2007-09-21 06:24:38 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Football (American)
I never rated him very high. He was a good return man. I feel he was only half a corner because he was a good cover guy, but he couldn't and wouldn't tackle.
The media loved him because he was flashy.
If I was a coach I would have called sweeps to his side all day long.
2007-09-21 07:27:20 · answer #1 · answered by Green Dot On Helmet 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Probably 3rd, as I stated before Deion was the best man to man cover corner the league has seen, but if he happened to be in a cover 2 sheme he would damn near be worthless, that being said you'd never put him there. I put Blount ahead of him based on versatility and strength. I have Lane #2 but he and Deion are easily interchangable, and really they played a comlpetely different game, what a DB did in the NFL pre mid 70's (and especially the 90's) would get you fined and penalized nowadays, but Lane was more than just the violent CB his current reputation holds him as. I thikn its silly for people to say they would run sweeps and tosses at Deion, what makes you thikn he is the force player anyways? Most teams utilize Ends, Safeties, and OLBs to take force, and besides if you are basing your offense on now running sweeps at a corner, how much has he taken you out of your game?
I don't rank Lott as a CB because I consider him to be more of a safety. Darrell Green was great (and definantly a HOFer) but I thikn a lot of the high rankings he gets are based on the fact that he played more recently, and he played forever.
TOP 5
Mel Blount
Dick Lane
Deion Sanders
Mike Haynes
Willie Brown
2007-09-21 09:08:25 · answer #2 · answered by D Money 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps in the top 5, simply because he was such a good coverman.
However, Deion gets a lot of press because of his flash and personality. As good as coverman as he was, he was an AWFUL tackler. Anyone who truly knows football understands this flaw in his game. Not only was he a poor fundamental tackler, he absolutely HATED contact.
There have been guys that cover close to as well, such as Michael Haynes, that didn't have tackling deficiencies.
Rod Woodson was also pretty comparable and was not only much better than Deion from a tackling standpoint, he was a feared tackler on the blitz.
Ronnie Lott was also an amazing and well rounded corner before moving to safety, but he wasn't quite the cover guy as Sanders.
In today's game Champ Bailey is probably the best, but he isn't in Deion's league as a cover guy. MCallister in Baltimore is very tough as well.
As a cover guy, Sanders was second to none. The fact that you would consider such a poor tackler in the top 10 all-time speaks volumes about how good a cover guy he was. In his "prime" you simply couldn't throw the ball to a man he was covering.
I'd rank them:
Haynes
Woodson
Lott
Sanders
Baily
2007-09-21 06:49:13 · answer #3 · answered by h_charles 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Plain and simple great cornors force the offense to account for their whereabouts on the field at all times. Deion would force offenses to change entire gameplans becuase he was that great in coverage. Rod Woodson never caused gameplan shifts like that. but Rod could tackle where Deion couldn't.
As a pure cover corner Deion Sanders has to be ranked #1 of all time. Nobody had so much potential and no body produced at corner like Deion. He would shut down recievers all game that would torch the rest of the league. and Every team he was on knew he couldn't tackle so they would put him on the same side as their best outside linebacker. Without a doubt Deion allowed the falcons, cowboys, and 49ers and even the ravens to put in blitz packages that no other team would have felt comfortable running. No other corner in the history of the league had the ability to change entire games with his coverage alone.
Champ Bailey is on his way but he hasn't done it with the longevity that Deion did it.
2007-09-21 07:21:07 · answer #4 · answered by Terrence W 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I would rate Deion as the #1 cover corner of all-time. The guy would shut down 1/2 of the field and would allow the defense to handle the other half. If it wasn't for Deoin the 49ers would of not won the 1994 championship. Love him or hate him, he was a great player.
2007-09-21 06:38:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
He wouldn't make the list as a CB, just a return man. This guy was afraid of contact, I've seen him duck tackles & fake an injury to avoid a head on with a big back or receiver. I can't understand how anyone could possibly put him on a "best" list. He was only half a CB. There's more to the position than making a pick.
2007-09-21 12:50:22 · answer #6 · answered by Toe Cutter 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A definite top 5 of all time. He made you go the other way quite often and with his speed he could change the complexion of a game by either an interception or a punt return and even an occasional wide receiver score. He was multi-versatile and strategies were definitely altered because of his presence on the field.
2007-09-21 07:31:51 · answer #7 · answered by Dave aka Spider Monkey 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'd put him up at the top somewhere. He just had that scare factor, the same scare factor that Lawrence Taylor had, that Mike Vick on a smaller scale used to have. He scared QBs away from throwing to his side of the field. He just shut down good recievers in his prime, never mind his amazing ability as a return man. Without looking at other corners, I'd have to say he's in the top ten all-time. I can't think of ten better cornerbacks than him, so yeah he's at least top ten, maybe top five.
2007-09-21 06:37:51 · answer #8 · answered by null 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
i would definately rate him top 5 in history. i think champ bailey who is playing now is the best corner in history. he is a shut down corners and still does shut down receivers and offenses when offenses have the advantage over defenses in the new rules in today's nfl compared to the nfl in the 90's.
2007-09-21 07:26:31 · answer #9 · answered by The Claymaker- Go Pack! 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Willie you are an idiot, he is #1 as a cover corner in the History of the game. Prime time shut down on half of the field, and most QB's would avoid throwing to his side of the field, all together.
2007-09-21 06:53:10 · answer #10 · answered by Mac 2 · 2⤊ 3⤋