News: Star Evaluation: Anthony Brown Faced Challenges In Second Season At CB

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Star Evaluation: Anthony Brown Faced Challenges In Second Season At CB
http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/2...thony-brown-faced-challenges-second-season-cb



What’s Been Good:
Brown had a terrific rookie season in 2016, emerging as a nine-game starter despite his sixth-round draft status. He impressed the Cowboys right away with his competitiveness – he picked off then-starter Tony Romo in the first week of practice – and showed versatility in the slot, a position he never played in high school or college. In 2017, he tied for the team lead with 11 pass breakups and finished behind only Jeff Heath with two interceptions. When Brown is playing confidently, he’s among the most productive defensive backs on the roster...

...2017 Highlight:
Coaches want to see how players handle adversity, and Brown responded well after the Cowboys promoted rookie Chidobe Awuzie to the starting lineup. He intercepted Washington’s Kirk Cousins the following week despite playing only 8 snaps. Then, with the Cowboys’ season on the line at Oakland two weeks later, Brown forced a fumble on special teams and broke up three passes – though he did drop an easy interception against Derek Carr that kept the Raiders’ final drive alive in an eventual Dallas victory.

What’s Next:
It’ll be interesting how new secondary coach Kris Richard decides to use Brown and the Cowboys’ other young cornerbacks. After dealing with some disappointment in his second season, perhaps a new voice will help Brown continue to progress in Year 3. He’s shown he can make plays on the ball, and he can line up outside or in the slot.

 

[xwalker]

Star Evaluation: Anthony Brown Faced Challenges In Second Season At CB
http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/2...thony-brown-faced-challenges-second-season-cb



What’s Been Good:
Brown had a terrific rookie season in 2016, emerging as a nine-game starter despite his sixth-round draft status. He impressed the Cowboys right away with his competitiveness – he picked off then-starter Tony Romo in the first week of practice – and showed versatility in the slot, a position he never played in high school or college. In 2017, he tied for the team lead with 11 pass breakups and finished behind only Jeff Heath with two interceptions. When Brown is playing confidently, he’s among the most productive defensive backs on the roster...

...2017 Highlight:
Coaches want to see how players handle adversity, and Brown responded well after the Cowboys promoted rookie Chidobe Awuzie to the starting lineup. He intercepted Washington’s Kirk Cousins the following week despite playing only 8 snaps. Then, with the Cowboys’ season on the line at Oakland two weeks later, Brown forced a fumble on special teams and broke up three passes – though he did drop an easy interception against Derek Carr that kept the Raiders’ final drive alive in an eventual Dallas victory.

What’s Next:
It’ll be interesting how new secondary coach Kris Richard decides to use Brown and the Cowboys’ other young cornerbacks. After dealing with some disappointment in his second season, perhaps a new voice will help Brown continue to progress in Year 3. He’s shown he can make plays on the ball, and he can line up outside or in the slot.

Brown played well once he became a part time player. After Awuzie replaced him as a starter, Brown still played about 4 series per game (1 each per half in place of Awuzie and Lewis). He was also the Dime CB and occasionally the Nickel CB.

They changed the way they played the LCB at the same time that they made Awuzie the starter. They originally had Brown playing outside leversge which requires a help defender on in breaking routes. Brown rarely got help in time.

 

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Brown played well once he became a part time player. After Awuzie replaced him as a starter, Brown still played about 4 series per game (1 each per half in place of Awuzie and Lewis). He was also the Dime CB and occasionally the Nickel CB.

They changed the way they played the LCB at the same time that they made Awuzie the starter. They originally had Brown playing outside leversge which requires a help defender on in breaking routes. Brown rarely got help in time.

He's a solid CB.
Hopefully he can be more consistent.
Seems like for the first time in a long time,
Corner is a strength of the defense.