Tyrann Mathieu Next year

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PP7 on the opposite side of the field as Mathieu

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Tyrann played the nickle spot. Mo Claiborn played opposite Peterson.

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contibuted to him having the year he did?

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If anything, QBs are going to stay away from PP and go to the other side. It almost puts more pressure on the other corner.

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do you guys think that qbs will stay away from him, or is our will our corners and safties be good enough where they will have to throw at him time to time?

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IMO & IMHO, I think Mo Claiborne and Simon start with Mathieu and Brooks coming in and TM starting at nickle back where he is best. At his size, teams will throw at him regardless. Especially on fade routes near the endzone.

So your saying take your best playmaker off the field in base formations? Some of you guys kill me with this stuff. He will be on the field every down.

We will use Ty mat pretty much the same way we used him all year.....he played it perfectly.......I think we will see Loston at safety most the year.

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So your saying take your best playmaker off the field in base formations?

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I'm not saying anything.

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Some of you guys kill me with this stuff. He will be on the field every down.

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Later in the year when Peterson went out, Simon came in to spell him, not TM. TM played nickle 90% of the time he was on the field and Simon played CB instead of Mathieu. What indication do you have that the coaching staff will change that?

Mathieu obviously works better out of the nickle position.

I imagine that Chavis has Mo Claiborne start at one corner and Simon start at the other with Tyrann subing in for Mo Claiborne about 5% of the time and Simon about 35% of the time. If we are in nickle let Tyrann play the nickle positon where he is most effective. The dime package would consist of Claiborne, Simon, Tyrann, Ried, Taylor, Brooks and/or Loston.

Mathieu's role last year was absolutely perfect. He covered, blitzed, provided run support... basically a wrecking ball all over the field. He's such an effective blitzer that I'd hate to lose that element of his game making him a full time starter outside. He's already getting starter snaps... why mess with it?

Yeah no need changing anything with Ty matt, blitz specialist and always attacking the ball...Nickel position and special teams kick offs for sure.

When we played him at corner a few times he is so competitive and always attacking that he got beat a couple times trying to make the play

At the end of the season it was Simon that replaced mo clai or pp..Ty mat got beat ( lost his footing ) on a couple plays and they put him back..

Mo claiborne is our best true cornerback

Have u read anything that our d-coordinator head coach pp7 has said about this kid. They think the world of him and not just as a blitzer but as a true cornerback.Hey news flash u don't have to be in nickel to blitz. As much as he plays he is going to get beat. Every corner does.

Having PP on oneside of the field in man to man allowed Mathieu to blitz from his nickel position or off the slot receiver.

So yes Peterson had everything to do with Mathieu being put in position to make plays.

However Mathieu gets all the credit for actually making the plays when he had the opportunity.

You often see DB's get open shots at QB's and get a little excited and out of control and whiff on the tackle. Mathieu always seemed to stay under control and make his shot count.