The Cincinnati Bengals had a down year last year but running back Joe Mixon is expecting the offense is going to be hard to stop this season. Bengals new coach Zac Taylor has only been with the team a few months, but Mixon thinks that he is designing an offense that works off everyone's strengths and that it will be a nightmare for opposing teams to defend.
“Schematically, you know Coach Taylor has come in, the way he's got it set up, it's crazy,” Mixon said, via the Dayton Daily News. “It's night and day from what everyone has seen these past years from the old Bengals. Coach Taylor, he's got it where it's going to be a nightmare for the defense. I look forward to it. Everybody has to take it upon themselves to be the best of themselves in this offense. You can count on the people and leaders out there to deliver.”
Mixon envisions that he will be used a lot like Todd Gurley has been used in the Los Angeles Rams system the last few years and that would mean a lot more catches this upcoming season for Mixon.
“The film speaks for itself,” Mixon said. “You see the Rams running wild all day. We've got that same offense. I would think we have better players than them with these offensive weapons. I would think we can do the same stuff, if not more, than they can.”
Last season Mixon ran for 1,168 yards and eight touchdowns. He also caught 43 passes for 296 yards and one touchdown. The team still needs to prove it on the field, but so far it seems like the team is excited for the direction that the team is heading.
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