Post by GordonG on Aug 11, 2023 1:24:46 GMT -5
www.bigblueview.com/2023/8/10/23822218/how-common-is-it-for-rookie-nfl-cornerbacks-to-play-well-tre-hawkins-deonte-banks
Excerpts from the article follows:
In 2022, 210 cornerbacks played at least 10 snaps in coverage, and 67 played 50% or more of a typical team’s coverage snaps. A grand total of seven of them scored 80 or higher in coverage, PFF’s threshold for elite play. Another 10 had a very good coverage score (75-80):
The 2022 season was not an anomaly, either. In 2021 there were also seven elite cornerbacks, and in 2020 only five. In 2021 there were 12 more in the “very good” category, and in 2020 there were 10 more. In other words, the NFL has only a handful of truly elite cornerbacks in any given year, and roughly half the teams in the league are fortunate enough to have even one cornerback who is at least very good.
The development of Banks and Hawkins matters a lot for the Giants’ playoff hopes in 2023. At the moment the Giants have exactly one cornerback who is not a question mark - Adoree’ Jackson. Aaron Robinson should have established himself by now, but he has been injured for much of his Giants’ career. Cor’Dale Flott and Rodarius Williams made some nice plays as rookies but did not play enough to know what their ceilings are. After three seasons, Darnay Holmes is not the answer.
Cornerback is one of the toughest positions to play in the NFL, and the results are less repeatable from year to year than they are for most other positions. Schoen did the right thing by drafting two of them this year. He should probably continue to draft at least one every year. It will be great if Deonte Banks earns a starting role this season, even if he has growing pains. It will be amazing if Tre Hawkins does, too. If neither one does, though, it won’t be that much of a surprise and it won’t necessarily be indicative of the future. End of Excerpts
It will be interesting to see how Banks and Hawkins are used in the game against the Lions and how well they do.
Excerpts from the article follows:
In 2022, 210 cornerbacks played at least 10 snaps in coverage, and 67 played 50% or more of a typical team’s coverage snaps. A grand total of seven of them scored 80 or higher in coverage, PFF’s threshold for elite play. Another 10 had a very good coverage score (75-80):
The 2022 season was not an anomaly, either. In 2021 there were also seven elite cornerbacks, and in 2020 only five. In 2021 there were 12 more in the “very good” category, and in 2020 there were 10 more. In other words, the NFL has only a handful of truly elite cornerbacks in any given year, and roughly half the teams in the league are fortunate enough to have even one cornerback who is at least very good.
The development of Banks and Hawkins matters a lot for the Giants’ playoff hopes in 2023. At the moment the Giants have exactly one cornerback who is not a question mark - Adoree’ Jackson. Aaron Robinson should have established himself by now, but he has been injured for much of his Giants’ career. Cor’Dale Flott and Rodarius Williams made some nice plays as rookies but did not play enough to know what their ceilings are. After three seasons, Darnay Holmes is not the answer.
Cornerback is one of the toughest positions to play in the NFL, and the results are less repeatable from year to year than they are for most other positions. Schoen did the right thing by drafting two of them this year. He should probably continue to draft at least one every year. It will be great if Deonte Banks earns a starting role this season, even if he has growing pains. It will be amazing if Tre Hawkins does, too. If neither one does, though, it won’t be that much of a surprise and it won’t necessarily be indicative of the future. End of Excerpts
It will be interesting to see how Banks and Hawkins are used in the game against the Lions and how well they do.