Not gonna lie, I was worried going into this year, because of how the scheme so heavily relied upon Okudah and Oruwariye to be The Guys at corner, something neither had never quite done before.
Very close to 7 picks on the sideline last week, he’s a ballhawk for sure. He also dropped another pick vs the Bears on Thanksgiving. The dude aint far from leading the nfl in picks.
His biggest knock, going into the season, was his repeated habit of not turning around and looking for the ball at the crucial instant where an interception may be realized. Perhaps DB Coach Pleasant has drilled that aspect into his coaching of Amari, and it is achieving results on the defensive end.
What he lacks in speed, he makes up in guile and new found experience. Good to see.
He has given up some big plays at times, so wouldn’t call him a shut down guy yet. I think that’s what AG is getting at. But, he’s been a playmaker for sure. He’s got a little Dre Bly in him with those ball skills.
And we all know the Lions somehow don’t have as much money as teams like Tampa Bay that pay all of those guys because there isn’t anything like a salary cap in this league.
Fans as a whole: stop acting like we don’t have money to pay Walker and Harris and Oruwariye and a top WR in free agency. Also stop acting like every single player that’s good for us has some other team that’s going to pay more for them than us. We’re Detroit. Everyone here is underrated.
Impossible for you to know this, but my comment was tongue-in-cheek. I 100% agree with you. Pay the players. Great teams fill in the rest no matter what.