Are we sleeping on Tyler Patmon?

[JBell]

We just saw the rookie mini-camp go by a few weeks ago. Verdict: Byron Jones smothers receivers, Randy Gregory needs a sandwich, and Chaz Green is a bust. Of course it's too early to tell whether any of those things are true or not.

But in 2014, during this same rookie mini-camp, Monte Kiffin compared Tyler Patmon to Ronde Barber. Lay off the meds, right?

“I see this guy No. 20, this defensive back, I don’t even know the guy,” Kiffin said. “I want to see him out there. He reminds me of Ronde Barber. I don’t know that he’s Ronde Barber now. It’s exciting.”

Then the pre-season came, and we saw some top notch play recognition and instincts. Very dare I say, Ronde Barber like.

The quarterbacks he made plays against weren't 3rd string scrubs either. He broke up a pass thrown by Joe Flacco that was intended for Steve Smith. He had two INT's and a forced fumble in ONE game, against starter Ryan Tannehill and back-up Matt Moore.

He played limited snaps in the regular season, but again he flashed that playmaking ability by taking a Carson Palmer pass to the crib.

You can even see the play recognition skills on display in his college highlights. It's who he is.

I want to see Patmon take on a bigger role in 2015, because with the improved pass rush, he's the type of playmaking corner this team hasn't had in a long, long time.

 

[Pessimist_cowboy]

eh hes a decent 4th/5th CB. Looked terrible vs the Lions.Jury still out.

 

[darthseinfeld]

I think he is at a stage where we can trust him for snaps when one of the top 4 goes down or the decide to put Claiborne on the bench.

2016 he could have a role

 

[Risen Star]

As a 4th corner, you can not complain.

 

[BHendri5]

Maybe

 

[J32969]

I think he has a chance too. I hope he gets a bunch of time in the preseason. I believe he can play.

J3

 

[Tass]

It's on him to wake us up.

 

[skinsscalper]

I think Patmon's development is what made them feel comfortable letting Sterling Moore walk. Now, Moore was no all-star by any stretch but he was solid enough for the most part (the Green Bay game notwithstanding). The kid has some good instincts but what I think the Cowboys like about the kid is his film study. What makes me say that is the play he made against Miami in the pre-season last year. That pick six was about instinct and film study.

Let's hope his development continues to trend upward. He certainly seems to have the physical skills. I also think his playing style lends itself more to a zone type of scheme which relies more on smarts and instincts whereas a man scheme relies more on physical superiority. I'm intrigued about White, also. I don't have pie in the sky hopes about him but I like that the kid will stick his head in there and make a tackle. That's huge in Rod's system from the CB position.

 

[skinsscalper]

I think he has a chance too. I hope he gets a bunch of time in the preseason. I believe he can play.

J3

Post more, my friend.

 

[CF74]

He makes plays he just needs more reps to fully develop. I like his upside..

 

[viman96]

I am excited to see how much Patmon has progressed. His scrappiness reminds me of Scandrick and would not be surprised in a couple of years he becomes a really good slot CB.

 

[Fletch]

As a 4th corner, you can not complain.

I think you're sleeping on Patmon. Literally sleepwalking. He wears #20 just like Ronde.

 

[ghst187]

Love some Patmon! Hoping to see more of him (and not because of injuries)

 

[tayloner]

I think he could have a bright future too, but let's give him time. Only played 74 snaps as a rookie, Brandon Carr by comparison had multiple games with more snaps than that.

 

[ScipioCowboy]

That would explain why my mattress feels so lumpy.

 

[speedkilz88]

Earlier this year on Talkin' Cowboys it was mentioned that if he ever wants to be more than a slot player that he needed to get a lot stronger.

 

[xwalker]

We just saw the rookie mini-camp go by a few weeks ago. Verdict: Byron Jones smothers receivers, Randy Gregory needs a sandwich, and Chaz Green is a bust. Of course it's too early to tell whether any of those things are true or not.

But in 2014, during this same rookie mini-camp, Monte Kiffin compared Tyler Patmon to Ronde Barber. Lay off the meds, right?



Then the pre-season came, and we saw some top notch play recognition and instincts. Very dare I say, Ronde Barber like.

The quarterbacks he made plays against weren't 3rd string scrubs either. He broke up a pass thrown by Joe Flacco that was intended for Steve Smith. He had two INT's and a forced fumble in ONE game, against starter Ryan Tannehill and back-up Matt Moore.

He played limited snaps in the regular season, but again he flashed that playmaking ability by taking a Carson Palmer pass to the crib.

You can even see the play recognition skills on display in his college highlights. It's who he is.

I want to see Patmon take on a bigger role in 2015, because with the improved pass rush, he's the type of playmaking corner this team hasn't had in a long, long time.

I don't want to see him forced into a bigger role than he is ready to handle this season. He has not really played many snaps.

His other issue is that he is really small (5-10, 179 when drafted). He projects best as a slot CB, but Scandrick normally moves the the slot with someone else replacing him on the outside in the Nickel.

I would prefer a Nickel lineup of Scandrick, Jones and Carr; however, I don't know if Carr is going to stay. He is really expensive and Jones could replace him as a starter.

If Carr is gone, then the 3rd CB would be between Patmon and Corey White (5'11-1/2", 206). White has better size to play on the outside and has played quite a few snaps in the NFL.

I'm not counting on anything from Claiborne. He was already having problems before his injury. Now he has to come back after a major injury and do something he could do when healthy, which is prove to be a consistent quality NFL CB.

 

[Yakuza Rich]

He's thought of where he should be thought of. He can tackle and showed signs of understanding route concepts and playing zone. He's also got legit speed (Moore was a nice player, but slow). But, the jury is still way out on this kid.




YR

 

[CATCH17]

He's been impressive since the first OTA from last year.

Guy looks like a solid player imo with some playmaking ability.

 

[Vintage]

He's a borderline roster player. Not sue how one can sleep on someone like that.