Pass over Mills? Hard to see happening. Mills was a nearly unstoppable scoring/first down machine in college playing the H back/TE combo at Division 1 Tulsa, not some outback, no name school. College doesn't always translate into NFL success but the upside for Mills is sky high compared to Pass, who is a good ST'er and total team player.
In 2005 alone, Mills set the single season NCAA record for receiving yards for a TE with an 87 for 1235 effort, was a first team All-American, plus an Academic All-American.
He's tough, young, an over-achiever, who's smart, quick, fundamentally sound, adaptable, and a high end route runner/reciever - and he's going to be cut before Pass?