Would appreciate a summary once someone's watched it.
Watched the whole thing over a couple of days. Main points:
1. He got significantly better at getting into and out of breaks over three years, cuts became sharper, he routinely gets reasonable separation from the cuts he makes.
2. He has very strong catching fundamentals, even when he has to contort his body/fight through contact his hands are regularly in good position, goes up to meet the ball with hands together.
3. Shows relatively strong awareness on the boundary, but inconsistent about getting both feet in, room for improvement at the NFL level.
4. Has several strong releases and varies them within the course of the game. Often will try to use plays where he knows he's not getting targeted to set up a release for later in the game - shows that he's thinking and adjusting as the game goes on.
5. Very, very strong blocker downfield, transitions from routes into blocking well and will finish blocking assignments even when he doesn't know the play is developing behind him. Likewise, will occasionally get open by faking blocks and then transitioning into a route.
6. Has the speed and cutting to get away from one-on-one coverage. The guy who was doing the analysis basically didn't specifically talk about the quarterback play at all, but from what I observed, even on plays that Mims beat his coverage, he often had to slow down because the QB didn't lead him down the field. He was also regularly open on quick hitch routes but the quarterback wouldn't throw until after Mims had made his cut, allowing the CB to recover and close.
7. Thoughtful route runner, understands how to get guys to bite on fakes.
8. Quick to turn his head and get up field after the catch, doesn't spend time dancing around/moving backwards.
Basically a lot of praise. The guy said that regardless of the results he was getting, Mims has a really solid process. He doesn't rely on one skill, he's technically sound and improving every year, reliably gets open against all sorts of coverage, plays smart, and is athletic enough to beat anybody and make just about every catch.
Also he really just goes on and on about blocking, makes it seem like Mims could start at RG tomorrow.
