04-26-2024, 05:13 PM
(04-26-2024, 04:30 PM)masonbengals fan Wrote: Not even going to associate the past failures that were drafted with this young man.
Give him a year working with our veterans.
We just landed our stud OT that we've clamored for.
Joe has to be excited playing behind these huge men.
Welcome to the Bengals Amarius.
No doubt, it is a new age, the age of Amarius.
(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.
Thanks for some perspective Casear. Just watching his film it is hard to find a weakness which is a great problem to have.
Makes me feel even better that we took the player the stealers wanted. They got a good one themselves though, bastids.
(04-26-2024, 04:44 PM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: 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.
Sounds like people having their minds made up to avoid the fact we got a special player. It is a lot easier for them to just scoff at the
pick and say injury history without any perspective on said injuries.
