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Nnamdi Asomugha: The Nullifier
Nnamdi Asomugha is the best player you've never seen. And the NFL team that signs him for 2011 will have acquired the most important defensive free agent since Reggie White. Oh, I know that if you're a knowledgeable NFL fan you're aware of Asomugha and you know that he's always in the Pro Bowl,...
Actually, Some Men Are An Island: The Big 12 Cornerback Inequity
I've already written about the peculiar imbalance between the Big 12's defensive ends and offensive tackles and how that will dramatically impact the offenses in this year's Big 12, but there's another, more subtle imbalance that does not exist conference-wide between opposing positions, but...
Pre-Spring Depth Chart: Secondary
We've finally arrived to our last position group of the preseason, culminating in a thorough look at the Irish secondary. If you've missed any of the other units click on the names below. Defensive Line Linebacker *Denotes fifth year eligibility Gary Gray, Corner, Fifth Year Senior Robert Blanton,...
NFL Draft Profile: Cornerback Jerrard Tarrant
Jerrard Tarrant has touched a football 44 times in his career at Georgia Tech. Out of those 44 touches, he converted 6 into touchdowns. My two vivid memories of his GT career are the return against Clemson in 2009 and the interception return against Iowa in 2010. Tarrant is leaving the Jackets...
NFL Draft Profile: Cornerback Mario Butler
Georgia Tech's most penalized player of 2010: Mario Butler. Butler was the crusty veteran at cornerback for the Jackets in 2010. He saw action in 51 games for Tech and started in 39. Butler matched up one on one with Demaryius Thomas (a 2010 1st round Draft pick) every day for 3 years from...
With the 131st Overall Pick (4th Round), the Arizona Cardinals Select:
Greg Toler, CB, St. Pauls College 5'11", 191 lbs. From NFL.com's database: Overview Toler was one of the premier athletes in the Washington D.C. prep ranks, the talented defender never got the opportunity to wear a college uniform, much less earn a high school diploma. Toler exhausted his...
NFL Draft Profile: Wake Forest CB- Alphonso Smith
via cache.daylife.com I'm a bit biased, but there has been no other Demon Deacon football player I enjoyed watching more than Alphonso Smith. That's why I'm following where he will be headed even more closely than the beast Aaron Curry. Smith, a former quarterback from Pohakee, Florida, used...
Who Dat Draft Prospect: Vontae Davis
"Davis has the look of a true shutdown corner." --FootballsFuture.com When the Saints signed Jabari Greer, they instantly rendered most of the mock drafts in the world obsolete. Those drafts had the Saints choosing a cornerback with their first pick--usually either Malcolm Jenkins or Vontae...
2008 Draft Class Review - Terrence Wheatley
In continuance of our series that we started on our old site, we will be checking in on the 2007 Buffs NFL draft picks and free agent signings to see how they are doing in the NFL. We already looked at Jordan Dizon's start at the end of July. We will probably have to circle back around to review...
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