#0 Thornton is shades of…..

[No_Fly_Zone]

Thornton is a (much) better version of Amari Carter

Was about to post "Amari Carter 2.0."

 

[Da Jumbo Mutombo]

Eh he’s playing like a liability at times. He’s definitely better than Harris but his coverage ability leaves a lot to be desired and his tackling is not anywhere near what I expected It to be. I’m somewhat okay with his blitzing

I hear you with criticizing Thorton. He has struggled big time tackling, finishing sacks, and covering.

With all of that, comparing him to Jaden Harris was ridiculous. Jaden Harris would just run up to the ball, then completely slow down to make a tackle and allow everyone to run right by him and He had the brain of a rock.

 

[3rd-43]

Cmon B. The Byrum Brown stuff was frustrating and Thornton’s has limitations but chill

 

[Colombie]

Thorton seems to be the latest punching bag for CIS.

Deserved in many ways but you all know players can improve as a season goes on right?

 

[killacam]

I’ll take the limitations of him not being great in coverage and guarding guys in space…

If he can just tackle guys in space.

he’s a a poor tackler in the open field. I’ve counted almost 100 yards of YAC on missed tackles by him.

 

[juandi9120]

In an ideal world, you have poyser and dunnigan at safety and then fitz at nickel when lucas gets back

 

[caneholic88]

CIS loves themselves a scapegoat lol

 

[Firesite]

Having him out in space tackling is no bueno. Its one of the things I really miss about Keionte Scott. I will always remember Keionte's tackle against Marcell Reed out in space. With all the injuries we have, we just have to hope he improves as the season goes on.

 

[252cane]

I mean he is what he is. He was bad in coverage at bc and he missed a lot of tackles. It’s the same thing here. People ignored it cause of some big hits on his highlights

 

[MedleyCane]

Jaden Harris that is all….. When he’s in space that’s all he reminds me of ngl . Can’t cover and can’t tackle correctly. He does okay on blitzes but that’s about it. I can’t wait until everyone gets healthy and or Dylan day start taking some of his reps.

Thanks for posting this.
It needed to be said.

Signed,
SJ's family.

 

[Maine_]

Dude, Harris is the least physical safety I’ve ever seen. This take is a horrible

 

[Gables Canes]

Huge exaggeration and overreaction. Thornton has had some tough moments but he runs circles around Jaden Harris.

 

[amanan28]

I'm ready to see what Dylan Day can do in Thornton's role

 

[The U is back to work]

A lot closer to Gil Frierson… as long as the play doesn’t call for him to backpedal or flip his hips at all he’s fine.

Gil Frierson lol wow blast from the past how was that only 3 years ago HAHA

 

[wnycanesfan]

He’s 1 million times better than Jaden Harris. Harris couldn’t play the run like him if his life dependent on it.

At least Thornton gets to the right place. He might not make the tackle but he at least knows where is is supposed to be. Harris always looked like he was playing a completely different defense then everyone else and even actively ran the opposite way that the ball was going from what I remember.

 

[Disgustipated]

major exaggeration and Wesco put a dirty move on him, sometimes ya just have to acknowledge the talent. i don't recall him missing a bunch of tackles other than not bringing down Gio. i would prefer to move Fitz back to nickel when X comes back and use Thornton less in coverage.

his "tackling" has been horrific, do you watch the games? The Nickel is a major cog in the D and he is the weakest link

 

[Disgustipated]

Was about to post "Amari Carter 2.0."

out of your mind, Carter was way better than what Thornton has shown in 4 games

 

[KingB02]

Thornton is a (much) better version of Amari Carter

**** no!!! Amari wasn’t missing tackles like this guy! lol. Amari’s downside was hitting guys too high and getting penalized for it. He would be there in coverage and just hit a ninjah in the head

 

[Disgustipated]

his "tackling" has been horrific, do you watch the games? The Nickel is a major cog in the D and he is the weakest link

on a side note, really the weakest link is that we have no corners available other than Oconnor so it ***** everything else up

 

[AtlAtty]

So what I saw in the game was that Thornton was asked to play a more traditional safety role for much of the game, and Poyser was playing the Nickel, and Day was the deep safety, often in a single-high look.
I’m not defending the tackling, but Thornton is not playing his best position at safety unless he is in the box basically all the time.

One thing we have to remember is that sometimes coaches are forced to play guys in less than ideal spots, and it impacts the success the player has. Sometimes it is not the fault of the player, or even coach. Injuries have created some wonky lineups.

To use a basketball analogy, if the Heat are forced to play Giannis at PG because of injuries, and he struggles, does that mean Giannis is no good, or that Giannis is not a good PG, but remains a very good PF? Every player has limitations.