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I would love to have one of our resident draftnik gurus explain to me why Jenkins, as a cornerback, presents better value than everyone out there other than Stafford or Sanchez. Cornerbacks are only successful approximately 30% of the time and given enough time a good quarterback is going to beat a great cornerback almost everytime - rules favor the offense. And seeing as how the rules are now being called in favor of the receiver in terms of pass interference, why would a cornerback such as Jenkins be perceived to have more value than a linebacker such as Curry. Seems to me that if both players are of equal talent level, the linebacker would have a better chance to have a positive impact on the game versus the cornerback. (Especially a strong side backer that can be effective in both passing and run situations - I think that you people busting on a strong side backer as a position of lesser value are incorrect in that assumption because of their ability to be an effective three down player. As well, it seems some are leg humping the magical 15 sack linebacker as a high draft value pick, but it would seem to me that that guy would be easier to find than a three down backer who can effectively play side line to side line and help in every aspect of the game. There are Elvis Dumervils in about every draft - if we need one of those, couldn't we just pick up a Larry English or Connor Barwin type player in round two, three or four?)
Whose the best cornerback in the game? Bailey would be my guess, and has been so for the past decade. He's even been listed numerous times in the top five of NFL Best Overall Player lists. However, how many Super Bowls has he been in? How many playoff games has he won?
I'm just curious as to why some of our so called experts are justifying a cornerback as a correct value pick in terms of the Chiefs picking third overall, especially when comparing him to Curry.
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