No, as of what I've seen, you're right. He doesn't.
Again, I think the deck is stacked against him. I just disagree when people say he lacks quickness or agility.
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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
Balance is there or it isn't.
I don't even agree that he doesn't use the right moves at the right time, he just uses the moves as though he's going up against air. These guys will always get a hand on you at this level, regardless of the move. Look at Sanders, hell look at Hall. Most of the time they made these incredible moves, they still had a guy get a hand or arm on them, just not enough to bring them down.
McCluster doesn't have the balance to make that move and stay up after an impact of any sort. If an arm gets him, his weight gets shifted and he's not able to keep his feet under him.
I don't see any way he can fix that.
In college he was shifty enough to make that move and stay in clean air. In the pros these guys are bigger, longer, faster and frankly they're smarter. They gameplan for his spin move or his juke. They know he's going to do it and they're able to get an arm out there. That arm is enough to bring him down because he just doesn't have the balance he needs.
Again, he's lacking a critical skill. He's built a mansion on sand, essentially. All the marble floors and vaulted ceilings in the world don't mean a thing if the foundation crumbles. Without balance, I don't care how quick he is out of his cuts or how clever he is with the ball in his hands - he can't execute any of it.
Do you think he has that balance? Why? We've seen him get tripped up by a simple hand to the thigh pad. If he had it, he'd have shown it even via a simple broken tackle here and there and he's had several opportunities to show just that. Instead, he gets taken down for a 4 yard gain. If you don't, believe he has it, why do you think he's going to suddenly acquire it under a new staff?
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