Sure he would . Right after they got over supposedly poisoning him . Or maybe he wouldn’t have caught Covid in San Fran.
true, his illnesses kept him from practicing and competing, but that wasn't why he didn't see the field. he didn't see the field, because when he was healthy enough, he had to be the backup to "every starter"... he had to know #10's, #84's, #88's, #8's roles to get on the field; as stated by Saleh.
I wasn't being disrespectful to ML, nor was my post giving undue praise to Mims or other OC's... i am giving him props down the road.
ML had a lot on his plate... he didn't have a smooth running machine... he didn't even have a machine with all of it's parts.
to his credit, he kept things simple as a manager; it gives your the ability to get the most accomplished.
"in time", after his systems are the rule to his players, he will have players from time to time who do not get the totality of their job, but he'll be able to spoon feed them enough to get something out of them until they can be major contributors.
i get you don't agree with me pertaining to this on Mims, but you should digest the italicized thought at the top of this post before throwing it of hand completely.