03-20-2020, 07:23 PM
(03-20-2020, 07:09 PM)Crazyjdawg Wrote: As I watch Mims play, I see a lot of one thing: push offs.
https://twitter.com/BenFennell_NFL/status/1237524983343005697
https://youtu.be/OjKoK9s5rOE?t=65
https://youtu.be/OjKoK9s5rOE?t=90
https://youtu.be/OjKoK9s5rOE?t=128
https://youtu.be/8VzzDaz1Hbk?t=271
https://youtu.be/8VzzDaz1Hbk?t=300
https://youtu.be/8VzzDaz1Hbk?t=320
https://youtu.be/8VzzDaz1Hbk?t=339
It's very subtle and he may be able to get away with it more times than not, and I think the latter video is posing it as a positive (I can't listen to the audio at the moment), but it does make me wonder if he can get separation at the next level without that arm action. That doesn't scream 4.38 speed to me. I've read reports that say his play speed doesn't match that 40 time so...eh...
Peter Bukowski shares my concern:
Late separation is so crucial. I wish he created more with his route running though. For as twitchy and athletic as his numbers say he is, he was “wide open” less than any top WR in the class by FAR by PFFs charting. That tracks with what I saw too.
— Peter Bukowski (@Peter_Bukowski) March 11, 2020
If the Bengals take Mims, that tells me that they vetted him and decide he's worth the pick, in which case I'm fully on board with the pick. But if I were given a choice, I'm not taking Mims at 33.
Yes if there is one thing that concerns me with Mims it is with him pushing off a bit and yes he doesn't look as fast in pads as
a 4.38 forty you think would show. What I love about him is the way he goes up for the ball with strong hands and he seems
sly in the way he pushes off, like you said, subtle. He kind of reminds me of a faster Sanu with Housh ability to go up for the
ball as he is really good at following it through the air.
I think with a very accurate QB like Burrow Mims wouldn't have to push off. Not dissuaded, still like Mims a lot.
True, if the Bengals select him it is for a reason.
