Surtain is the best corner in this draft playing his man and being on his hip for the duration of a route.
He lacks top end speed to do it for 30+ yards, but can anybody really keep up with Diggs and Hills of the NFL?
He’s a physical corner. He does a lot of touching and checking to keep up with guys, not necessarily to get himself or the WR turned around. His grabbing is overblown. All these dudes grab when they get beat by marvelous plays, especially in college where it’s only 15yd penalty instead of PI.
Regardless, he’s not a flag machine by any means. I don’t buy the penalty machine knock on him. Overblown, and if anything, I’d be happy if he was a physical corner.
A lot of these other guys in the draft play much farther off their man and rely on closing speed. To me, that’s more shaky and sus than the guy who can match 95+% of his opposition (in ncaa) with footwork, athleticism, and technique. His pro day numbers weren’t shabby.
@*DalMem* don’t be dooming this kid like he already got a 4 on his Wonderlic
Claiborne’s tape was all him playing off his man and making plays to recover and get back in the play, make a play on the ball, or feasting off bad throws by the QB. A lot of Surtain’s tape is him squaring up his man and traveling down the field with him.
Surtain has 5x the technique than Claiborne ever had. Morris feasted at LSU just based off god-given gifts and talent. Surtain is a much more refined and sound football player
He lacks top end speed to do it for 30+ yards, but can anybody really keep up with Diggs and Hills of the NFL?
He’s a physical corner. He does a lot of touching and checking to keep up with guys, not necessarily to get himself or the WR turned around. His grabbing is overblown. All these dudes grab when they get beat by marvelous plays, especially in college where it’s only 15yd penalty instead of PI.
Regardless, he’s not a flag machine by any means. I don’t buy the penalty machine knock on him. Overblown, and if anything, I’d be happy if he was a physical corner.
A lot of these other guys in the draft play much farther off their man and rely on closing speed. To me, that’s more shaky and sus than the guy who can match 95+% of his opposition (in ncaa) with footwork, athleticism, and technique. His pro day numbers weren’t shabby.
@*DalMem* don’t be dooming this kid like he already got a 4 on his Wonderlic
Claiborne’s tape was all him playing off his man and making plays to recover and get back in the play, make a play on the ball, or feasting off bad throws by the QB. A lot of Surtain’s tape is him squaring up his man and traveling down the field with him.
Surtain has 5x the technique than Claiborne ever had. Morris feasted at LSU just based off god-given gifts and talent. Surtain is a much more refined and sound football player
you got nothing.
