OK, so I took your snark to heart and went and watched a ton of vids on Youtube and they all tell me the same thing (which is what I stated above) that Awuzie is a good cover corner with awful ball skills who rarely, if ever, wins one-on-one with a WR. If you've got the clips to back up your comments, feel free to post.
While it's not the same overall narrative, this guy does a pretty good job of showing exactly what I am saying. Awuzie clips start at 2:53:
Pay particularly close attention around the 8-minute mark. @8:50 he shows embarrassingly bad ball skills. He turns AWAY from the ball when it should have been an easy pick.
Even in his own highlight videos, when he does make a play he's regularly ignorant to where the ball is--though he does make an outstanding play at the 1:35 mark: ]
Pay close attention to the 2:40 mark when he makes no attempt at another easy interception. He's not even looking at the ball, he's looking at Beckham even though he's got great inside coverage.
Awuzie is a good cover corner. He shows good instincts in mirroring receivers routes and diagnosing plays quickly, he just doesn't have any sort of ball skill really.
Obviously this is a small sample, but having watched all the games, most multiple times, I really don't need to see more.
It seems to me that once Awuzie is out of his pedal, or into his bail, he just doesn't turn and locate. After watching a bunch of videos, I might have to agree with the camp that thinks he's a better safety than corner. The difference in his play when he can keep eyes in the backfield and when he's asked to turn and run is night and day. He's a solid corner, but he might be a very good safety.
I posted that at 11:05am. You posted this at 11:54am.
You spent a whopping 51 minutes or less watching youtube clips...
That's absurd if you think that makes you informed on the subject.
Do you really think when I say I study game footage and coaches film that you watching less than 51 minutes of youtube is remotely similar?
- Are you really obvious to all of the details I post here over the years?
- Even if you don't agree with my conclusions, it's comical that you think watching less than 51 minutes of youtube is somehow remotely similar to the commitment I make to studying and continually learning about players/techniques/schemes/coaches/etc..
8:50:
- That's an example of not having help and the scheme/technique.
- Kris Richard coaches to stay on top of the WR which means error on the side of not letting him catch it an run past you.
- If Awuzie turns back inside and if the ball is not under-thrown, then it's a TD is the WR does catch it.
1:35 (other video):
- He defends a pass in the endzone. The pass is past the WR and Awuzie. That's not an INT opportunity.
The ****NOT-AN-OFFICIAL-SOURCE*** guy is clueless.
- He starts out (3:18) talking about how Awuzie plays the WR off the snap. That is the KR Kick-Step Press technique. Awuzie played it exactly as they coach it.
- The ****NOT-AN-OFFICIAL-SOURCE*** guy does not understand it because it's a different technique than most coaches teach.
If you're going to believe youtube scouts then at least listen to the guy that can speak regular English...