At 5-foot-11 and 218 pounds, Sims wasn't expected to draw much interest as a passer. By comparison, he's heavier and not as fast as Denard Robinson, the former Michigan quarterback who has thrived as a change-of-pace back for the Jacksonville Jaguars. But Sims can also point to the careers of Hines Ward, Joshua Cribbs and Julian Edelman, among others, as former quarterbacks who made the transition to a new role in the NFL.