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Jimmy Smith
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There were people in our secondary thread arguing about how Jimmy was not a top 5 corner and not even a top 10 corner.
Those people turned out to be right. He is better than that, he is top 1 this year, best in the NFL and we are lucky to have him and we have seen what happens when we don't
Those people turned out to be right. He is better than that, he is top 1 this year, best in the NFL and we are lucky to have him and we have seen what happens when we don't
No question. Best corner in the nfl to date
allblackraven
Hall of Famer
And, he's playing with tendonitis on his achilles...
I know, crazy that he’s still playing so well. What makes me nervous is Sherman was also playing wiry Achilles tendinitis
2 differences.
1. We are giving him a lot of days off to rest.
2. He is getting targetted so rarely that he is at far less risk of getting hurt.
Well let’s pray he doesn’t get hurt. Do we know that Sherman wasn’t getting days off?
another major difference is that we give him entire drives of rest
and he also has confidence in his backup so he can take a break from the game if he feels like its too painful/feels wrong
Yes tha is very true. We can thank Humphrey for that
allblackraven
Hall of Famer
No, he couldn't practice properly couple weeks before the injury. Just played games.
i genuinely believe that part of the problem in previous years is that he's forced to play through injuries (not literally forced but mentally he knows he has to) even when he's uncomfortable so he exacerbates the injury
so getting a great rookie corner and tavon and canady in their 2nd years not only adds great depth but it also keeps jimmy healthier - so it literally improves both outside corner spots
Well said. Let’s not forget Jaylen Hill. Even though he is an udfa, I believe he has some tremendous ball skills.
Cville-Raven
MVP
yeah Humphrey and even Canady are a luxury for this team
JoeyFlex5
Hall of Famer
Absolutely cover 2 anyone with an ounce of football knowledge will know that with 100% certainty
Sledge “but he’s always getting help, never makes plays, the coaching staff makes it easy on him”
Those people have lot their tongue this year, for sure.
So, I'm rewatching the play and I'm honestly not sure that it was Cover 2. All defenders follow their man and try to force outside releases.
But here's the kicker for me- Jimmy allows the outside release and immediately comes back inside with his body (if it were Cover 2, he needs to jam and force an inside release so that Weddle doesn't have to defend the sideline). Like, he presses Adams to the sideline and then takes the stance of Cover 2 and appears to actually look to the receiver going to the flat and takes a step downhill, but whoever was covering the TE follows and it appears to put Jimmy in an awkward spot because he then tries to get back to tracking the deep ball.
Not entirely sure what happened, but that was a really bizarre play and I have no idea what was happening there. Jimmy wouldn't just let someone past him for free and there's no reason for him to take a step downhill if he didn't think he had that responsibility...
But here's the kicker for me- Jimmy allows the outside release and immediately comes back inside with his body (if it were Cover 2, he needs to jam and force an inside release so that Weddle doesn't have to defend the sideline). Like, he presses Adams to the sideline and then takes the stance of Cover 2 and appears to actually look to the receiver going to the flat and takes a step downhill, but whoever was covering the TE follows and it appears to put Jimmy in an awkward spot because he then tries to get back to tracking the deep ball.
Not entirely sure what happened, but that was a really bizarre play and I have no idea what was happening there. Jimmy wouldn't just let someone past him for free and there's no reason for him to take a step downhill if he didn't think he had that responsibility...
redrum52
Hall of Famer
I don't think it's a coincidence he was injured during a TNF game.
Saw that too. He did his job and it was a good pass.
Maybe not a cover 2 but it looked like his responsibility was the flats and passed his man to the safety @29BmoreBird22