M.D. Wright
10.31.09
You know the drill by now. This isn't like the Pro Bowl, where a guy gets by on past achievements. This is who is playing THE BEST AT CORNERBACK RIGHT NOW IN THE NFL THIS SEASON.
1. DARRELLE REVIS.
If you have not had the joy to watch this guy play, please tune in soon. He plays the position THE RIGHT WAY. The way I was taught to play cornerback. It makes me sit up and watch. Screw WRs, this guy gets it DONE. Locks down the best WRs in the game and makes it look easy. Not afraid to come up in run support, either.
2. NNAMDI ASOMUGHA.
A shame he plays for one of the worst teams in the NFL and plays on the West Coast. No one really sees him play. However, football people know this guy is as fluid as they come. He's like a younger version of Champ Bailey, with a step more speed. Teams rarely even throw to his side anymore and he hasn't even been in the league 5 years.
3. COREY WEBSTER.
Ever since clinching the 2007 NFC Championship Game with a stellar interception of Green Bay's Brett Favre, Webster has been locking down the best WRs in the NFC with relative ease. He has great hands, great closing speed, and superb awareness. He plays well in space and also comes in and helps in the box. A sleeper at this position, if that is possible here in New York.
4. ANTOINE WINFIELD.
He has managed to play all these years in Buffalo and Minnesota and no one really talks about him amongst the best. Honestly, he is the toughest CB out there. I have seen him come up and absolutely lay guys out no homo. He's great at everything. Why he doesn't get mentioned is beyond me. He saves the Viking defensive secondary from being an absolute SIEVE.
5. CHAMP BAILEY.
He's still got it. If he's lost a step, he makes up for it with guile. He's making plays he made in Washington. Still excellent in coverage, teams foolishly throw to his side thinking he's losing it. Champ can bump and run, play deep or come up in run support. One of the best cornerbacks ever once he hangs them up.
Honorable Mention: Terence Newman, Courtland Finnegan, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, Quentin Jammer, Rasean Mathis.
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