Here’s Oldnotdead…
People are in denial about Morris. He plays his buddies talent be damned. He was that way in Atlanta and he's that way here. Rochell's best in man coverage. He has the speed, agility, and length to play as a boundary CB. He was really beginning to develop before he got hurt and Morris fell in love with Kendricks, who has shown why he dropped like a stone in the draft. He's extremely limited in his skill set. I've been saying since day one he's too @#$%& slow and we keep seeing ample evidence of that every damn week. Both Rochell and Durant are 4.3 runners yet Morris loves Derion's 4.7 speed, David Long ran a 4.8 at his pro day and worst of all had a 1.65 10 yd split (it measures acceleration from a stop, Nick Bosa a big Edge ran 1.55 in his 10 yd split) As we have seen Long has long speed but he lacks the burst or acceleration to stay with a WR who gets by him. AD has a 1.59 10 yd time and he was 285 lbs when he ran it. This is why David Long struggles and why Kendrick is mismatched by even average WRs.
The problem in the secondary is the scheme and the lack of compatibility of the players Morris chooses to play. If you are going to play a 10 yd cushion at the LOS your CBs need exceptional acceleration. Long and Kendricks absolutely don't have it. But of course, as Morris himself said....he doesn't give a damn what people think.
