(04-26-2024, 01:59 PM)Wyche Wrote: I'm going to give it a B for now. There are only two reasons for that grade. A) the team's track record with oline is um.....well, we all know. B) The lack of game experience. If not for those two things, it'd be an A at least for me. I love the intangibles, I love the athleticism, and I love the limited tape. Let's revisit when we see him in action.

(04-26-2024, 02:10 PM)Nepa Wrote: If Mims hits, and becomes a probowl/all-pro, I'll have to give you major kudos. More than anyone, you've been banging the drum for him for a few weeks now. Definitely moved me from skeptical to enthusiastic. Of course, if he doesn't .....

(04-26-2024, 01:39 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Went with an A, why not an A+? The lack of snaps is all. As far as upside there wasn't anyone close in my opinion. But Pollack 
makes me wonder if Mims is polished enough, the film says Mims is polished enough though. We will see, Mims was by far my 
favorite pick with Murphy off the board even if I liked Fautanu for us as well. Being a bit dinged up and lack of snaps are the
only things keeping this pick from being an A+ IMO.

I would of been sad if we passed on Mims, too excited to see him become a great player. We might never see a talent like this
again, as we will probably be picking at the end of the first for the foreseeable future. 6'8" 340 pound athletic freak with smarts
and great balance?

You just don't see this often at all at 18. I am happy we got Amarius Mims. The age of Amarius it is lol

(04-26-2024, 02:27 PM)BFritz21 Wrote: I get the lack of snaps but, like I said, I think he has the ability to have the best career, and I'm not just talking about "potential," because you'll hear teams draft a guy on his "potential" and he doesn't do shit.

I was so tempted to mention Pollack and how he could damage Mims development, but let's hope Mims is either good enough to develop more and perform well on his own, Pollack learned to coach in the offseason, or Pollack gets the can before next season when Mims becomes a starting tackle.

Here's to the Browns holding it down this season and then Mims starting his dominant career next year!

(04-26-2024, 01:16 PM)ochocincos Wrote: I went B+.

The potential and the tape on the limited games is A. No doubt about it.
The only ding is only starting for 8 games due to not supplanting guys in front of him prior to 2023, and then getting dinged up with injuries that kept him from playing some of the season.
If he had 20+ starts, it'd have been an A, if not A+.

Anything in the B range means I like the pick.

(04-26-2024, 02:27 PM)BFritz21 Wrote: I get the lack of snaps but, like I said, I think he has the ability to have the best career, and I'm not just talking about "potential," because you'll hear teams draft a guy on his "potential" and he doesn't do shit.

I was so tempted to mention Pollack and how he could damage Mims development, but let's hope Mims is either good enough to develop more and perform well on his own, Pollack learned to coach in the offseason, or Pollack gets the can before next season when Mims becomes a starting tackle.

Here's to the Browns holding it down this season and then Mims starting his dominant career next year!

(04-26-2024, 02:32 PM)Nepa Wrote: And, again, the Bengals have added to the staff the former Vikings assistant OL coach (Justin Rascati), who may bring a fresh perspective to the position, as well as another offensive assistant (Jordan Salkin). It's  not like Taylor is ignoring the problem. I think he has brought in fresh eyes that can help the OL's play.

(04-26-2024, 02:33 PM)BengalFanInCanada Wrote: If he had 20+ starts with the same game tape, he would have been the first OT off the board.  In the long run, his lack of game tape may well have won us the lottery.

(04-26-2024, 02:12 PM)coachmcneil71 Wrote: This is pretty much my take as well. His lack of PT at the collegiate level and this organizations track record with OTs scares the hell out of me with this pick. 

(04-26-2024, 02:33 PM)BengalFanInCanada Wrote: If he had 20+ starts with the same game tape, he would have been the first OT off the board.  In the long run, his lack of game tape may well have won us the lottery.

(04-26-2024, 01:16 PM)ochocincos Wrote: I went B+.

The potential and the tape on the limited games is A. No doubt about it.
The only ding is only starting for 8 games due to not supplanting guys in front of him prior to 2023, and then getting dinged up with injuries that kept him from playing some of the season.
If he had 20+ starts, it'd have been an A, if not A+.

Anything in the B range means I like the pick.

(04-26-2024, 02:45 PM)ochocincos Wrote: Well yea, or depending on the remainder of those 20+ starts went, it might have knocked him out of the 1st round.
That's the gamble.

(04-26-2024, 02:52 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Not if he played the same as he did in his limited snaps, the film don't lie, Mims was really good.

It would be different if he looked bad at times in the limited film. Then I would understand. Guyton for example did not impress 
me at all in his film and he is getting great grades for the Cowboys.

(04-26-2024, 03:03 PM)ochocincos Wrote: Well yes, obviously.
But is the performance due to a smaller sample set and with more reps opponents would have found more ways to beat him?
It's possible.
That's what I meant by gamble going with someone with single-digit starts in college career.

(04-26-2024, 01:16 PM)ochocincos Wrote: I went B+.

The potential and the tape on the limited games is A. No doubt about it.
The only ding is only starting for 8 games due to not supplanting guys in front of him prior to 2023, and then getting dinged up with injuries that kept him from playing some of the season.
If he had 20+ starts, it'd have been an A, if not A+.

Anything in the B range means I like the pick.

(04-26-2024, 03:34 PM)PDub80 Wrote: If he had 20+ starts he would have been the 5th pick in the draft.