I can agree with this.
It's a learning curve.
He still needs to get better.
BTW, can somebody explain to me Allen's technique on that fade route by Avery on the TD?
Leebig?
At least we can agree on something.
Regarding the differences between the fade routes that they gave up for TD's ...
I don't have a vivid memory of the Colts game as I was in vegas and did not catch the whole game.
But if my memory is semi correct it seemed that allen located the ball while Kareem never did. Also, The throw that Hasselback made was the main reason for the TD whereas Wayne flat out beat KJ.
I understand this. However, Kj is a 2nd year player. Allen is a 7th year vet & both were catches for touchdowns.
KJ is our first round pick. Allen is considered a bust.
I don't know why the amount of time in the league matters if the object is to win now.
You have said yourself that you don't think KJ is a starting corner...yet...
I actually disagree with that. He is a starting corner...He's just not a great one or a very, very good one. He is decent. He is often ok. He is also sometimes bad.
I think we can do better than Allen and Kareem at that position, but if we just cannot find a guy that can challenge those guys as starters then Kareem will do. He will not be a complete embarrassment, but he will not be a guy that you pencil in as your starter for the next few years either.
CB2 is a position that we should be actively trying to upgrade on defense. If we just can't do it then I won't complain about Kareem being the starter because I do expect him to get better. How much better is anyone's guess. You don't know that he will develop into a good starting corner...that is just an educated guess, but a guess none the less....His lacking of the ability to locate and make plays on the ball is very troubling and for that reason alone I think we need to look for an upgrade at the position.
I'd rather have a Carlos Rogers type of corner that has great coverage, makes plays on the ball but drops picks rather than a corner that struggles to locate the ball and stick with his man on deep routes.
The guy is still splitting time in his second year. That doesn't scream "he'll be a good starter in the future to me"...
If Kareem is the starter next year he needs to legitimately earn it. We need to bring in another good player there that can challenge to be a starter because really we don't have anyone else. No other real ballers at the position besides Joseph.