Broncos wideout Marvin Mims is owning a costly mistake after a rough outing that he said may have been the worst game of his NFL career.
Mims said he did not go back and study the film of the play in question, but he knew enough to understand the damage. “Honestly, I don’t - I didn’t look at it or anything - so I’m not sure,” Mims said when asked about the fumble, via BroncosWire.com.
“I know I lost the ball. Can’t do that.
You know, No. 1 job of a returner is to get the offense possession of the ball, so didn’t do that, unfortunately. Unfortunately, it turned into seven points for them, and it’s a big play that can’t happen.”
The aftermath also included a sharp exchange between former Broncos linebacker Dre Greenlaw and Broncos head coach Sean Payton. Greenlaw, now with the 49ers, had strong words after the game.
“I told him to get the f-k off the field,” Greenlaw said, via PFT. “That’s it: ‘Get the f-k off the field.’
The disrespect. He couldn’t be man to man and call my phone and say, ‘We’re going to cut you.’”
Payton, when asked about Greenlaw during his postgame press conference, kept his response measured. “No, I think the world of him,” Payton said.
“You know, really, I love everything about him. And so, he plays with that emotion, and so, all good.”
In Las Vegas, Raiders head coach Klint Kubiak said he plans to adjust his approach to help Ashton Jeanty and Mike Washington, who are averaging less than two yards before contact. Kubiak took responsibility for the issue and said the coaching staff needs to do better.
“I put it on myself,” Kubiak said during a press conference on Monday. “I got to do a lot better job of putting us in better position.
We’ve got solid backs, we’ve got a solid offensive line. Myself and the coaching staff, there’s plenty of things we can do better for our players.”
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