Do we really Have to sign a FA CB?

[Wrath-SRT]

Yeah now that I’m thinking about it these corners are hitting the ground running and the ones who don’t just aren’t that good

[Mongoose]

CB one of the easier positions to play right away.

[QBHATER90]

I would say yes. Get a veteran corner in here.

[Blizer]

The Falcons CB (A.J terrell,) was solid his first year, and then leaped massively next year

I do think CBs if they good/okay their first year will get better, but yeah more and more CBs are hitting the ground running 1st year now

[Luke]

@WestCoastLionsFan

@Luke

The only CBs currently in play for the team next season, realistically, are Okudah and Jacobs.

That’s almost as bad as saying that Analzone and Rodrigo will be the starting LB’s next season

This defense absolutely needs an injection of talent. The rookies will help long term, but I hope they go get a piece or two in FA or trade market.

[Luke]

@Lionskickarse

I can see them bringing a Vet in to help push the young players at the position, including the rookies

I wonder if they’ll do at CB what they did at WR with Chark last year. Add in a prove it deal vet to push while the pups develop

[Lionskickarse]

@Luke

I wonder if they’ll do at CB what they did at WR with Chark last year. Add in a prove it deal vet to push while the pups develop

That is exactly what I was thinking that they would do. If they decide to add a vet I think that he at best would be a place holder while they get the younger players up to speed.

[Mr.Peabody]

@HSVLion

@Mr.Peabody

You just named 2 of the guys who came in and made an immediate contribution as rookies. In fact Lattimore was a pro bowler on a top 10 defense that made it to the NFC Championship Game.

Lattimore since his rookie season has pretty much been the textbook exception to the rule with rookie corners, and Jalen Ramsey and Sauce Gardner are just in a tier of their own when it comes to corners in general so them finding success in their rookie season.

I agree that the trend might be changing but it’s not as widespread of a pattern as WR was for me to think it’s a real thing yet.

[HSVLion]

That’s a 5th round pick that every team passed on at least once.

How many corners other than Sauce were taken before him that had really good rookie seasons?

[Wrath-SRT]

@HSVLion

That’s a 5th round pick that every team passed on at least once.

How many corners other than Sauce were taken before him that had really good rookie seasons?

His teammate Cobi Bryant was solid and so was DaRon Bland

[Mr.Peabody]

Here is a partial season grade from November where PFF had 5 rookies in their top 25.

NFL cornerback rankings ahead of Week 11: Sauce Gardner, Patrick Surtain II,...

[Thats2]

Surtain and Sauce were the two starters on the PFWA all pro team. They were both great as rookies. Horn was great before he got hurt. Lattimore, Ward, Stingley was following #1 receivers already. Tre White. Woolen is an outlier but was great too (and many on here liked him).

It makes sense that it’s happening more often for the same reason it makes sense that WRs are hitting the ground running more often… they’re all seeing so many more reps. Going all the way back to 7 on 7. And a lot of them are really high-level reps.