re: One lesson TM7 seemed to have learned better than anyone else.

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I believe his ball skills are just pure natural. ... he has naturally learned his craft by watching and doing, more so than purely being coached.

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I would suggest that I hope some other DBs, Eugene and others, have watched and will now do, that's the point. It's not about what they are getting from Corey Raymond or got from Ron Cooper. It's about them sort of absorbing being around Mathieu.

It might not be worth it to constantly try to strip ball carriers at the expense of a solid tackle (not that Mathieu did that) but things like ALWAYS running hard to the football and being around piles most players in your position won't bother to come around and ALWAYS being aware of where the ball is being held by the ball-carrier (thus being more aware of opportunities to take it away) are things some guys may have picked up on.

I don't know if any one player can be the ball hawk Tyrann is, but hopefully, some habits have been picked up along the way.