Terrion Arnold film study, the good, the bad and the ugly from the Lions rookie
What a week it's been for me and Terrion Arnold. On Monday I suggested that the Detroit Lions bench their first round cornerback. by benching I meant don't start him for a couple games and have him come off the bench while he works on technique. Specifically in the area of pass interference, something he […]
What a week it's been for me and Terrion Arnold. On Monday I suggested that the Detroit Lions bench their first round cornerback. by benching I meant don't start him for a couple games and have him come off the bench while he works on technique. Specifically in the area of pass interference, something he leads the league in right now.
Some Lions fans took this as me saying the team should make him inactive or give up on him. The people who read the article knew that wasn't the idea.
Anyway, I listened what people said and I decided to do a film study on Arnold's performance on Sunday. I found some really good and encouraging stuff, some bad stuff and some ugly stuff. Let's jump into it.
The good
Clip 1. Loses his man, but recovers
Middle of the screen. This could have gone in the good or the bad section. Arnold loses Harrison here and bites on something else, but he recovers really nicely to make the tackle. You can actually see the moment he realizes what's happening and turns on the jets. If he doesn't this could have gone much worse than just a first down.
Clip 2: Sticky coverage and a PBU
Bottom of your screen. Really good stuff from Arnold here. He read the situation well and could tell that what was going on. He stuck with Harrison the whole way and then got his hands in the mix and caused the ball to come out. More of this please.
Clip 3: Another good recovery
Bottom of your screen. Arnold gets beat initially here, but is able to angle the right way and get right back next to his receiver. It was Levi Onwuzurkie that got the PBU here. Harrison might have still got a catch here, but Arnold's right there with him to make sure it wouldn't have got too far. Branch should get an assist here. He made Harrison have to slow up a bit.
Clip 4: Taking Harrison off the menu
Bottom of your screen. Arnold got sticky here. He's a small step behind, but I wouldn't have tried this throw if I were Murray. That's probably why Murray went short to his tight end here. Good coverage.
Clip 5: Good timing avoiding the DPI
I think if he's a second or two early here, it's called for a defensive pass interference, but he's not. He get's there at the right time and is able to shake Harrison up a bit and cause him to not make the catch. Solid timing.
Clip 6: Sticky icky icky
This right here is the most impressive thing Arnold did on Sunday. He stuck to his man like he was glued to him and got the PBU. This is some lockdown type play here. If Arnold does more stuff like this, he's going to be great.
The Bad
Clip 1: Bites on the comeback
Top of your screen. Arnold bites pretty hard here, but Harrison has some good movement here as well, I think it's fair to say a lot of guy would have bit on this. Arnold does get back and make the tackle, but the damage is done.
Clip 2: Struggling with change of direction
Bottom of your screen. You actually see this more than once on Sunday. Arnold will be with his man and then the receiver cuts on a dime and Arnold struggles to stick. Here it costs the Lions a first down on a big catch near the sideline.
Clip 3: Another change of direction
Top of your screen. This one isn't a big deal since the ball didn't even go that way, but it's another example of something that needs to be worked on. Just got to try to gauge where those hips are going and see if he's gonna quick change direction.
The ugly
Clip 1: The DPI
It's almost as if he's baited into it. He's reacting to something here and just engages too early. I know Lions fans think all the DPI's on him are ticky tacky and couple of them have been, but he's pretty dead to rights on this one. It's a timing thing. It can be fixed. It's essentially what I was suggesting the Lions give him time to fix for a couple weeks while remaining on the field in a rotation.
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