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I didn't say he wasn't beaten. Actually, I said the opposite...
I just said that I didn't believe that he got smoked or burned. To me, a "smoking" or a "burning" is when the receiver has five or more yards on the corner. That wasn't the case. He had a yard to maybe a yard and a half at the very most on McCourty. That's why I believe, had Meriweather not slammed into him, McCourty still could have pulled him down from behind. Hell, as it is, if Meriweather had taken the proper angle, he could have de-cleated Jones.
As it is, I don't think we disagree much on the fact that McCourty was beaten. What we disagree on is just how badly he was beaten, what would have happen had he had the chance to run with Jones, and, apparently, whether or not Meriweather took a bad angle.
As I noted:
You seem to see a DB making a good play, despite being beaten cleanly.
I don't see McCourty recovering and making the tackle. You do. Hence the above line.
Also, Meriweather's angle was clearly not a good one. We don't disagree on that.