Post by D6 on Jul 20, 2023 2:09:33 GMT -5
Report: Detroit Lions trading for former 2nd-round WR Denzel Mims
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This is an excellent decision by Brad Holmes. The trade compensation and Denzel Mims final season of his rookie contract are very favorable for the Lions. With the Lions being 18th in the Waiver Claims process, which Mims would have been subject to, if he was released by the Jets, there's a good chance at least one team ahead of the Lions in the waiver claims process would have claimed Mims.
Denzel Mims should bring the type of vertical dimension skills that D.J. Chark provided last season for the Lions. Mims isn't as consistent as Chark but there's major upside potential with Mims. With better QB play than Mims was surrounded by in his 3 seasons with the Jets and the high level coaching Mims should receive with the Lions, I'm optimistic that he's going to help the Lions win games. Mims has the potential to help the Lions overcome the loss of Jameson Williams for the first 6 games of the season, due to Williams' NFL suspension.
Antoine Green has plenty of similarities as an NFL WR prospect that Chark and Mims have. Yet, because Green is raw, adding a more experienced WR (though Mims is far from a polished/consistent veteran) made a great amount of sense, if the cost made sense. It does make sense regarding the acquisition of Mims.
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This is an excellent decision by Brad Holmes. The trade compensation and Denzel Mims final season of his rookie contract are very favorable for the Lions. With the Lions being 18th in the Waiver Claims process, which Mims would have been subject to, if he was released by the Jets, there's a good chance at least one team ahead of the Lions in the waiver claims process would have claimed Mims.
Denzel Mims should bring the type of vertical dimension skills that D.J. Chark provided last season for the Lions. Mims isn't as consistent as Chark but there's major upside potential with Mims. With better QB play than Mims was surrounded by in his 3 seasons with the Jets and the high level coaching Mims should receive with the Lions, I'm optimistic that he's going to help the Lions win games. Mims has the potential to help the Lions overcome the loss of Jameson Williams for the first 6 games of the season, due to Williams' NFL suspension.
Antoine Green has plenty of similarities as an NFL WR prospect that Chark and Mims have. Yet, because Green is raw, adding a more experienced WR (though Mims is far from a polished/consistent veteran) made a great amount of sense, if the cost made sense. It does make sense regarding the acquisition of Mims.