There are those who believe the cornerback is the third most important position in football (1. quarterback, 2. left tackle). That’s debatable; a lot depends on the type of scheme. The Raiders, for instance, play a vast amount of man coverage and therefore place a premium on shutdown corners (hence the $45.3 million they’re paying Nnamdi Asomugha over three years). But the Ravens, on the other hand, can survive with average corners, thanks to their unique front seven packages.
This, obviously, makes it tough to rank [...]
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