re: Tyrann Mathieu /Morris Claiborne 1 on 1 coverage

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I actually would rather have Mathieu and Claiborne playing corner. Then we can put Peterson at FS or something spying Newton.

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You do understand that teams completely stay away from his side in man to man coverage right?

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1) Brandon Taylor - he has a good instinct for run protection and has a slow learning curve in pass protection capability/instincts
2) Jai Eugene - He is too emotional, which leads to inconsistency, and is also not nearly the cover corner we thought when we stole him from Michigan

----to play along, I'll keep going, but not as concerned about these guys------

3) Ty Mathieu - Only because he is so tiny and young (still making mistakes on his angle of attack in coverage)
4) Stephon Francois - Unlike Baker and Sheppard, he is not as fast and instintive, and is not that instinctive in run protection either - he is the biggest weakness on the D IMHO
5) Claiborne - He is a lot like Hawkins and Zenon, but better speed and instincts..He is Johnny on the Spot for INT's, but his pass protection in true cover-corner situations is not as good as it is made out to be - YET.

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ok are you a coach? This is exactly what i am saying. This could be a problem against a really good QB and we've played what 1? He passed for what 400yards most of them in 1 on 1 coverage? We will slow Newton's running down and make Auburn pass. The fact that they spread the field means that we will be in man (hopefully b/c we aren't that great in the zone including PP.) I'm just saying this matchup will decide the game.