Awuzie or Jourdan?

[Alexander]

You're not optimistic on the development of Anthony Brown?

Cautious. He was picked on a lot and he got away with some things late in the year. I am not sold, no.

Honestly, he had a great rookie season but it should be taken in context.

 

[big dog cowboy]

Dallas got 4 DBs in a Deep DB Draft provided by the Football Gods.

Everything fell right into place.

 

[MrMom]

He is a boundary corner if we give him a chance.

Yes, he is short. Get over the stereotypes.

But I swear if we have Nolan Carroll and Anthony Brown running around out there in the opener, I am not going to be that pleased.

He's almost identically built to Chris Harris, as well as athletic profile. Chris Harris does it all but excels in the slot, I think Lewis has that kind of potential. He'll play the boundary and then slide inside, eventually.

Arm length: 33 1/2 in Hand size:9¼ in

Arm length: 31⅝in Hand size: 9¼"

 

[Bullflop]

Dallas got 4 DBs in a Deep DB Draft provided by the Football Gods.

Methinks that Football God's name is Will McClay. (The DB deep draft sure helped, though.)

 

[ConstantReboot]

Love both picks. I can't see anything wrong with them at all. Both players fit the scheme we have at Dallas.

I also love we got rid of underperforming DBs. Can't say enough about that.

 

[stilltheguru88]

I think they both start by '18 with Brown as the slot guy.

yall stay sleeping on Brown

 

[stilltheguru88]

I like Awuzie in the slot. I see him more so reading the QBs eyes and making plays.

I've watched tons of Michigan games, Lewis is physical and good enough to play outside. He also has great recovery time, is tough against the run and can go man to man.

If Malcolm Butler can be an outside corner so can Lewis.

 

[CowboyRoy]

In all honesty, it's not a fair comparison. Both represent opposite sides of the corner back spectrum. From that perspective, they are pretty close to equal, though, they excel at different things.

Jourdan is a better press corner; he excels at staying in a receivers hip pocket. To be honest, he was one of the better shadowing corners available in this draft. His legal issues combined with his diminutive size, dropped his value tremendously. A few inches taller, a few pounds heavier, and no legal issues, he likely goes at or around the top of the 2nd round, if not late in the first.

Chidobe is a borderline Safety, who was one of the better read/react db's in this draft class, which makes him an excellent fit for a zone defense. He will definitely play outside corner, but you can put him anywhere, whereas Jourdan will likely see no spots beyond the Nickel.

So like I said, it's really not fair to compare them.

After watching more film, it would seem to me that you would want Lewis on the outside. Longer arms, can defend the jump ball better, and has those amazing hands for picking off the pass. Awuze you would want in the slot and closer to the line of scrimmage disrupting the inside passing game and using his awareness and aggressiveness in the run game.

 

[CowboyRoy]

yall stay sleeping on Brown

Brown will be one of the starting outside corners this year.

 

[Sydla]

He is a boundary corner if we give him a chance.

Yes, he is short. Get over the stereotypes.

But I swear if we have Nolan Carroll and Anthony Brown running around out there in the opener, I am not going to be that pleased.

I am already not pleased Carroll has a Cowboys jersey to begin with.

I could see a situation where Brown is one outside CB, Scandrick is the other, with Awuzie or Lewis in the slot.

You hope these guys work out to the point where Carroll is the 5th CB on this team.

I did see a tweet from someone suggesting the Cowboys might work Carroll at S if they young CBs impress.

 

[jday]

After watching more film, it would seem to me that you would want Lewis on the outside. Longer arms, can defend the jump ball better, and has those amazing hands for picking off the pass. Awuze you would want in the slot and closer to the line of scrimmage disrupting the inside passing game and using his awareness and aggressiveness in the run game.

I could certainly see the idea behind playing Awuzie closer to the line. Like I said, his read/react is off the charts and he is a very solid tackler. My problem with it, is I think we have better Nickel corners in Scandrick, Anthony Brown and Lewis. My point you responded to was not to suggest that Awuzie couldn't play the Nickel (part of why we took him as high as we did was his flexibility to play any position); I just think we already have better options than Awuzie for that role. I don't want to go as far as to say that Lewis couldn't play outside; I am sure with a good amount of coaching up, he could handle it as early as the middle of the upcoming season. For the same reason I stick Awuzie outside, I think you have to play Lewis in the Nickel, because as it stands we have better outside corner options.

 

[CowboyRoy]

I could certainly see the idea behind playing Awuzie closer to the line. Like I said, his read/react is off the charts and he is a very solid tackler. My problem with it, is I think we have better Nickel corners in Scandrick, Anthony Brown and Lewis. My point you responded to was not to suggest that Awuzie couldn't play the Nickel (part of why we took him as high as we did was his flexibility to play any position); I just think we already have better options than Awuzie for that role. I don't want to go as far as to say that Lewis couldn't play outside; I am sure with a good amount of coaching up, he could handle it as early as the middle of the upcoming season. For the same reason I stick Awuzie outside, I think you have to play Lewis in the Nickel, because as it stands we have better outside corner options.

Awuzie seems to have short arms, not great hands, and not a great leaper on the deep ball.

 

[jday]

Awuzie seems to have short arms, not great hands, and not a great leaper on the deep ball.

That's true, but as rookies go, he is very technically sound and what he lacks in physical make-up, he makes up for in attitude and approach.

 

[ksg811]

Awuzie seems to have short arms, not great hands, and not a great leaper on the deep ball.

Awuzie had a 39.5 inch vertical at his pro day. That's pretty damn good. His arms are a bit on the short side though, and he may not have great hands for INTs but he has very good ball skills to break the play up.

 

[CowboyRoy]

That's true, but as rookies go, he is very technically sound and what he lacks in physical make-up, he makes up for in attitude and approach.

Agreed on that.

 

[Wood]

If I just looked that the two highlight videos I would think that Jourdan is the better CB. Thoughts?

I think Lewis can be all-pro at slot position. Awuzie likely moves to S at some point because of his toughness. One thing I can say is teams can expect to see Dallas blitz from anywhere now. Might start looking like Jim Johnson style defense for those who remembered him with Eagles.

 

[the_h0wey]

If I just looked that the two highlight videos I would think that Jourdan is the better CB. Thoughts?

Jourdan has a better right cross

 

[Sydla]

I think Lewis can be all-pro at slot position. Awuzie likely moves to S at some point because of his toughness. One thing I can say is teams can expect to see Dallas blitz from anywhere now. Might start looking like Jim Johnson style defense for those who remembered him with Eagles.

Blitzing from anywhere would require a change of scheme in Marinelli................. or a new DC.

 

[Wood]

Blitzing from anywhere would require a change of scheme in Marinelli................. or a new DC.

Does it? Dallas just drafted 3 DB who can blitz and Jaylon Smith was amazing at it in college. I don't think it requires scheme change but adjusting defense to fit into unique qualities of players. I think it will be more fun to watch.

 

[Sydla]

Does it? Dallas just drafted 3 DB who can blitz and Jaylon Smith was amazing at it in college. I don't think it requires scheme change but adjusting defense to fit into unique qualities of players. I think it will be more fun to watch.

It would require a complete change in philosophy in Marinelli. Marinelli's scheme relies on pressure from his front four. Marinelli's defenses have typically been near the bottom year after year in terms of blitz percentage.

I think if people are thinking we are going to start blitzing all of a sudden, they are going to be disappointed.