Film Study: IT'S A GREAT FIT: What Amarius Mims brings to the Cincinnati Bengals 

bengals drafted a injury proned o lineman in the past named anthony munoz that turned out to be one of the best.... every draft is a risk and he was the best o lineman left, im good with the pick

They said he never lost a 1v1 in practice for the BEST defense in the country. If hand placement and a little bit of footwork is all he needs, he will be a top 3 RT in the NFL in 2-3 years.

You sum him up perfectly. Not without some risk, but wouldn't be surprising if he ends up being the best player in the draft

Bengals need pass protection so bad. And regardless of his risky run blocking.. they got their guy to protect Joe Burrow. This is huge for them. If his strength is his size and pass blocking.. than the Bengals just banked on possibly the best tackle in the draft.

I wanted fautanu but Mims is a wildcard like he's riskier but with possibly higher upside

The Bengals wanted him all along. They knew he is raw and that is what they like to work with. He will be fine.

He pushes a DT 3 yards out of the play and that's not moving him as well as you might like? I don't know what you think dominating OL play looks like. Perhaps you think only pancakes count as impressive but Mims whooped dudes ass. You clearly don't know how to evaluate OT.

Love your film studies man. Been watching for yrs now. Keep it up. You should be way bigger than you are.

Your first example of a bad play was still a win for Mims. The linebacker only made the play from the ground Mims instantly put him on because the RB ran over him and he got him by the shoelaces.

Boom or bust players are my favorite

I am hearing you say he is raw but I didn’t see a bad clip on that please show them he didn’t allow a sack in those 8 games

I'm excited about this pick, with him and the two Brown's we are going to have some giants at o line. We need pass protection and that's what we need for Joey B! Eager to see what happens today. Hopefully we get a good D lineman and possibly corner or wr.

Okay, I can dig it Jackson! Now they have 2 picks to get the best run stopping D-Lineman out there & at least 1 cornerback. These 1st 3 rounds will be significant players this season for the Bengals.

On the first run block you show, I believe he was held. Just enough to throw off his balance and his release.

I think positional value is a *far bigger factor w this pick than team need. Cincy took BPA, *at a high-value position, who fits a team need, in that order.

He's definitely gonna be setup to be the future RT, not LT. Trent Brown is only on a one year deal. Orlando has multiple years left on the deal. Maybe he becomes LT after Orlando leaves. Will be a swing tackle until something happens to the Browns.

He’s a Gigantic young man!! He literally makes Orlando Brown Jr look smaller somehow..now we got 3 6’8” 340 and up tackles..you can’t run through them and it’ll take time to try to get around them..protect the franchise player..Joey B should be pretty comfortable at this point..I wish we could have grabbed Cooper Beebe to take over LG..we gotta grab 1 early day 3 w Cappa getting older and the upgradable Volsom on the other side..shit, grab a guy who’s multiple that is a Center/guard player..

the guy showed his need for improvement in a half dozen plays against Georgia Tech given how the Bengals have developed offensive linemen since Marvin Lewis got to Cincinnati I am not as enthusiastic as you seem to be

That block at @4:00 .. Pretty sure he is being held by the DT you see his hand release at the last second

Great breakdown! Will say I feel like the pick was not necessarily a “current need” due to the Trent brown signing, gives him a year to develop that raw talent for the nfl. However, can frank pollack give him the tools he needs to be successful, I really hope so (bengals fan in me gets nervous when I see a high round tackle drafted especially with our track record)

Ok. This is a bit nitpicky, but if the worst block you can find in his run game is one where (as 6'7" 340 lb RT) comes off a chip at the LOS (and looked to me that he was held onto by the DE) and stumbles a bit and still manages to stumble sideways enough to get to the second level LB 3 yards downfield and get enough of him for the run to get a 10 yard 1st down run - that is a win!!

I hope the Bengals don't waste him and he turns out great :)

We have a new skyline in Cincinnati

I understand the pick. I'm going to be completely honest and say that I don't *love* it. I believe college experience and production is important with predicting success at the NFL level. It's just not there with Mims and I worry that he's too risky of a prospect for an organization who seemingly takes swings and misses at offensive line over and over again. That being said, he certainly has all the potential in the world to be a quality starter in the NFL. Hopefully this pick looks like a steal in a couple years.

Mims will be RT not LT

Right tackle

You have no idea what you are talking about. The Bengals didn’t draft Mims to play left tackle. They already have a Pro Bowl left tackle. His name is Orlando Brown Jr. Heard of him? And Trent Brown will be starting at RT this year and trust me the Bengals feel real good about that. Trent Brown is an elite pass protector. Last year he graded at 85.6 for the Patriots. And also Mims is 6’8’’ not 6’7’’. He is 6’8’’ 340 has over 36 inch arms 11.5 inch hands and ran a 5.03 forty yard dash. He is a freak of nature. And the tape that he does have is elite. He only started 8 games but anyone who has watched those 8 games, like me, can clearly see the kid is special already has the technique down and has the length and power to make up for anything else that might be lacking right now. He has a Relative Athletic Score, RAS, of 9.48. A 10 is a perfect score. He has elite size which is something that you either have or you don’t, he has elite speed and explosion grades too. He only played 800 or so snaps in college but it was clear on the tape that he knows what the hell he is doing. No one gets around him period full stop. And he will only get better and better the more that he plays. Oh and he is only 21 years old and doesn’t turn 22 until til like November I think. So he is very very young. His ceiling is so god damned high you would need a telescope to see it.

Is he moving to Guard? Or are we dropping Orlando Brown Jr?

Bungles Bust 😂. Eight games experience 😅😂😅??? Miles Garrett will have him for breakfast

I don't think he side stepped to that block.. he lost his footing and still made the block. Actually missed a chance to talk about his good footing..

He's not considered a risk because of technique. Interesting that you never actually elaborate on what is "raw" concerning his technique or what he should be doing differently. He's ONLY available at 18 because he has minimal tape to evaluate and has some injury history. A lot of people don't realize that tight rope surgery lead to hamstring issues when players come back too soon. See Cooper Kupp or Tua just to name the 2 that come to mind immediately. There are loads of examples of this. As far as technique is concerned though. No one is concerned. Is he perfect? No. Show me someone with this few snaps that is. Show me the player with this few snaps that can punk the OSU Defensive End though. That dude wrecked Alt, Fashanu and everyone else he played. Guess who made him look like a bum? Mims totally took his lunch money.

Makes an off balance block and helps the RB pick up 8 yards. Absolutely terrible 😁 *12 yards

100% he will not be our left tackle lol

Too many casuals wwre asking for a tight end like that solves the bengals root problem

Rt not lt

risky 8 games?

Inexperienced not raw

my thoughts is get rid of pollack lol

Bengals defense was trash

Worst pick in the draft...first of all we need gaurds...not a tackle who needs work...the steelers got the guy from Washington we should have took

He definitely won’t win any foot races.

Tupac was gay

Looks lazy.

Terrible pick

Can't wait to get his jersey and support this young man I hope he has a long and Happy career