Welcome Amarius Mims

[Nicomo Cosca]

(04-26-2024, 04:33 PM)casear2727 Wrote: Im not reading this entire thread but some of the early comments and criticism are obviously lacking basic knolwedge.

Mims played over 20 games, not just 8, those were his starts.

The injury prone narrative needs context. He has had 2 injuries.

1. A 300 pound teammate drove a 300 pound defender into his lower leg, ala Volson injuring Cappa.

2. A teammate stepped on his ankle while he was engaging a defender.

Mims has excellent pass pro technique, he is not a project in any way. He is inexperienced which is very different.

Steelers insiders tell me he was their pick if we didn't take him.

Hopefully the kid shines and ends up a star.

I have people on another board (fans of other teams) telling me that they’d be very worried about his “injury history.” I tried to point out that it was only one injury - the high ankle sprain. But it fell on deaf ears. They also act like him having needed surgery is some huge red flag.

If a guy like Lane Johnson can come back and play at an All Pro level at his age I think Mims should be fine. Andrew Thomas is another OT who’s had ankle surgery in recent years and has played at a high level.