dillon, then he went to the Patriots, had the best seasons of his Career and won a Superbowl. Water under the bridge, the Bengals have 6 games to win to get to the playoffs and until they're mathematically eliminated, Ill keep rooting. WHO DEY!!!!!!