Question About Munnerlyn

[Jakob]

It seems like whenever Munnerlyn gets an interception he always finds himself in the endzone. I was thinking to myself, if we keep him around another year would we benefit from letting a WR coach work with him on his ball catching skills in training camp? I swear he has already dropped 10+ balls that hit him in the hands or chest. He did the same thing last year.

 

I feel like he could be a 7-8+ INT a year CB if he could just hold on to the ball more often.

 

 

Whatcha think?

 

 

 

[Gucci Mane]

PBUs are pretty valuable. There's a reason he grew up playing DB and not in the slot[cant catch consistently], as most DBs did.

[mav1234]

He's dropped a poo ton of interceptions over his career here.

[Anybodyhome]

The picks are nice and the TDs are an added bonus. The problems I have with Munnerlyn are that he's a little undersized, he lets WRs get behind him and he'll try to jump a route and make a pick when he has no help over the top.

 

The reality is the pick-6's get him a hall pass for the other 6 horrible coverages he plays. The Carolina pass defense stacks up against opposing receivers like this according to Football Outsiders:

#16 against #1 WR

#7 against #2 WR

#3 against #3 WR

#10 against TE

#21 against RB 

I've never thought Munnerlyn was a very good corner. He's average at best and, if it weren't for all the injuries in the defensive backfield this season, he'd still be the nickel CB.

 

[chknwing]

Never Forget. heh WR coach might try to keep him, then we are in trouble.

 

[Cary Kollins]

It seems like whenever Munnerlyn gets an interception he always finds himself in the endzone. I was thinking to myself, if we keep him around another year would we benefit from letting a WR coach work with him on his ball catching skills in training camp? I swear he has already dropped 10+ balls that hit him in the hands or chest. He did the same thing last year.

 

I feel like he could be a 7-8+ INT a year CB if he could just hold on to the ball more often.

 

 

Whatcha think?

 

 

It would make sense to work on ball catching.  I would be surprised if they didn't already do this. 

[Sam Mills Fan]

I think big picks and pick-6s SHOULD give you a pass to a certain extent. I've already blacked out the Saints game from my memory, but I know he had only given up 1 or 2 touchdowns this season going into that game. Boom and bust players like him definitely have a place on the majority of teams starting at either of the corner spots. *Most* "name" cornerbacks get their reputation from the big plays they make like Captain does.

[mbarbour21]

I actually agree with him getting some training in catching. Get some reps. It's something he can improve on and it would only make him better.

[KSpan]

The picks are nice and the TDs are an added bonus. The problems I have with Munnerlyn are that he's a little undersized, he lets WRs get behind him and he'll try to jump a route and make a pick when he has no help over the top.

 

The reality is the pick-6's get him a hall pass for the other 6 horrible coverages he plays. The Carolina pass defense stacks up against opposing receivers like this according to Football Outsiders:

#16 against #1 WR

#7 against #2 WR

#3 against #3 WR

#10 against TE

#21 against RB 

I've never thought Munnerlyn was a very good corner. He's average at best and, if it weren't for all the injuries in the defensive backfield this season, he'd still be the nickel CB.

 

Since Captain plays the nickel when 3 wideouts are on the field, this particular stat appears to somewhat support his play rather than solely criticize it.  Would be interesting to see if they had metrics on how often each corner was paired up against those receivers (#1, #2, #3). 

[intangiblejohnny]

DB's regularly work on catching the ball in practice. But, in the spirit of an incredible thread, why not switch out Ginn and Munnerlyn? Ginn's speed would give him am edge as a DB...

[Anybodyhome]

Since Captain plays the nickel when 3 wideouts are on the field, this particular stat appears to somewhat support his play rather than solely criticize it.  Would be interesting to see if they had metrics on how often each corner was paired up against those receivers (#1, #2, #3). 

 

Except that Munnerlyn hasn't been the nickel the entire season and he's not been the nickel the last 3 games. If you'll recall he began the season as the #1, was moved to nickel about Week 2-3 and was moved back to the #1 about Week 11. So, taking into consideration the bye week, he's been nickel for maybe 8 of the 14 games to this point.

[Clicheking]

It seems like whenever Munnerlyn gets an interception he always finds himself in the endzone. I was thinking to myself, if we keep him around another year would we benefit from letting a WR coach work with him on his ball catching skills in training camp? I swear he has already dropped 10+ balls that hit him in the hands or chest. He did the same thing last year.

I feel like he could be a 7-8+ INT a year CB if he could just hold on to the ball more often.

Whatcha think?

Ummmmmmmmm db's always work on their ball catching skills. Jugs machine, tip drills, side line catches. They have since the beginning of time. No wr coach is gonna fix that, he is what he is, and plays defense for a reason......

[mwright350]

I would be beyond shocked if they don't already work heavily on ball skills as DBs.

 

I would also be beyond shocked if any of them ever developed ball skills much beyond what they have now.

[IGSaint]

He's dropped a poo ton of interceptions over his career here.

 

Yeah like that interception he should of had in the first quarter of the 49er game against kaepernick.