baltcowboy
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Do some homework, Coach.
Before opting out of the 2020 season, Caleb Farley allowed 1 or 0 catches in seven of his 11 starts in 2019 while intercepting four passes and breaking up nine en route to a 26.8 passer rating allowed and 90.5 coverage grade, mostly against big school colleges where they pass a lot. Plus, Farley's 4.33 40 speed, quickness and superb athleticism allow him to be able to cover any WR.
Even if burned by a step, two or three, Farley has shown he can catch up and still make a play on the ball. Patrick Surtain, II can not.
Surtain tries his hardest to play close, man-to-man at the line of scrimmage, and get his hands on WRs within those first 5 yards in order to throw a WR's timing off and give Surtain that extra second to be able to slow you down and stick with you. If Surtain fails to get his hands on you early, it's lights out because that's when he struggles due to lack of top speed and can get beat in coverage.
Here. Voch Lombardi explains it well...
This is a key reason why I hope the Cowboys pick Farley over Surtain if both are available come the 10th pick.
You know Voch likes Surtain over Farley right? He also thinks Horne is the best cornerback in the draft. A few weeks ago he said a Kentucky cornerback had the best tape he has seen. Voch is a good draftnick but he has an agenda. He has a bias towards the offensive line and wants the Cowboys to take Slater. Surtain is a better cornerback then Diggs is right now. I don’t think Farley could start over Brown today or at least be better early in the season. Farley has traits that you cannot teach but he needs some work. I would go with the guy who would walk into any team and would be a starter on day 1 of trading camp. If we draft either guy the key to our defense will still be us drafting a quality free safety.