That was a fun read. My love for Mims took a hit though lol. DPJ train incoming!
i dont agree with the things he said about mims that made him drop him (with stiff knees and hips etc. and lack of flexibility - he talks about the same criticisms with regards to metcalf (but had metcalf number 1 last year) but doesnt really explain fully why he thinks Mims suffers worse except to say DK's releases were better maybe... IDK i dont think Mims is stiff at all and he's not as strong as DK at the LoS with just overpowering releases etc. (who could be lol?) but he's not shabby there at all (and clearly has improved post-season finishing)
i just dont understand what he's seeing with Mims but i do respect him as an analyst especially given his speciality with evaluating corners and how that helps him evaluate WRs (what do good WRs do that make CBs struggle)
if you love Mims, feel free to continue loving Mims (I am)
his way of evaluating i find really useful because it's based in a similar positive evaluation type that the ravens use with positions like LB (and hopefully WR too) which is not about where a guy isnt complete but does a guy have a way they win, and do they win that way consistently?
basically... what can this player add to our team rather than what they dont have
for me the only position where you have to really focus on how they lose is OL and CB (and to a lesser extent DL) because they dont get to come off the field to compensate for their weaknesses - no one's running out a platoon at RT with guys with differing strengths and you cant hide your weaknesses as a corner in a passing league
at every other position you can maybe not worry so much about what a player cant do (unless there's a lot they cant do)
but that way of evaluating and his comments definitely made me think about Pittman again and made me feel more comfortable moving Bryan Edwards higher up the board
but he also clearly has a bias (maybe unacknowledged) for larger receivers given how he evaluates them which is something to take into account given that it's a separation league right now and how you separate (and how early you separate) is pretty important
i really like reading his evaluations and going through his various threads but i dont read them as gospel