As the draft gets closer I am still baffled by how far Mackenzie Alexander has fallen.
I just don't get the knocks on this kid.
Like his size. He's 5'10, 190. Thats the size of most of the better CBs in this league. Yet he is considered small.
Or his speed. Well, not every CB is gonna run a 4.4 40YD, and to be great you don't need to.
From what I understand, this guy is a film room junkie who studies his opponents. I effin' love that! And he has that brash, borderline cocky attitude of a shutdown corner, which, personally, I like in a CB. It's an admirable trait from my POV(to a degree).
Not to mention his statistics of some stupid number without giving up a TD. Mainly because QBs/coordinators are scared to throw in his direction.
Oh yeah, and he's solid in run support.
Why has A-this guy fallen out of favor and B-had other CBs leap frog him(i.e.-Jackson, Apple, Fuller and, in some cases, Burns)?
Because with yet another team selecting in front of us satisfying there need for a CB via Free Agency(Norman to Washington), if Alexander is there at 25, there would be no hesitation when it comes to turning in that card(if it were me).
What gives???
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