04-26-2024, 08:27 AM
I can see Bengals fans being disillusioned with the pick. I am seeing grades of C (NFL.com) and B- (USA Today, CBS) for the pick, versus all these A's scattered here and there. It's a high risk, high reward pick.
If he develops, Mims can lock down a tackle position for years -- a critical position for a Burrow-led team. If the naysayers turn prescient, it will be painful to add him to the list of 1st round busts. But, as someone else said, Burrow couldn't start at Ohio State and look what he became. Mims didn't get playing time (Broderick Jones ahead of him, injury), but he has unbelievable measurables and ability.
I suspect the key is whether he stays healthy or can play through pain. Ankle surgery robbed him of much of last season, then a bump on the ankle kept him out of the championship game, then a hamstring kept him out of some of the combine. A little injury luck and the Bengals could have an all-pro. It's just going to take time to see what they got.
If he develops, Mims can lock down a tackle position for years -- a critical position for a Burrow-led team. If the naysayers turn prescient, it will be painful to add him to the list of 1st round busts. But, as someone else said, Burrow couldn't start at Ohio State and look what he became. Mims didn't get playing time (Broderick Jones ahead of him, injury), but he has unbelievable measurables and ability.
I suspect the key is whether he stays healthy or can play through pain. Ankle surgery robbed him of much of last season, then a bump on the ankle kept him out of the championship game, then a hamstring kept him out of some of the combine. A little injury luck and the Bengals could have an all-pro. It's just going to take time to see what they got.
