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Originally Posted by GTripp0012
I suppose the problem isn't that he's got a poor work ethic, because he's clearly getting better with experience, but that he's just lacking a few skills that all elite corners have: route recognition, the ability to close on a dime, and stuff like that. He's certainly a good player, Oakland days aside, but he's also a known quantity at this point, and he's not known as a special, elite player.
I won't use the word average around him, because he does do some skills exceptionally well. But he also has glaring weaknesses that we can't ignore since NFL QBs don't.
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Hall has all the athletic ability. Of the couple things you mention; he can close on a dime & has tremendous speed. The first is spot on IMO; "route recognition." That typically comes from study, knowing tendencies of teams & wr's. Hall ain't into that. It was the same way when he was in college. I remember a friend of mine calling him underated after we left a VT game in which he got burnt. Word from insiders was that he was a problem for coaches & players. He was widely regarded as one of the reasons the 03 Hokies went from top 5 to losing a bowl to Cal & giving up 52 points, just because of the divisiness he created on the team. Seems those ways came w/him to the nfl. Has he learned? I don't know, if he gets paid he'll likely continue his ways & play undisciplined at a position that requires great discipline.
He was a top 10 draft pick due to his athletic ability & potential, not his actual performance. He could be a true shut down cb, but that would require some work in practice, which he's never believed he needs.