We're starting to play more zone this year than last year. I thought he had some mishaps, but didn't do much positive or negative outside of tackling with authority for once in his life.
The good thing is that he's progressing. I could see him developing into a solid, but unspectacular starter. One of those guys labeled a 'bust', but certainly a capable player.
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That's exactly what I'm seeing, a corner with ceiling of being a solid corner. When he starts breaking on some balls and not giving up quick slants with regularity I'll hop on board.
I think a lot of folks' analysis starts and ends with the bottomline of whether a pass was completed or not. Mo's benefitted from a lot of poor throws early this season (yet he'll still celebrate waving his arms as if he was the reason behind the incompletion). I'll give you a few examples.
1. In the Commanders game (score 20-20, IIRC), Garcon ran a simple curl in the endzone and Claiborne was completely dunzo failing to mirror his receiver as he (Garcon) took the route back to front of the endzone. Claiborne clearly grabbed a handful of Garcon's jersey conceding the penalty to avoid giving up the easy TD. Amazingly, the refs failed to throw the flag and only a horrible Cousins' pass (right at Garcon's feet) prevented the score.
2. The previously mentioned play in which Durant jumped the route saving Claiborne.
3. In the Giants game, Beckham badly beat Claiborne on a deep fade but overthrew him.
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I'm looking at one-on-one matchups and how he's covering these receivers. I just have a hard time saying he's playing "well." Comparatively, I think Norman played "well."
