What is the difference between a safety and a cornerback?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

the Cornerbacks are the men that are lined up against the WR. usually play man on man with the WR or just cover the flats in a cover 2 defense. cover deep zones in a cover 3 defense.
Cornerbacks are usually faster because they need to be able to stick with the WR. whereas safeties just have to make sure they can take down the WR.

Safeties are usually given deep zone assignments (epically the free safety), or a run support assigment(epically the strong safety). Safeties are usually the "last line of defense", most of the time during a pass they are deeper than the deepest making sure if the QB throws the ball deep, that he would tackle the receiver if the cornerback messes up. or if the runner gets past the defensive line and the linebacker they must prevent the run from being a touchdown. Safeties are often watching the QB instead of watching where WRs are moving. or watch the linemen movement in order to figure out where the RB are going to run.
in essence Cornerbacks are there purely for pass coverage, safeties are there to prevent touchdowns, mostly during passing plays but they also play a role in run support.

when they say "eight men in the box" it is usually a safety (usually strong safety) that goes to the line.

Answer 3

Cornerbacks defend the receiver beginning at the line of scrimmage and can "jam" the receiver by making him change his route after shoving him or hitting him within 5 yards. Corners also play man on man coverage on receivers and have to be very quick and fast to keep up with receivers. Basically, they have to be very good at marking their man so the quarterback looks at the receiver and sees a man defending him very tightly (like Champ Bailey of the Denver Broncos) who is considered a universal "shutdown" corner. Safeties, meanwhile, play deeper than corners like the previous guy said, about 10 yards back, and they either help corners defend receivers who are deep threats or may help linebackers stuff the run (like Bob Sanders of the Indinapolis Colts). Safeties must be very good at tackling because if someone outruns them, jukes them out, or runs over them, then it will usually be a touchdown for the opposing team. Safeties are usually bigger and stronger than corners (see John Lynch, Sanders, Sean Taylor, Brian Dawkins) and tend to be a little slower while corners are usually 6' or smaller.

Answer 4

The corner back usually defends the receiver from the line he has to be fast. The safety covers the field and usually does not get the receiver till about 10 yards down the field. They don't have to be as fast, but they have to be able to tackle

Answer 5

Guy above me pretty much nailed it for ya. Also, corners tend to rely more on straight one-on-one coverage abilities on the outside, where the safeties have more important reads to make, more important decisions to make on-the-spot, and, most importantly, more of a chance to deliver a knock-out blow!

Answer 6

Corner backs are on the corner. Safeties are in the middle.