Positive report on Mims

That the Jets haven't added a veteran wide receiver is a little surprising. They re-signed Braxton Berrios, but lost Jamison Crowder in free agency, which means their current depth chart is thinner than last season.

Should we perceive this as a vote of confidence for Denzel Mims?

The Jets' coaches are getting good reports on Mims, who cut his body fat to 8% this offseason, but it's premature to group him with Berrios, Moore and Corey Davis as roster locks. They probably will add at least one more receiver, either a high draft pick or a veteran via trade. Even if that happens, Mims figures to get one last shot in training camp to prove himself to this coaching staff, which puts a premium on route running -- not one of his strengths.

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No you haven’t, especially if you’re talking about with the Jets . No player drafted by this team has experience getting food poisoning ( reportedly from eating something served by the team) missed training camp due to a worldwide pandemic and then missed additional time after contracting the sickness as a result of said pandemic.
You are entitled to your opinion but what this kid went through the past year you have never seen before.

Many players have dealt with similar adversity and I don’t hear too many other players dwelling on it. The pandemic didn’t hold back many other players from balling out. It just sounds like a lot of excuses to me. Again, prove me wrong Denzel. Two years: 490 total yards. 0 TD’s. For the 59th overall pick in the draft.

Opportunity is evaporating for him. Good to see him training hard, but he’s gotta get the route tree down, too, or Lafleur isn’t going to play him.

 

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Baylor was a tough call on WRs. They showed talent, especially with the deep ball. But without a conventional route tree, the film was at best incomplete.

 

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Baylor was a tough call on WRs. They showed talent, especially with the deep ball. But without a conventional route tree, the film was at best incomplete.

100%

IMO, the only way he would see the field in these last two years is for packages to be made specifically for him.