Who has the best CBs in the League?

After Darrelle Revis went down for the season with a torn ACL injury, Antonio Cromartie proclaimed himself the best cornerback in the league. He was quickly met with laughter and derision, for good reason. Cromartie has been, throughout his career, infuriatingly inconsistent. He is, in my mind, one of the best pure athletes in the NFL, alongside Percy Harvin and Jason Pierre-Paul.

With Revis, the New York Jets have been spoiled by such incredible cornerback play that others are unfairly judged. Cromartie and Kyle Wilson are prime examples. Quarterbacks are forced to target them more than they probably otherwise would, simply because they cannot throw the ball near Revis, which makes them look worse than they are.

Last year, Revis allowed only 41.1% completions on all targets. At this moment, Cromartie is allowing just 39% completions on all targets, by far the league leader. Think about that for a moment. Our number one corner, the best in the league and arguably of all time, has gone down, and his replacement is allowing 1.2% less completions nearly halfway through the season. In addition, he has three interceptions, and probably should have at least one more. In Revis' best year, 2009, when he should have won defensive player of the year, Revis was allowing just 36.9% completion percentage. In contrast, Champ Bailey, one of the better cornerbacks in the league, is currently allowing a 52.5% completion average.

Our new number two, Wilson, is only allowing 51.4% thus making him the 17th best cornerback in the league based on completions allowed. Better than Champ Bailey. Consider that there are 64 starting cornerbacks, and the Jets have three in the top 20. People LOVE to give Wilson a hard time and say that he’s garbage. But why? The reason is because they’re putting Wilson on an impossible pedestal by comparing him, consciously or not, to the two best cornerbacks in the league. So when we see Wilson talking smack to the opposing receivers or wildly celebrating after close coverage, keep this in mind.

Both of our top cornerbacks are playing phenomenal football right now, and both have stepped up incredibly since Revis was lost against the Miami Dolphins in week three. Why do you think Tom Brady and the best offense in the league was only able to put up 20 points (excluding the nine from offense and special teams) on our defense, even without Revis? While a lot of credit has to go to Rex Ryan for re-discovering his creative genius and being extremely clever in his formations and plays, our secondary is simply playing lights out without their leader, and I, for one, do not believe they are currently receiving enough credit. Now, when Cromartie says that he's the best cornerback in the league, it's time to start paying attention.

if you don't think the Redskins have the best corners in the league then you're clearly retarded and should seek help immediately.

Right now Seattle, if Revis is healthy, NYJ

Stephen wrote:Right now Seattle, if Revis is healthy, NYJ

stats dont lie, Cromartie is giving up 39% of his tagets and thats best in the league, Wilson is giving up less than Champ Bailey..we have 3 CBs in the Top 20..cant argue with that

MASTRxOFxPUPPETZ wrote:

Stephen wrote:Right now Seattle, if Revis is healthy, NYJ

stats dont lie, Cromartie is giving up 39% of his tagets and thats best in the league, Wilson is giving up less than Champ Bailey..we have 3 CBs in the Top 20..cant argue with that

Not taking anything away from Cromartie or Wilson, but I would rather have Sherman, Browner than Cromartie Wilson

Clearly Detroit because Alfonso Smith

How is this even a question?

Cincinnati duh. They have Pacman!


In all seriousness probably Seattle, I'll find out how good they are on Sunday.

MaddMatter wrote:How is this even a question?

Cincinnati duh. They have Pacman!


In all seriousness probably Seattle, I'll find out how good they are on Sunday.

Don't forget Terrance Newman! He's apparently been our best DB! YAY!

HurpDurpHurray wrote:

MaddMatter wrote:How is this even a question?

Cincinnati duh. They have Pacman!


In all seriousness probably Seattle, I'll find out how good they are on Sunday.

Don't forget Terrance Newman! He's apparently been our best DB! YAY!

How's my boy Leon doing?

Seattle.

NYJ when Revis is healthy.

Sherman and Browner are vicious.

Sherman has given up 2 TDs so far. Thats pretty damn good considering the WR talent he's gone up against.

MaddMatter wrote:

HurpDurpHurray wrote:

MaddMatter wrote:How is this even a question?

Cincinnati duh. They have Pacman!


In all seriousness probably Seattle, I'll find out how good they are on Sunday.

Don't forget Terrance Newman! He's apparently been our best DB! YAY!

How's my boy Leon doing?

He's... he's playing. You know, making plays and stuff. Tackling people and shit

Cardnials?

MaddMatter wrote:How is this even a question?

Cincinnati duh. They have Pacman!


In all seriousness probably Seattle, I'll find out how good they are on Sunday.

Answer: Not as good as they say they are.

What about the iggles?

Nnamdi still decent with Rodgers-Cromartie.

MaddMatter wrote:What about the iggles?

Nnamdi still decent with Rodgers-Cromartie.

theyve been getting torched all year

Well my summation of the Hawks Lions game goes like this:

The offense put us in the position to win but our Defense pissed it away. VERY uncharacteristic.

Best CB's? I don't think they are the best, but they might be the dumbest. BOTH starting CB for my Bucs getting suspended for taking adderal.... F'ing morons!

tubbs51 wrote:Well my summation of the Hawks Lions game goes like this:

The offense put us in the position to win but our Defense pissed it away. VERY uncharacteristic.

Your offense had like 1 good drive lol.

Either penalties or 1 big run got you scoring drives.

Champ Bailey- 15/30, 50%, 182 yds

Kyle Wilson- 20/39, 51.3%, 257 yds

Champ Bailey wrote:Champ Bailey- 15/30, 50%, 182 yds

Kyle Wilson- 20/39, 51.3%, 257 yds

Where do you get these from?

MaddMatter wrote:

Champ Bailey wrote:Champ Bailey- 15/30, 50%, 182 yds

Kyle Wilson- 20/39, 51.3%, 257 yds

Where do you get these from?

profootballfocus

Champ Bailey wrote:https://i.imgur.com/wYQQf.jpg

You sir are a God.

Out of curiosity, where does Chris Houston rank in there?

Edit:

Nevermind it was in the picture

21/35 60% 182 61.8 rating.
Not bad

tubbs51 wrote:Well my summation of the Hawks Lions game goes like this:

The offense put us in the position to win but our Defense pissed it away. VERY uncharacteristic.

care to be a Redskins fan? where the defense causes a loss nearly every time!

yay!!!!!!!

and wait until you couple the bad defense with 9 drops by the receiving corps!! yeah!! it's so much fun to watch!