Problem, Pete hardly ever runs man.
With Woolen & Witherspoon you could absolutely dominate on the backend, Pete chooses not to.
He became Big Time too early. He thought he Richard Sherman when he played closer to Kelly Jennings this year.All I know is Riq needs to change his name back to Tariq cause he forgot how to tackle after he changed his name.
Dude's way too big of a corner to be this bad of a tackler.
Problem, Pete hardly ever runs man.
With Woolen & Witherspoon you could absolutely dominate on the backend, Pete chooses not to.
He became Big Time too early. He thought he Richard Sherman when he played closer to Kelly Jennings this year.
C'mon man, Woolen's been positioned & playing as Coached this season, whereas Spoon is playing 'Instinctually', making plays that thwart Coaching interferences...Fix the Coaching 'Brain-Farts' & Woolen gets back on track. ;-)All I know is Riq needs to change his name back to Tariq cause he forgot how to tackle after he changed his name.
Dude's way too big of a corner to be this bad of a tackler.
He was pretty physical before the injury. As a matter of fact he got dinged in Detroit coming in on a tackle like a heat seeking missile.Riq would be a stud in man... in position, ability to play the ball, coverage area, and recovery speed.
He isn't a press corner and shouldn't be used as one. Honestly, any overly physical defensive contact before the ball gets there (including at the snap and off the line) puts him at a disadvantage AND negates all the pluses we just covered.
But he is still a better man corner than zone, and would be better used in that kind of defense.
Maybe part of the drop off was/is injury? But some of that sure looks like he is being asked to be physical and THAT IS NOT HIS GAME. He is actually less likely to stick his head in than most corners, and tries to avoid tackling where possible.
But yes, both corners would thrive in Man defenses vs the zone we play.
Looked like he may have gotten a groin injury after that post game celebrationI just assumed he was dealing with a nagging injury all season which could explain his massive drop off.
I don't know, I think he would keep it up. He's really good at trailing behind a receiver and baiting the QB then closing fast. Seems like playing too much zone might negate his strengths and forces him to think too much as opposed to just sticking to his man. He's also horrible at jamming and trying to play physicalLooked at the numbers; Riq was targeted 13 times and gave up 5 receptions in man coverage. He has one int.
He grades out well within a tiny sample size, which is why he's an outlier on that graph. It's unlikely he'd maintain that production level if asked to play it regularly. But it's interesting, nonetheless.
He might ultimately be better in man than zone. I don't know. But it would be improbable that he maintains those rates. For comparison, his FI% is 15% higher than Sauce, PFF's best Man corner with over 100 coverage snaps.I don't know, I think he would keep it up. He's really good at trailing behind a receiver and baiting the QB then closing fast. Seems like playing too much zone might negate his strengths and forces him to think too much as opposed to just sticking to his man. He's also horrible at jamming and trying to play physical