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One has good character, the other does not. Mackensie Alexander and Shaq Lawson

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Interesting note... WalterFootball has Alexander sliding to at the end of round two. THAT... I could go for!

Artie Burns? No thank you. He is too grabby and is NOT a fan of contact... two traits that have him on the bench for this team.

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Coach, in your opinion the guy with 0 career INTs has the best ball skills in the draft?

As a player reminds me of a shorter Ike Taylor.
 
Fiji Mariner said:
Coach, in your opinion the guy with 0 career INTs has the best ball skills in the draft?

As a player reminds me of a shorter Ike Taylor.
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No, I do not think Alexander has the best ball skills in the draft. That would be Jackson III if you ask me.

Alexander has his share of pass breakups, and on paper has shut down type of ability in terms of not giving up TD's and giving up a very low completion percentage. But his workouts are average, he's not tall and he has character issues.
 
SteelerFan448 said:
What are the specific "character issues" with Alexander? I'm still lost here.
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That he hates poor effort from his teammates? Guy I know says he clashed with another DB on the team that he felt like was not giving 100% effort. Alexander got a bit wonky around the bowl game because he had some sort of bad premonition that he was going to get hurt and never be able to provide for his family. Maybe he comes across as a smug guy on occasion, but that's also cause he's spent his whole entire career locking down the opponents' #1 WR and basically never failing at all. I'd kill to have an elite corner and I think there's a good chance alexander will be one.

He has no character issues, this whole line of thinking is bs.
 
swal75 said:
That he hates poor effort from his teammates? Guy I know says he clashed with another DB on the team that he felt like was not giving 100% effort. Alexander got a bit wonky around the bowl game because he had some sort of bad premonition that he was going to get hurt and never be able to provide for his family. Maybe he comes across as a smug guy on occasion, but that's also cause he's spent his whole entire career locking down the opponents' #1 WR and basically never failing at all. I'd kill to have an elite corner and I think there's a good chance alexander will be one.

He has no character issues, this whole line of thinking is bs.
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This is dead on. Richard Sherman is the perfect example. People rained on him heavily for the stuff he said about Crabtree after the conference championship game saying he was a thug and all that garbage. As it turns out, dudes really not a bad guy at all. Just a very confident and brash defender, a pretty damn good one at that. I'll take my #1 corner to be a confident, cocky son of a ***** just so as long as he's damn good at what he does and shuts down the opposition. Ike Taylor and his bs antics he would pull on the field probably rubbed some people the wrong way as well. But you know what? Dude was solid in his career here. No one will argue that. I'm on the Alexander bandwagon(as long as WJIII isn't available) and hope that the Steelers select him if he's available at 25.
 
bermudasteel said:
Personally, I think all the "top tier big DB's" (WJIII & Apple) will be gone by 1.25. If Mackensie is the "consolation" - I think it's a winning pick...
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Same, though I do think they'd consider Neal or Joseph over him.
 
SteelerFan448 said:
What are the specific "character issues" with Alexander? I'm still lost here.
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The person in the article said:

Despite his on-the-field talent, numerous sources have told me the junior cornerback is a very difficult person to deal with off the field. He was difficult at Clemson, and some of his coaches are giving Alexander less than rave reviews to NFL teams - and I'm being kind. This is something originally brought to my attention during Clemson's pro day on March 10, and something I took with a grain of salt. But since last Friday, I've spoken with multiple sources, and it seems Alexander's off-the-field personality has been spoken about at length in war rooms around the league.
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>>> The NFL has a psy test an IQ test ( Wonderlic ) and an FBI background on prospects. I do not, but when your own coaches aren't giving you good reviews, it's a major red flag.
 
Coach said:
The person in the article said:



>>> The NFL has a psy test an IQ test ( Wonderlic ) and an FBI background on prospects. I do not, but when your own coaches aren't giving you good reviews, it's a major red flag.
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His off-field personality. Talk about a vague quote. Still no specific incidents have been brought to light. It's also hilarious how these "sources" or Team scouts speak under anonymity and thrash a kid right before the draft when 3+ months ago, none of this was being said and the kid was a sure bet to go top 15. Totally seems legit. Meanwhile, some of these teams scouts, coaches or who the **** ever are asking players if they find their mothers physically attractive in interviews.
 
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Pauline is just like any other draft rumor mill generator, "numerous sources have told me" and "I've spoken to/with multiple sources" means about as much as an alumni or a layman's opinion. His "sources"can be anyone and his comments are ambiguous in validity as Rappaport and Schefter sometimes. Give it a rest already....
 
Coach said:
Peters gets interceptions and makes big returns. Alexander has 0 interceptions in college.
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I don’t think there’s any substitute for looking at the video,” Tomlin told reporters at the Pittsburgh Steelers’ pre-draft press conference. “The video tells you a lot, often explains a lot. It explains the presence of stats or a lack of stats. The schematics of what they’re asked to do. Certain things you pick up just from watching video and it might explain some of those questions you might have. And that’s why obviously video is a significant portion of the equation for us.”

Tomlin gave a specific example in reference to why a cornerback might not have many interceptions.

“In some schemes it may require their backs to the quarterback quite a bit in underneath coverage. They might not have vision to break or have visual opportunities for the ball, for example.”

Though Tomlin didn’t bring up his name, Mackensie Alexander would be the poster child for that argument, failing to record a pick in his Clemson career
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http://www.Invalid Link - Check SN Home Page/2016/04/tomlin-video-king-evaluation-process/
 
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