Wide Receiver · Denver Broncos

Marvin Mims Jr.

No. 19 · 4th season

Sean Payton's biggest problem with Marvin Mims Jr. is finding enough ways to get him the ball

Some players make a coach's job harder in the best possible way. Marvin Mims Jr. is that player for the Denver Broncos right now.

Mims Jr. is a wide receiver who has been quietly building a case for more responsibility. Head coach Sean Payton has noticed — and his message was less a concern than a compliment. The problem, Payton said, is simply getting Mims Jr. enough touches. That is the whole problem.

Payton pointed to a game in Buffalo as the kind of moment that makes the case: a big stage, and Mims Jr. showed up for it. Consistency in important games is the thing coaches talk about when they are deciding who to trust.

More touches means more opportunity, and more opportunity is what a young receiver is working toward. The hard part for Mims Jr. is already behind him — he convinced his coach. Now the job is making the most of what comes next.

Payton called it a good problem to have. For Mims Jr., it is the best kind of pressure there is.

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