Roy Williams was consistently double-teamed- that's why their TE looked so good. It's not as if Miller was one on one with the guy...
I dont know but if this is true and Coleman is our best alternative we should have been more active before the trade deadline or be looking at the free agent market. I guess a trade isn't that realistic because we are not expecting playoffs this season. Anyways, what I have seen of Coleman has not been any better than Miller, so this likely means we will be back in the CB market next year. I know Miller has a tackling problem but what is it in the rest of him game? From what I see, he loses composure downfield when he knows a pass is coming to the guy he is covering....like he starts to flail his arms and loses body control....and I dont think this is something comletely fixable......but its too bad because he is really a fast and quick guy..... I thought he'd develop into not just a legit starter but a pretty good noticeable CB in the league, but this year he really does not look any better than last...
There were a few instances i can recall that he was matched up one on one with him. How many times are #1 receivers of that caliber ever 1 on 1 with a db.
If I see Miller lineup for another PR in my lifetime I will throw a beer bottle through my bigscreen TV.
Belichik believes that defensive backs, and cornerbacks in particular, are easily replaced from year to year. That's the only explanation I can come up with for his repeatedly allowing pro bowl DB's to walk and starting absolute no-names in their place. To Mangini Justin Miller must have looked like a dream. A multi-tool young player who actually wants to hit people hard. It took Mangini exactly 6 games to decide that Belichik was probably right; you can play just about any non-cripple back there and you'll do okay as long as you account for their lack of polished skills by covering for them deep. So now we will see a succession of people in the Jet's defensive backfield who understand that their main concerns are keeping the play in front of them and containing the damage. Justin Miller doesn't fit that role. He has trouble keeping the play in front of him and he's like an arsonist with a bucket of gasoline in his hands when somebody actually makes a play in front of him.
I like this move. Coleman hasn't shown anything to impress me, but Miller needs a little bench time to learn how to calm down. He plays too excited, and too far off his man. Good move by Mangini to park him, at least temporarily. I love to watch him return kicks myself. He's like a Daunte Hall type. He always has that potential to break one away, and give us 6. Maybe a positional change would help him? If he moved to safety, and didn't have to line up on a particular man? I don't know how smart that would be. I just don't want to see his talent wasted. He has the ability, he just can't seem to get it together mentally. I wonder whether he is just uncoachable. You would think that at this point someone on this staff would have said something to him. While everyone else is improving each week, he just keeps spinning his wheels in place.
I give Miller props for getting almost half way through his second season without a single arrest warrant issued. We got a nice KR who can't return punts or play a position and a below average kicker with 2 2nd round picks. This years draft is starting to look better and better.
Funny you should say that. Before the Miami game I was on the sidelines for warmups and all the guys go about doing their stretching and drills and such, but Miller was like a mad man. He was jumping all over the place, high fiving everyone, dancing to the hip hop songs being played on the sound system, basically jacked out of his a**. He even came over and did this crazy pose so I could take a picture. I remember at the time thinking that man this guy has to calm down a bit. I know everybody gets themselves into the game in different ways, it just seemed so to the other extreme compared to the others guys on the field that maybe there is some credence to it. Interesting....
Thanks for that post baamf. Sometimes I honestly wonder if I just read too far into things, since it seems like I am always saying something no one else is. I really believe there is something to this. He has been too hyper since day one. I felt all along that his anxious demeanor is what caused him to fumble so often in his rookie days. I also think he gets too pumped to make big hits on D, and that's taking him out of plays. Now I'm also developing a theory that this is why he plays so far off his man. He has a sort of "I can catch up to anyone" attitude, so he plays off, and tries to react, more than read. I think Miller has the raw talent to be a top 10 corner in the league. He just doesn't have the mindset. I had hoped by now he would have developed some patience, but Herm is partly to blame for that. I would have no problem believing that Herm encouraged the sparkplug attitude. Ty Law probably didn't help either, surely not in the discipline department. It's on Mangini and & Co. now to settle him down, force him to watch some film, and get his head on track. Sure, I love to see the big return as much as anyone, but a star corner is going to help you win more games than a star kick returner.
The one thing I did notice during the Lions game was Justin Miller actually talking to Magnini. He seemed to be explaining something, it gave me hope that it he is not a complete moron. I thought he did a pretty good job, didnt miss any clear tackles ( that I can remember).
He was asking Mangini why the guy with the cotton candy never comes down to his section.... (snare drum) I'll be here all week, try the veal....
See, that's the thing, I think he is a smart guy, and genuinely wants to learn. His issue isn't about a lack of desire, or focus, or ability, or even intelligence. It's simply overanxiousness to impress. I'll put an example out there. When I was kid, playing Little League baseball, my father used to scream and yell at me to "stop wiggling the damn bat." I saw pros doing it, so I figured, why shouldn't I? I got a bit older, and I started seeing guys like Griffey Jr. not wildly wiggling the bat, and absolutely crushing the ball. I realized that concentrating on doing things the right way looks vastly more impressive than showing off. Another example I've used with my son is Derek Jeter. Jeter appears to have little range, and is vastly underrated defensively. Why? Because he isn't flashy. He just works to make plays. He only dives when it will actually improve the chances of making the play. He only throws off-balance when there is no time to stop and set. Flashy is nice for SportsCenter, but it doesn't matter if you're home watching someone else play an extra few games after your season ends. I've managed to impress that on my son already. He's only 8, so I think it will take him a lot farther than it did me. When Justin learns to just play with the talent he has, and not try to do more than is necessary, he can be a true force in this league. Deion Sanders was a very flashy guy, but did it make him a good defensive player? If he wasn't returning an INT for a TD, what was he doing? Usually trying to trip the guy with the ball who just got past him.
good thing coleman doesn't make mental mistakes like running out of bounds on punt coverage and touching the ball first resulting in a 50 yard penalty. oh wait.
Rookie mistake. If he'd done that after a year or two in the NFL it would have been just inexcusable, but there are some things you learn by touching a redhot stove. I'll bet you he never does that again.
It is possible, that Miller had a blown coverage on Williams TD reception. This 'benching' could be a one game thing....
D'Brick-solid Mangold-solid Clemens-unknown Schlegel-can't make the active roster while guys acquired off waivers are ahead of him (i.e., Spencer and Riddle). E Smith-special teamer at best; has not looked good on regular snaps or special teams for that matter. Brad Smith-great potential; could be the steal of the draft if he continues to develop Leon Washington-definate 3rd down back for now and in the future; possible everydown even? Jason Pociask-can't make the active roster Drew Coleman-solid dimenickel back forced to start because Miller is so bad Titus Adams-wasn't he cut 5 keepers (D'Brick, Mangold, B Smith, Leon and Coleman), 1 likely keeper in Clemens and 3 special teamers at best and 1 cut. Tangini did an above average job but I wouldn't call it great. The odd thing is that they completely blew the 3rd round and stole the 4th. My general rule for the draft is to at the very least get starters on day 1 and have a couple of your day 2 picks make the squad.
Adams is on the PS and Posciak never saw the field as he was placed on IR in training camp. I think that you are being generous in calling Coleman "solid"- he's anything but. So far Eric Smith strinkes me as Derek Pagel reincarnate.
