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I have hope that he might turn into a player, but yes, I would be surprised.
What he has going for him is that he is a really physical corner with athleticism (which Dan likes) and has enough length for Quinn to work with. Here is his pre-draft write-up on
NFL.com:
Overview
Stocky but explosive receiver-turned-cornerback whose play generates both intrigue and concern. He's extremely physical from snap to whistle with the strength to alter route timing from press. He's a good athlete with a plus burst to close. He's naturally aggressive to ambush catch tries. Staying in phase on the vertical plane is a challenge and pattern recognition is surprisingly average. Improvement is likely with more experience and technique, but playing with downfield poise is not guaranteed. He's good in run support and offers early special teams help as he continues to learn his craft.
Strengths
The traits that I bolded give some hope that Quinn might do something with him. However, if he doesn’t learn to play the ball and can’t do better locating the ball in the air, he will continue to disappoint. It certainly was worth a shot and getting him to try to fix is better than just cutting Joseph outright.
My expectations are pretty low, but you never know. His physicality and athleticism does give me some hope, as does having Quinn to mold him.
What he has going for him is that he is a really physical corner with athleticism (which Dan likes) and has enough length for Quinn to work with. Here is his pre-draft write-up on
NFL.com:
Overview
Stocky but explosive receiver-turned-cornerback whose play generates both intrigue and concern. He's extremely physical from snap to whistle with the strength to alter route timing from press. He's a good athlete with a plus burst to close. He's naturally aggressive to ambush catch tries. Staying in phase on the vertical plane is a challenge and pattern recognition is surprisingly average. Improvement is likely with more experience and technique, but playing with downfield poise is not guaranteed. He's good in run support and offers early special teams help as he continues to learn his craft.
Strengths
- Very strong and very physical
- Explosive athleticism
- Tremendously competitive with outstanding practice habits
- Treats press jam like a sparring session
- Repetitive strikes to inside shoulder help grind on the release
- Instant acceleration to open and chase
- Low center of gravity for quicker change of direction
- Shows ability for early recovery in short spaces
- Aggressive challenges diminish receivers' focus at catch point
- Heavy chops through receivers' arms and hands force incompletions
- Good balance and radar as open-field tackler
- Two career kick return touchdowns and gunner talent
- Very raw with just two years playing the position
- Lacks natural footwork and fluidity in space
- Inconsistent mirroring release and timing up his opening
- Slow to sort what he sees from off coverage
- Eye balance between receiver and quarterback is lacking
- Plays with all power and no finesse
- Below average at staying in phase with the route
- Panic sets in with his back to the ball
- Yellow flags find him when he doesn't find the ball
- Tackles up high and needs to lower his target aim
The traits that I bolded give some hope that Quinn might do something with him. However, if he doesn’t learn to play the ball and can’t do better locating the ball in the air, he will continue to disappoint. It certainly was worth a shot and getting him to try to fix is better than just cutting Joseph outright.
My expectations are pretty low, but you never know. His physicality and athleticism does give me some hope, as does having Quinn to mold him.
