Charting Defensive Backs 2007

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Saints lose to eagles, pulse very faint
Published 12/23/2007 by Sunil <info@canalstreetchronicles.com> at Canal Street Chronicles: Front Page Posts
... Donovan McNabb did what so many quarterbacks have done this season -- exploit the Saints' secondary. As southernsaint noted in the gameday thread, FO rated Jason David the worst corner in the NFL. I'd throw Josh Bullocks under that bus, as well. ...

49ers 21 - Bucs 19: One legend comes to the end of the road, another is being born!
Published 12/24/2007 by Fooch <ninersnation@gmail.com> at Niners Nation: Front Page Posts
... Nate "Lockdown" Clements - Earlier this week I discovered that Clements is #2 among cornerbacks for passes thrown his way.  One person in the comments suggested it was because he lines up far enough off the line of scrimmage so as to bait QBs to throw his way.  Either way, his interception in the 4th quarter set up the eventual winning score. ...

Judging the pass defense
Published 12/26/2007 by VanRam <info@turfshowtimes.com> at Turf Show Times: Front Page Posts
... Now, with my extra cash in hand (kidding), I must say they're awfully hard on the Rams. At 3-12, though, can you blame them? Part of the beauty in their rational approach is that illustrious winning teams like ours don't get shunned like they do elsewhere on the national level. In attempting to evaluate the performance of defensive backs, the FO team charted passes to determine success rate and yards per pass for each back. Surprisingly to some, Fakir Brown's name showed up among the league leaders in success rate at 65% and Tye Hill ranked among the best so far in terms of ...

Stray Arrows: The Law/Surtain Debate
Published 12/26/2007 by Adam at Arrowhead Addict | A Kansas City Chiefs Sports Blog
... - 3.250, Cap - 4.650, Running Bonus - 0 Ty Law : Salary - 6.500, Cap - 7.550, Running Bonus - 0 Patrick Surtain : Salary - 5.650, Cap - 8.400, Running Bonus - 350,000 We believe that we only get the savings of their salaries, not their cap number. So, it actually looks like we would save more by cutting Law than Surtain, because he does not have a running bonus. I think we should probably cut both, but if it came down to either Law or Surtain, I’d definitely keep Law. The guys at Football Outsiders show just how bad Surtain’s been this year, revealing that he allows 9.3 ...

Without Mike McKenzie, the Saints' Goal in Free Agency is Clear
Published 12/26/2007 by Tom Mantzouranis at FanHouse
... -- the fourth-ranked defensive back in success rate and seventh-ranked in yards per pass according to Football Outsiders -- tore his ACL last Sunday wasn't quite the Christmas gift I was hoping for. ...

Is Drayton Florence Overrated?
Published 12/31/2007 by Rob Zepeda at BoltHype - An Unofficial Chargers Blog
... Egads. I guess not every player is meant to play in every defensive scheme. Michael Huff, OAK: 10.8 Stanley Wilson, DET: 10.7 Drayton Florence, SD: 10.6 Corey Ivy, BAL: 10.0 Leon Hall, CIN: 9.6 Patrick Surtain, KC: 9.3 David Barrett, NYJ: 9.1 Cedric Griffin, MIN: 9.0 Al Harris, GB: 8.8 Take this info and with it what you will but don't forget this is coming from the people who once claimed Drayton Florence was better than Quentin Jammer. Check for yourself at FootballOutsiders.com: Charting Defensive Backs 2007

No Matter How Bad, the Saints Need to Hold Onto Jason David
Published 1/2/2008 by Tom Mantzouranis at FanHouse
... the "worst corner in football in 2007." Football Outsiders discovered that you could throw at nothing -- literally -- and have less success than passing on him in 2007. But you don't need insider status or metrics to figure out that ...

Mike McKenzie was really good this year
Published 1/5/2008 by Sunil <info@canalstreetchronicles.com> at Canal Street Chronicles: Front Page Posts
... It reminded me of an article I meant to discuss more, the Football Outsiders' revelation of the Best and Worse defensive backs (T/Y, SouthernSaint). David fared poorly, ranking as the worst corner in terms of both Success Rate and yards per pass. David's 32 percent success rate was followed by Detroit's Stanley Wilson (36) and Cincinnati's young tandem of Jonathan Joseph (39) and Leon Hall (36). David allowed a league-worst 14.5 yards per pass, which was actually more than a hole in the zone (11.9). Of David's performance, Aaron Schatz said: ...

Weekend YouTube Fun - Asante can hit too...
Published 3/15/2008 by JasonB <info@bleedinggreennation.com> at Bleeding Green Nation: Front Page Posts
... If stats are more your thing... Football Outsider's had Asante ranked among the top 10 in CB success rate last year. By that same metric, Lito Sheppard was among the worst. Obviously that's because he was hurt all year, but that's always been the problem with Lito.

New season, new questions
Published 5/9/2008 by VanRam at Turf Show Times: Front Page Posts
... With such a good looking pass rush on paper, it'll be interesting to see how the defensive backfield does. Fakhir Brown's freedom secure for the time being, the Rams will have both of their starting corners. Brown and emerging star Tye Hill, when they played last season, proved to be pretty solid in coverage toev. Less exposure, as pass plays die in teh pocket, could make them even better. Brown and FS OJ Atogwe combined for 12 INTs last season, and new CB Justin King has decent enough hands that the Rams should get some turnovers in the nickel package. ...