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NFL 100 All Time Team- Cornerbacks

The NFL Network show continues to the next position, the cornerback. The list is long for this position as 16 HOF'ers chase the 7 slots on the Wall of 100. The comment section should be a lively debate as we have many greats on this list. What is the perfect cornerback? He's moore than a guy who failed as a WR, although catching the ball is a nice skill to have if you want to be elite. Speed is high on many scouts list as the skill they find important. Many on this list had that & that was an important aspect of their game.

How about being smart, many fans forget this one, but a wily CB can play for a long time if he's smart enough. The smart ones do their homework with film study to learn what makes the WR's tick. They also need to understand the route trees of the upcoming offense so they can be prepared for what the offense will do. They need the ability to be mentally strong sprinkled with ability to talk trash.

The game has produced man corners,zone corners, left side & right side. Some CB's are better suited for one scheme or the other. This list of CB's are called shutdown corner's & they are a rare breed. They can remove the #1WR from the game plan allowing the defense to lend support in other areas. They are counted on to play man-to-man again the #WR with no help & in many cases they have to chase the WR as he switches from side to side. They are expected to keep the WR from catching anything. In today's game, we see the elite corners not even have a pass come there way as their reputation has spooked offenses from attempting to challenge them.

So here we go, these are the 16 greats battling for 7 openings

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