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Terrance Mitchell article
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One of the top stories for the Kansas City Chiefs last season, particularly at the end of the year, was the play of cornerback Terrance Mitchell, who ranked among the top players in the league at that position over the final few weeks of the regular season.
From Week 13 to the end of the year, Mitchell had five passes defensed, which ranked fifth in the league, and opposing quarterbacks completed just 45.5 percent (15 of 33) of passes thrown in his direction, which ranked 10th. The quarterback rating when testing Mitchell was just 58.8, which ranked just behind the Denver Broncos’ standout duo of Chris Harris and Aqib Talib. Simply put, he was good, like really good. What made it all the more impressive is that it was production from a guy who had been released by the Chiefs twice earlier in the year. It was largely unexpected. In fact, Mitchell’s story, albeit early to tell, has been one of waiting for an opportunity and never letting the disappointment of getting released stand in the way of being ready the next time the phone rings. Prior to his first start for the Chiefs last year, which came against the Oakland Raiders at home on December 8, Mitchell had already been released seven times in his career. On Thursday afternoon, Chiefs coach Andy Reid spoke of what he has seen from Mitchell through offseason workouts and the first few days of OTAs, which for him, began with a higher level of confidence. “I would tell you just that,” Reid agreed of Mitchell’s improved confidence. “He’s more confident than when he got here, even though he was pretty good then. He’s a very good athlete and he was sort of thrown in the fire last season and he did a pretty good job. “Now, people have had an opportunity to study him, so we’ll find out. He understands that so we’ll work through the challenge.” Mitchell agrees that he’s more confident. “The more reps and the more experience you can get, it definitely makes you more and more confident,” Mitchell explained after Thursday’s OTA practice. “Just being out there gives me more confidence. I thank the coaches for just giving me the opportunity. “With all the places I’ve been in my career, going up against all the different kinds of receivers I’ve faced, I always knew I could play, I just had to wait for my opportunity.” From facing guys like the Houston Texans’ DeAndre Hopkins, the Dallas Cowboys’ Dez Bryant or the former Chicago Bear and now Philadelphia Eagles receiver, Alshon Jeffrey, Mitchell had faced some of the league’s best players at practice in his career on a consistent basis. Now, Mitchell finds himself among one of the most talented secondaries in the entire league, highlighted by two All-Pros in cornerback Marcus Peters and safety Eric Berry. “It’s a lot of skill and talent, so it brings out the best in you,” Mitchell added. “Competition brings out the best, so it just helps you prepare and be the best you can be.” Mitchell might be in the midst of figuring out what his best might look like, and all he needed was the opportunity. http://www.chiefs.com/news/article-2...f-54beb7e7e134 This kid stepped up and flat out impressed late last year. Hopefully he builds on that this season. |
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05-26-2017, 09:45 AM | #5 |
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Every now and then I have Cooper fears with this guy, but I just don't see that happening again. After watching him against Brown, I think he's legit.
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05-26-2017, 09:47 AM | #6 |
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He played very well when he started. High hopes for him.
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05-26-2017, 09:48 AM | #7 |
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Meh I think they are setting up for a real cluster **** at the CB position especially if Peters gets hurt.
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Cooper never, ever impressed me. I was impressed with Mitchell the first time i saw him against Atlanta.
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05-26-2017, 09:51 AM | #9 |
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Small sample size. Considering he ran a 4.63 I don't see him as a long-term starter.
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Mitchell's run was definitely more impressive though, and he did it against some of the best. |
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The dude attempted to press Stevie Johnson and was literally bitch slapped out of the way. That was Dee Ford running away from a halfback kind of bad. Mitchell, otoh, was getting up into the Falcon's receivers faces. Whenever the ball was thrown in his direction, Mitchell may not have come up with flashy Int's, but he was always in the receivers grill, turning his head and getting his hands up. Mitchell was contesting almost every pass out there, which is something we rarely saw from Cooper. The Oakland game cemented it for me. He approached the LoS in a primtime game, against a huge division rival for the division title, like a man who KNEW he was going to punk the receiver. Cooper always looked soft and timid.
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He ran in the 4.4's at his Pro-Day iirc.
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