what does a cornerback do?

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Answer 1

He covers the "corner" on Defense.

His responsibility is the #1 receiver on his side; which means the widest out.

Depending on the defensive set, he stands in a 2 point stance anywhere from 5 to 9 yards away from the receiver. Often times he may stand face to face with the man.

His job is to cover the receiver and work his way "underneath", meaning between the receiver and the incoming football.
ON Pass plays.

On a run play thats coming directly at him...his job is to contain the ball carrier by attacking....the Safety then wheels to cover the receiver and the far Corner caps off with a long angel of persuit.

On a run play away from him, the corner "wheels" by sprinting 45 degrees to the opposite side of the field for coverage with the deepest angle of pursuit.

On runs up the middle...he collapses to the middle and attacks after 5 yards.
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Answer 2

A cornerback (also referred to as a corner) is a position in American and Canadian football, more broadly classified as a defensive back. The modern cornerback is ideally very fast, agile, and has good football instinct. Like any defensive player, he must be able to react faster than his opponent, since he does not have the benefit of knowing where a play is going to go. Essential skills for a cornerback include backpedaling, jumping, staying with his man, anticipating a pass route and reading the quarterback.

Most defensive formations in modern pro football use 4 defensive backs. Two of these are safeties, and two of them are corners. A corner's responsibilities vary depending on the type of coverage called. Coverage is simply how the defense will be protecting against the pass. A corner will be given one of two ways to defend the pass (with variations that result in more or less the same responsibilities): zone and man-to-man. In zone coverage, the cornerback is responsible for an area on the field. In this case, the corner must always stay downfield of whoever it is covering while still remaining in its zone, always between the sideline and the opposing player. Zone is a more relaxed defensive scheme meant to provide more awareness across the defensive secondary while sacrificing tight coverage. As such, the corner in this case would be responsible for making sure nobody gets outside of him, always, or downfield of him, in cases where there is no deep safety help. In man coverage, however, the cornerback is solely responsible for the man across from him, usually the offensive player split farthest out. In man coverage, the main job of a corner is to keep that 'man' inside of him.

Notable Cornerbacks

Champ Bailey
Ronde Barber
DeAngelo Hall
Kelly Jennings
Ty Law
Chris McAllister
Deltha O'Neal
Antrel Rolle
Samari Rolle
Deion Sanders
Shawn Springs
Patrick Surtain
Rod Woodson

Answer 3

The cornerbacks are primarily responsible for covering the offense's WR.

If a play is going towards a TE or back the corners will move towards the action.

In certain situations the CB will rush the passer.

If you are going to play CB you need to be fast and have good reflexes-but you don't really have to be able to catch. That's why most CBs were once WRs

Answer 4

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Answer 5

A conerback defends mostly against the pass, he is the defense equivalent of the wide receiver, but at times is used to rush the passer (try to tackle the quarterback before he throws the ball) or even for run support if he is bigger then most..they are usually between 5'10" and 6'2" some bigger, some smaller, but mostly little skinny guys who run fast, but not as fast as a free safty

Answer 6

plays zone or man to man coverage in the backfield on defense. Usually covers wide recievers and Tight Ends.

Answer 7

Cover the recievers on pass plays and lend run defense support, especially on outside running plays.

Answer 8

covers the wide receiver mostly...also known as the corner or defensive back..."A defensive player who generally lines up on the outside of the formation and is usually assigned to cover a wide receiver"

Answer 9

cornor do score a lot of players.when I see soccer i always scare a corner kick because Manchester united doesn't have a good keeper i am fan of Manchester united

Answer 10

they cover the wide recievers from the line of scrimmage...the safteys help out according to the play..