http://sports.outsidethebeltway.com/2006/11/shutdown-cornerbacks/ News and commentary on the world of sports. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:00:52 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://sports.outsidethebeltway.com/2006/11/shutdown-cornerbacks/comment-page-1/#comment-17899 Cowboys Henry and Glenn Most Underrated Cornerbacks » OTB Sports Thu, 30 Nov 2006 21:54:17 +0000 http://sports.outsidethebeltway.com/2006/11/shutdown-cornerbacks/#comment-17899 [...] As a Cowboys fan, I was frustrated earlier in the season when these guys were giving up big plays. Still, as has been pointed out recently, recent rules changes have all but ended the days of the shut-down corner. And, certainly, the combination of Newman, Henry, and Glenn is one of the league’s best. [...] [...] As a Cowboys fan, I was frustrated earlier in the season when these guys were giving up big plays. Still, as has been pointed out recently, recent rules changes have all but ended the days of the shut-down corner. And, certainly, the combination of Newman, Henry, and Glenn is one of the league’s best. [...]

]]> http://sports.outsidethebeltway.com/2006/11/shutdown-cornerbacks/comment-page-1/#comment-16557 David Harris Sun, 26 Nov 2006 14:05:26 +0000 http://sports.outsidethebeltway.com/2006/11/shutdown-cornerbacks/#comment-16557 I think the bigger issue is that there are a lot of young corners in the game, and it takes a while to gain the respect of a Sanders or a Darrell Green. Here in Atlanta, DeAngelo Hall is amazing, but he gets a lot more opportunities for interceptions and plays than Deion ever did, simply because QBs aren't afraid to go his way yet. I think there is only one "shutdown" guy left in football...Champ Bailey. And I think Newman and Hall will both be there within a couple of years. I think the bigger issue is that there are a lot of young corners in the game, and it takes a while to gain the respect of a Sanders or a Darrell Green. Here in Atlanta, DeAngelo Hall is amazing, but he gets a lot more opportunities for interceptions and plays than Deion ever did, simply because QBs aren’t afraid to go his way yet. I think there is only one “shutdown” guy left in football…Champ Bailey. And I think Newman and Hall will both be there within a couple of years.

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