Banishment of bengal Elite has been revealed
Now that the Cincinnati Bengals have finally offloaded the bloated salary of high-profile running back Joe Mixon, they have officially joined the rest of the league running the tandem running back model. Mixon will arguably go down as one of the most accomplished running back in the history of Cincinnati football but in the end, his lack of explosivity completely dismantled his value to the franchise and the team decided to go on a lower risk trajectory moving in the backfield moving forward.
The Bengals team has a history of resisting change, even after the NFL as a whole adopted the dual running back approach. Out of the Cincinnati backfield, Mixon was just the most recent in a long line of gifted breadwinners to receive the majority of the carries. The fact that Cincinnati hasn’t had a standout running game in recent memory shouldn’t come as a surprise.
Although Moss was sufficient, the team decided not to spend all of its money on a single running back this year and will instead start Chase Brown, a fifth-round pick from the previous year. After being chosen out of Illinois, Brown has gained recognition for his ability to make big plays and his rapid burst through the defense. Last season, Brown managed to run for 179 rushing yards on 44 caries for a score, even though he was Mixon’s backup. Thanks to Cincinnati’s subpar offensive line, that works out to a decent 4.1 yards per carry on average.
The terms of Moss’ contract going into the upcoming season are among the most extensively overlooked information being leaked this offseason. Despite having a $8 million two-year contract, Moss has a very minimal wage cap and guaranteed quantity in his first year of play. Moss’ 2024 salary cap impact will be less than $3 million, all of which is guaranteed if he joins the team for the upcoming campaign.
Cincinnati included an option to fire Moss after his first season with a meager $1.5 million fine, in true conservative Cincinnati form. It appears from the implied meaning that Moss will probably only play in Cincinnati for a single season. The similarity in build and running technique between Moss and Brown is another intriguing observation. One power back and one speed back are usually ideal in a tandem situation to assist disrupt the defense’s tempo and shift the pace.
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