Question About Munnerlyn

[hepcat]

There's a reason he plays defense. 

[KSpan]

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.

 

No, he moves inside when the offense goes 3 wide.  Florence and White have been playing outside - Munnerlyn got both of his sacks aganst the Jets from the nickel position.  Can't say that I remember anyone else playing the slot, though the slot could be the #1 guy in some packages.  That's why I was curious about the other metrics.

[run1stdownrun2nddown]

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

 

He also did everything else on that play perfectly. Yes an interception would have been nice, but any other CB on our team probably wouldn't of even been able to make the play in the first place. They would have given up a huge completion that would have changed the game.

[IGSaint]

He also did everything else on that play perfectly. Yes an interception would have been nice, but any other CB on our team probably wouldn't of even been able to make the play in the first place. They would have given up a huge completion that would have changed the game

 

 

 

I give munnerlyn props for that play but my post was in response to munnerlyn dropping interceptions, which he has.

[cardiackat88.]

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?

I think it's a very good idea.

Not sure how the discussion got so far off track, but if he could work on his skills to catch the ball he might become a really respected DB in this league.

It couldn't hurt.