How Caserio will evaluate Mills and why some fans may be upset

From listening to Caserio talk in all his interviews and how he's acted, I think I have an insight on how he will evaluate Mills.

I think Nick is looking for a few simple things- 1. Be intelligent and absorb/ process the information well. 2. Be a hard worker/ consistently demonstrate good work ethic. 3. Respect your teammates and the staff and garner respect from them as well, ie be a good leader. 4. Be consistent. 5. Take care of the ball. There is no magic number of TDs or even interceptions that would make Nick's decision. But rather the context of those events. (How did he process the information given and does he understand and improve or does he make the same mistakes). 6. Don't keep making the same mistakes. 7. Progress throughout the season. Keep getting better at the things he's coached on.

The thing is, this could mean Mills looks completely mediocre to the fans. The fans won't be able to see this part of the evaluation since it happens behind closed doors but for Nick, who is a real process before results guy, he will be able to keep an eye on all of this and that would inform his decision. Obviously if Mills does all these things and still looks bad, it could just mean there's not enough talent or he's not grasping the game and it's time to move on. However, I do think that if Mills does all these things and even just looks mediocre, Caserio will give him another chance. This is where you can see some fans getting upset because 1. They don't like the idea of process before results and/or 2. He'd be passing on a group of talented guys for someone viewed by fans as "mediocre".