It took quite a few games for rookie WR Steven Sims to even start to make a name for himself during the 2019 season, but the last handful of games were a mini-breakout for the undrafted free agent who climbed his way up through the special teams to become a valuable piece of the offense in Washington.
Now, going into his second season with a familiar group of players around him, as well as a new and improved offensive system, Sims is reportedly ecstatic about what the future may hold for him under new OC Scott Turner, and he’s ready to take on the challenge of being a bigger threat in the league.
“In this offense, they do have me lining up outside a lot,” Sims told reporters after Tuesday’s practice. “It’s new to me playing outside receiver in the NFL. I played it all the time in college, but it’s different. I’ll be going against better guys, better talent in the league now. So, I just want to work on being a great outside receiver just like a great slot.”
We saw a bit on Tuesday during the first Washington practice that was open to the media that many of the skill position players are going to be doing a lot of moving around this season. That can be said both for Sims and Terry McLaurin, who routinely moved in and out of the slot to give new looks to the defense.
As training camp goes on, what will become more and more clear is a positional hierarchy and the filling out of a depth chart. It’s unknown who the starters are at each position right now, and it’s largely unimportant this early on. However, Sims said on Tuesday that he believes a starting WR position is “his job to lose,” and he will be doing what he can to keep it that way going forward.
