Morris Claiborne is a free agent

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If you were watching the draft the year Claiborne was picked, you'd know that just about everyone had him as a top defensive prospect.

Just one of those guys where it never worked out. A true bust. Everyone had him wrong.
They did, but it didn't make sense. He didn't appear to have the physical skills to be as dominant as they were saying. His scouting report read like a 3rd round talent. And our resident LSU fan at the time, Boutteman, hated the pick and predicted bust. And he watched every game the dude played.
 

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What’s there not to like...besides the injuries, the injuries....and...poor play? LOL! Other than that...
He had career highs in 2018 for INTs and tackles.

He missed 2 of 32 games with the Jets.

I'm sure you watched game footage of him with the Jets...
 

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They did, but it didn't make sense. He didn't appear to have the physical skills to be as dominant as they were saying. His scouting report read like a 3rd round talent. And our resident LSU fan at the time, Boutteman, hated the pick and predicted bust. And he watched every game the dude played.

I actually read scouting reports that suggested Claiborne was a better prospect than his ex-LSU teammate Patrick Peterson.

Just a reminder that nobody knows how any player will fare in the NFL until he gets there. Claiborne has actually had a career, so we can't call him a complete bust, but he should have been a nice third round pick or maybe later.
 

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Didn't Orlando Scandrick, beat out Morris for his spot back in the day ? no thanks and good riddance to both.
 

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I thought he was going to be great too, even though I didn't like giving up the pick for him. We were CB starved at the time though.
I watched several LSU games and he never impressed me. I never saw the ball skills that so many claimed he had and his coverage was nothing above average IMO. I figured that I was just missing the games where he was so dominant. It turns out that he played average in the games I missed too.
 

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I watched several LSU games and he never impressed me. I never saw the ball skills that so many claimed he had and his coverage was nothing above average IMO. I figured that I was just missing the games where he was so dominant. It turns out that he played average in the games I missed too.
I don't watch much college ball so I'm pretty much going on the scouting reports around draft time. Not sure why they were so high on him.
 

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Morris Claiborne is a free agent...
Fly little birdie fly!...;)
 
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