Board Thread:Legitimate Canon Questions/@comment-13895380-20161123045622/@comment-25176701-20161127030020

It wasn't just an ass kicking, though. He almost died because he was inexperienced. It wasn't because he simply lost a fight, it was more so the fact that he didn't know how to fight. Theo didn't take much time training them or teaching them how to control/use their abilities. Scott actually helped Liam and the others in his pack develop their abilities and turn them into skills they could use to help win a fight.

Maybe you're right that he's not physically weak, but lack of experience and training make him appear that way. Because he doesn't know how to fight well, he would have only ended up being a liability and an inconvenience. Just because somebody has strength doesn't qualify them to fight. Not only do they need to know how to fight well and protect themself, but they also need to use rational thought to figure out the best and safest way to handle the situation, not act on their current feelings. Corey had neither proper training or the ability to put emotions aside to make intelligent decisions.

He wasn't ready for war and that's that. You don't send an inexperienced soldier to the battlefield and expect them to be useful.

And I agree that he is mentally weak, however, you can't fault him for that either. His parents were neglectful and he didn't have any friends. His first boyfriend was killed, so there went the last person he had in his life. He had dictator Theo ordering him around and using him as a pawn. He completely lacked faith in himself because until Mason, he had no encouragement or love from anyone.

He needs confidence in himself and he'll only get that when people are by his side offering support and encouragement (not knocking him down). Once he has faith in his abilities, he'll work towards helping the pack more.

Liam was mentally weak at first, too. In a different way, though. He always let his agression get the better of him and because of that, was more of a liability than actual help. Not being strong enough to control his anger led to multiple injuries, one almost death (when he tried to kill Scott for selfish reasons), and times where people risked finding out about werewolves (his fiasco with Brett after he first arrived to BH for a match, when people saw a dog boy running through the forest, etc). Scott didn't look down on him and deem him untrustworthy just because he wasn't mentally strong enough to control his emotions. He worked with Liam.

If he works with Corey to overcome his lack of confidence issue, I don't doubt he'll be like the rest of the pack. And he's already proving to be useful.