Johnathan Cyprien to Titans

Discussion in 'Tennessee Titans and NFL Talk' started by Dirk Diggler, Mar 9, 2017.

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  1. Clark

    Clark #ShoutboxAlley4Life

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    People hang on what PK says. Cyp sucks in coverage. Too apparent in even limited watching. Dudes lost in zone coverage. Not agile enough in space. Stiff hips... the dude is a 90's SS. Just use him as one and limit his coverage.

    Again, people saying the jags are wrong about him- they arnt. Watch some tape. Watch his clunky movements. You'll see him look uncomfortable af. Get him moving forward. Stopping the run, rushing the passer. Dudes a LB in our Big nickel.

    Have Byard cover the TEs and draft a TRUE single high Safety to help these poor cbs left on islands all game. Base nickel. That's the NFL now.
     
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  2. Jwill1919

    Jwill1919 Coach

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    Did I also just read someone say that Searcy is a true deep Safety too? WTF.
     
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  3. Riverman

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    I think you're right about Cyprien and coverage. But I read somewhere were likely to use him as virtual LB in nickel and dime packages. If so, and we pick up a quality CB in the draft, I think we'll see much better passing D. LeBeau will have some solid options with which to scheme.
     
  4. Clark

    Clark #ShoutboxAlley4Life

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    Him being used as a small zone LB won't be the worst situation- it's also not where he thrives but
    -limited- is fine.

    Also our "big nickel" basically makes one of our box S a LB. That to me was the role he was brought in for. That still requires another LB tho.

    I like him moving forward more than backwards. Scouts are supposed to find what a player does well and put them there to succeed. Not to ignore his short comings but to scheme around them. We will see if the team properly scouted the guy and had a plan of usage prior to the move or not.

    I view it as a litmus test for our pro scouting department and Jrobs trust in the coaches to use him as scouted & projected.
     
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  5. JR1980

    JR1980 Pro Bowler

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    Funny you ask...A lot actually. That team loaded up on defense the last 2 drafts (minus Yeldon) when they need OL and badly...not exactly a "winning" organization...soooooo, yeah, I take what they say lightly. As for picking high the past 2 years...We have a better QB in Mariota and starting bookend tackles and we went from 3-13 to 9-7 in one year...Did the Jags do that? They had like 10 years worth of picks. Listen, Cyprien may suck in coverage, but maybe they did use him wrong. We all judge way too soon here is all I'm saying.
     
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  6. abc2330

    abc2330 Pro Bowler

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    No, I'm sure they just read PFF and assumed he was as good as Berry. They haven't seen any tape of him, despite playing against him twice each year for the past 4 seasons...
     
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  7. Clark

    Clark #ShoutboxAlley4Life

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    Teams make dumb ass decisions all the time. Including ours. Thinking they are perfect is silly. Hardly a knock saying this should be interesting to watch... but go on with the blind faith.

    In Ruston We Trust!... remember
     
  8. abc2330

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    But it's not like he came from a great defense which hid his flaws. It's pretty clear what he can and can't do now. And if he doesn't work out, he can be cut next year with little dead money. If he plays like he did last year, he'll be an asset to the team.
     
  9. Jwill1919

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    Big nickel and dime:
    FS Byard
    Safety 2 Searcy?
    RC1 McCourty
    LC1 Ryan
    Slot Sims
    Nickel back draftee?
    Lb1 Williamson
    Lb2 Cyprien?

    Still don't like the idea of Searcy being in coverage. Why are we payin both Searcy and Cyprien?
     
  10. Clark

    Clark #ShoutboxAlley4Life

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    No clue why searcy is still being paid to do the same job as Cyp. I think Sims will eventually push Ryan inside to nickel as well. I'd also put Byard in the box in the big nickel looks. Searcy can stand around as our FS tend to do
     
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