Putrid Offensive Showing may Force Saleh to Play Mims

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NFL head coaches are a proud bunch, and rightfully so.  They’re part of a fraternity of men who dedicate their lives to an incredibly complex game.  They agonize over every detail of a game plan and starting line-up.  But as we know, and as little as they like to admit it, sometimes they get it wrong.  For Jets head coach Robert Saleh, it’s time for him to come to grips with the fact that when it comes to wide receiver Denzel Mims, he has done just that.

Through the first 3 weeks of the NFL season, Mims has been on the field for just 3 plays, one of which was a team-long 40-yard reception in week 1 against the Carolina Panthers.  Since that time, Mims has been inactive while the likes of Keelan Cole and Jeff Smith have been given the reps that could have gone to the former second-round pick out of Baylor.

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With his offense averaging a meager 6.6 points per game, Saleh needs to plug Mims in as his gunner on special teams (the position he says is forcing him to play Smith) and let things play out.  Having Mims on the sidelines and unavailable at wide receiver is not acceptable if it’s being done to improve the team’s punt coverage.  In fact, if Mims were to be plugged in at receiver, there’s a good chance the team’s punt unit won’t see as much action.

Jets offense sure could use a guy like this right about now. pic.twitter.com/QVfC4q57sO

— Glenn Naughton (@AceFan23) September 27, 2021

Now, is Mims the answer to all of the Jets problems? Certainly not.  In fact, for all we know, the Jets could come out and play worse with Mims.  This isn’t about any one player.  However, it should be about surrounding your young quarterback with the best weapons on the roster.  Right now, Robert Saleh and the Jets aren’t doing that.  However, he may not be able to hold Mims back much longer.

 

 

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[ScarletKnight89]

The fact that he has to be "forced" to play Mims is part of the concern.

[FactsOnly]

A good HC would have realized this in TRAINING CAMP

[shawn306]

Does Mims play OG, OT or center ?

[jamesr]

3 minutes ago, shawn306 said:

Does Mims play OG, OT or center ?

His long snapping needs to improve before he gets any playing time.   

[FidelioJet]

I think we know Mims can catch.  Big strong hands that comes down with contested balls.

What we know about the Jets WR's right now.  Unless it's a perfectly placed ball or a wide open WR we should assume it will be dropped.

That's what our WR core is right now.

[kmnj]

man oh man am I excited to hear about Mims having great practices-it was the highlight of last week

Joe should be fired for the Mims debacle on its own-drafting a guy second round and he is not on the field when berrios is our top dog(throws up in mouth while typing that )

[doitny]

i will tell you one thing about Mims

that last INT that Berrios couldn't  catch cause it went off his hands too high would have been easier for Mims to catch. 

what is he like 6-3?

[thebuzzardman]

Unacceptable. Until he's a route running genius, DNP this guy. 

You know, like Moore is. We've seen how awesome he's been so far as a result. 

[Joe W. Namath]

There will be a riot on Sunday if Mimsy isnt out there.  I fully expect the fans to remove Saleh from the sidelines b4 the game if Mimsy is inactive again.

[Randy Rasmussen]

Funny thing is they claim thatMimms doesn’t know the routes, it appears that none of the other receivers know them either


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