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what if Tyrann Mathieu was 6'2 225 like Patrick Peterson?

Posted on 7/28/13 at 2:14 am
Posted by TigerTerez0307
Member since Apr 2013
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Posted on 7/28/13 at 2:14 am
If tm was 6'2 225 like pp he would be hands down the best ever bar none, what this kid does with 5'8 175 lbs is crazy. You can't put a price on heart & play making ability. I say tm had a far better college career, but the nfl comparison pp is proven, as for tm we will have to wait and see.
Posted by BillyBobfan24_7
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Posted on 7/28/13 at 2:17 am to
This couldn't have gone in the TM7 vs PP7 thread? And I don't think Peterson is 6'2 fwiw.
Posted by TheUnderDog
My Boat
Member since Feb 2011
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Posted on 7/28/13 at 2:18 am to
I see him playing special teams a lot and probablly some nickle. He has to put on a little more weight to play saftey. Im sure they have him on some kind of special diet and weight training to bulk him up a little.
Posted by ShadyTiger182
Knoxville, Tennessee
Member since Jan 2010
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Posted on 7/28/13 at 2:26 am to
PP7 was still and still is vastly superior in coverage. TM gave up way more than pp7 ever did. Dont get me wrong, loved both these tigers. But Tyrann isnt in the same level as Peterson. And its not because size, its just Petersons natural ability is better than most.
Posted by JayKrewe
Long Beach,CA
Member since Sep 2012
983 posts
Posted on 7/28/13 at 2:29 am to
what if god was one of us?
Posted by Datbayoubengal
Port City
Member since Sep 2009
26614 posts
Posted on 7/28/13 at 2:41 am to
quote:

PP7 was still and still is vastly superior in coverage. TM gave up way more than pp7 ever did. Dont get me wrong, loved both these tigers. But Tyrann isnt in the same level as Peterson. And its not because size, its just Petersons natural ability is better than most.


I think Mathieu could have improved on his coverage skills with another year. Thing is, he's more of a short Polomalu. He's a playmaker and more of a safety than a corner. He could play nickel corner though during obvious pass plays.
Posted by whodidthat
Member since Aug 2011
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Posted on 7/28/13 at 2:43 am to
quote:

PP7 was still and still is vastly superior in coverage. TM gave up way more than pp7 ever did.


Vastly overestimated belief. Mathieu was not the liability in coverage people make him out to be and Peterson wasn't that much better than him. You're trying to make it seem like Peterson has a doctorate degree and Mathieu has a GED. While Peterson is better, he's not vastly superior over Mathieu. If Mathieu was 6 foot 220 pounds like Peterson we wouldn't even have this debate. That's how good Mathieu is.
Posted by la_birdman
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Posted on 7/28/13 at 2:45 am to
Posted by Hugo Stiglitz
Member since Oct 2010
72937 posts
Posted on 7/28/13 at 2:46 am to
What if my penis falls off tomorrow?
Posted by tiger in the gump
Member since Jan 2005
775 posts
Posted on 7/28/13 at 3:05 am to
quote:

PP7 was still and still is vastly superior in coverage. TM gave up way more than pp7 ever did. Dont get me wrong, loved both these tigers. But Tyrann isnt in the same level as Peterson. And its not because size, its just Petersons natural ability is better than most.

Tm didn't give a td his last year. Penn st wr clowned PP along w other receivers
Posted by GoldenBoy
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Posted on 7/28/13 at 3:34 am to
GOAT
Posted by SSHellfighter
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2013
836 posts
Posted on 7/28/13 at 3:35 am to
quote:

What if my penis falls off tomorrow?


You'd kill yourself? At least that's what I'd do in that situation.

Back to the OP: IMO, PP7 would still be superior. However, I would be willing to bet even with TM's off the feild problems he would've been drafted in RD 1 or 2 if he had PP7's size.
Posted by JBeam
Guns,Germs & Steel
Member since Jan 2011
68377 posts
Posted on 7/28/13 at 3:49 am to
what if Jefferson had the same abilities as P.Manning
Posted by Walt OReilly
Poplarville, MS
Member since Oct 2005
124258 posts
Posted on 7/28/13 at 3:57 am to
If God had a name, what would it be
And would you call it to his face
If you were faced with him in all his glory
What would you ask if you had just one question

And yeah yeah God is great yeah yeah God is good
yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

What if God was one of us
Just a slob like one of us
Just a stranger on the bus
Trying to make his way home

If God had a face what would it look like
And would you want to see
If seeing meant that you would have to believe
In things like heaven and in jesus and the saints and all the prophets

And yeah yeah god is great yeah yeah god is good
yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

What if God was one of us
Just a slob like one of us
Just a stranger on the bus
Trying to make his way home
He's trying to make his way home
Back up to heaven all alone
Nobody calling on the phone
Except for the pope maybe in rome

And yeah yeah God is great yeah yeah God is good
yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

What if god was one of us
Just a slob like one of us
Just a stranger on the bus
Trying to make his way home
Just trying to make his way home
Like a holy rolling stone
Back up to heaven all alone
Just trying to make his way home
Nobody calling on the phone
Except for the pope maybe in l
Posted by BillyBobfan24_7
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Member since May 2004
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Posted on 7/28/13 at 7:32 am to
quote:

What if my penis falls off tomorrow?


No big deal, you weren't getting any poon.
Posted by Trent
Member since Jan 2008
2151 posts
Posted on 7/28/13 at 7:35 am to
What if Patrick Peterson was 6'9" and 250?

You can say "what if" all day. Both are very good, but different. Mathieu plays with a lot of instinct and finds the ball well while Peterson plays w instinct as well, and locks people down. 2 of the best we'll ever see at LSU
This post was edited on 7/28/13 at 7:56 am
Posted by lurker124
Member since Apr 2006
3410 posts
Posted on 7/28/13 at 7:49 am to
quote:

TM gave up way more than pp7 ever did


uh...no he absolutely did not
Posted by Penrod
Member since Jan 2011
39103 posts
Posted on 7/28/13 at 7:55 am to
quote:

PP7 was still and still is vastly superior in coverage. TM gave up way more than pp7 ever did. Dont get me wrong, loved both these tigers. But Tyrann isnt in the same level as Peterson. And its not because size, its just Petersons natural ability is better than most.


This is a myth that will never die. TM7 was brilliant in coverage. The two things that make PP7 better are height and top end speed. TM7 is just as strong and a little quicker.

Definitely TM7 gave up more completions than PP7, but you have to factor in that a considerable number of the times they completed a pass against him TM7 took the ball away from the receiver.
Posted by Brettesaurus Rex
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2009
38259 posts
Posted on 7/28/13 at 8:30 am to
Who says he didn't play as much as heart and intensity as he had because he was undersized?
Posted by Sammy1313
Member since Jul 2013
306 posts
Posted on 7/28/13 at 8:31 am to
Good god folks. So what will the next TM7 thread be?

"Will TM7 be a first ballot HOF'er?"
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