Buyer Beware ... Cornerbacks

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by Mr. Laz

do we want 2 sean smiths or do we need a guy that can handle more speed?

My eyes agree with you here but the stopwatch doesn't.

It's dangerous to put too much faith in the underwear olympics, but Rowe timed in the top 1/3 for his 40 time and in the top 15% for his 3 cone and 20 yrd shuttle times. His broad jump was in the top 1/4 and his vertical jump in the top 20% as well. His Bench was top 20%.

So his quickness numbers are very good (SS and 3-cone) and his long speed is above average (40). His explosion appears to be pretty good based on his broad and vertical jumps and his bench was very good. At 6'1 with 31 inch arms he's going to have a wider coverage radius than most corners and at 200+ lbs he's going to be solid in run-support.

Physically the guy really does nail it, or at least he did at the combine. But he's one of those guys that I just don't quite see it on the tape. Again, it's possible I'm just not being fair to him because he's a converted safety so I expect to see a guy with less athletic ability. I will concede that I have no answer for the disconnect between what I see and what the stopwatch seems to show.