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TM7 a "Violent Collision Seeker"

Posted on 7/23/12 at 11:27 am
Posted by jholme9
Houston, TX
Member since Jul 2004
411 posts
Posted on 7/23/12 at 11:27 am
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Pound for pound, Mathieu is the most physical player in the country. I have not seen every player in the country, but I'd still say this with confidence. I would place bets on this player. As a tackler, Mathieu sifts through trash smoothly and is terrific in one-on-one situations. I saw him break down and tackle Georgia RB Isaiah Crowell mano-a-mano in the open field after diagnosing the run play from his deep safety position. Against Arkansas, Mathieu again attacked from deep and popped the ball loose from RB Dennis Johnson after stacking him up. Mathieu separates the football from ball carriers. He explodes into tackles, and his knack for run support will keep him on the field for early downs. He won't be a sub-package DB only. Mathieu closes on skill-position players as if he's been shot from a cannon. He is a violent collision seeker.
Posted by therick711
South
Member since Jan 2008
25231 posts
Posted on 7/23/12 at 11:29 am to
I don't think I could agree any more. He brings so much to the table and hardly takes anything off. He is so good, Bama fans have created talking points to discredit what he has done. That last point pretty much tells you all you need to know.
Posted by PurpleAndGold86
Member since Jun 2012
11036 posts
Posted on 7/23/12 at 11:31 am to
Good read...looking forward to seeing TM7 back up all the offseason talk on the field. I remember a tackle he had on 11/5 at Bama against a TE...caught a pass and TM7 was the only defender over there and came up on him and immediately took him down on the spot.

Posted by Cousin
The Bayou
Member since Feb 2012
5273 posts
Posted on 7/23/12 at 11:41 am to
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He is a violent collision seeker.


Love it!
Posted by TigerStripes30
Alexandria, LA
Member since Dec 2011
6369 posts
Posted on 7/23/12 at 11:41 am to
finally a good thread to read other than Capital bowl game crap....

well done
Posted by IgotKINGfisherSpeed
Arlington, TX
Member since Aug 2011
4516 posts
Posted on 7/23/12 at 12:27 pm to
Great football players tend to excel at any position. Great coaches know how use and align a great player with special abilities.
Posted by mule74
Watersound Beach
Member since Nov 2004
11307 posts
Posted on 7/23/12 at 12:33 pm to
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I suspect he'll run low 4.4s or even 4.3s after he declares for next year's draft.


No way he cracks 4.4. I think he's 4.45
Posted by TexasTiger89
Houston, TX
Member since Feb 2005
24351 posts
Posted on 7/23/12 at 12:42 pm to
Posted by Cracking
Northshore
Member since Aug 2006
3432 posts
Posted on 7/23/12 at 1:20 pm to
thanks for the link to a good read. Mathieu is one of those players that gets microscopic scrutiny and attention and doesn't shrivel under the lights.
Posted by bencoleman
RIP 7/19
Member since Feb 2009
37887 posts
Posted on 7/23/12 at 2:05 pm to
Enjoyed the article and seemed to be spot on. cant wait til sept.
Posted by Slickback
Deer Stand
Member since Mar 2008
27686 posts
Posted on 7/23/12 at 2:25 pm to
Good article.


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Mathieu's profile as an inside-out cornerback reminds me of Antoine Winfield, who was drafted with the 28th overall pick out of Ohio State in 1999. Winfield is listed at 5-foot-9, 180. Also like Mathieu, he is an undersized corner who compensates with physicality, football intelligence, and playmaking ability. Winfield has been to three Pro Bowls and accounted for 48 career turnovers.

My best guess is that Mathieu will declare for the 2013 NFL draft this January, test well at the Combine, and be drafted in the 20s next April by an annual playoff contender worried much less about size restrictions than football-playing ability. I think Tyrann Mathieu is going to go to Pro Bowls in the NFL. I think he will be a multiple-phase difference maker.
This post was edited on 7/23/12 at 2:26 pm
Posted by bee Rye
New orleans
Member since Jan 2006
33962 posts
Posted on 7/23/12 at 2:25 pm to
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diagnosing the run play from his deep safety position
I really like TM7 in the safety position from time to time
Posted by cas4t
Member since Jan 2010
70932 posts
Posted on 7/23/12 at 2:27 pm to
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TM7 a "Violent Collision Seeker"


:kige:
Posted by Tigercoop40
Northwest Arkansas
Member since Apr 2006
7539 posts
Posted on 7/23/12 at 2:27 pm to
I think Ford is pound for pound the strongest guy in the country..

Last year he was 3rd on that list behind Trent Richardson and a OT from Michigan.. I think both of them are gone now.
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