2008 Rookie Corner Class (how they performed statistically)

[theogt]

This may have been the best corner back class ever, so I thought it'd be interesting to see how they fared statistically (information take from here).

Name		Games	Att.	Comp.	Comp. %	Yards	YPA	TDs	INTs	PDs	QB Rating
Leodis McKelvin	9	23	15	65.2%	163	7.09	3	0	2	125.5
DRC		16	77	44	57.1%	496	6.44	5	4	9	76.5
Aqib Talib	10	24	11	45.8%	164	6.83	2	3	4	56.9
Mike Jenkins	13	47	28	59.6%	320	6.81	3	1	4	92.5
Antoine Cason	11	61	46	75.4%	373	6.11	3	1	6	100.0
Brandon Flowers	9	43	22	51.2%	289	6.72	7	1	13	102.6
Tracy Porter	5	41	27	65.9%	357	8.71	2	1	3	99.3
Terrell Thomas	11	34	21	61.8%	262	7.71	2	1	2	93.0
Chevis Jackson	16	42	24	57.1%	262	6.24	0	1	4	65.8
O. Scandrick	14	46	28	60.9%	268	5.83	1	0	4	80.7

In order based on opponents' QB Rating:

Name		Games	Att.	Comp.	Comp. %	Yards	YPA	TDs	INTs	PDs	QB Rating
Aqib Talib	10	24	11	45.8%	164	6.83	2	3	4	56.9
Chevis Jackson	16	42	24	57.1%	262	6.24	0	1	4	65.8
DRC		16	77	44	57.1%	496	6.44	5	4	9	76.5
O. Scandrick	14	46	28	60.9%	268	5.83	1	0	4	80.7
Mike Jenkins	13	47	28	59.6%	320	6.81	3	1	4	92.5
Terrell Thomas	11	34	21	61.8%	262	7.71	2	1	2	93.0
Tracy Porter	5	41	27	65.9%	357	8.71	2	1	3	99.3
Antoine Cason	11	61	46	75.4%	373	6.11	3	1	6	100.0
Brandon Flowers	9	43	22	51.2%	289	6.72	7	1	13	102.6
Leodis McKelvin	9	23	15	65.2%	163	7.09	3	0	2	125.5

 

[Bob Sacamano]

This may have been the best cornerback class ever, so it's good to see how they did their first season.

Some statistics (taken from here):

Name        Games    Att.    Comp.    Yards    TDs    INTs    PDs    QB Rating
Leodis McKelvin    9    23    15    163    3    0    2    125.5
DRC            16    77    44    496    5    4    9    76.5
Aqib Talib    10    24    11    164    2    3    4    56.9
[B]Mike Jenkins    13    47    28    320    3    1    4    92.5[/B]
Antoine Cason    11    61    46    373    3    1    6    100.0
Brandon Flowers    9    43    22    289    7    1    13    102.6
Tracy Porter    5    41    27    357    2    1    3    99.3
Terrell Thomas    11    34    21    262    2    1    2    93.0
Chevis Jackson    16    42    24    262    0    1    4    65.8
[B]O. Scandrick    14    46    28    268    1    0    4    80.7[/B]

In order based on on opponents' QB rating:

Name        Games    Att.    Comp.    Yards    TDs    INTs    PDs    QB Rating
Aqib Talib    10    24    11    164    2    3    4    56.9
Chevis Jackson    16    42    24    262    0    1    4    65.8
DRC        16    77    44    496    5    4    9    76.5
[B]O. Scandrick    14    46    28    268    1    0    4    80.7[/B]
[B]Mike Jenkins    13    47    28    320    3    1    4    92.5[/B]
Terrell Thomas    11    34    21    262    2    1    2    93.0
Tracy Porter    5    41    27    357    2    1    3    99.3
Antoine Cason    11    61    46    373    3    1    6    100.0
Brandon Flowers    9    43    22    289    7    1    13    102.6
Leodis McKelvin    9    23    15    163    3    0    2    125.5

guess Tracy Porter wasn't as bad as you thought, eh?

 

[bayeslife]

Aqib Talib surprised all of us.

After that singular video of him being beat by Jordy Nelson, we all wrote him off as not a good CB, but he did do a great job.

 

[theogt]

guess Tracy Porter wasn't as bad as you thought, eh?

I'd say his performance as a rookie was pretty poor, which might be we saw the least amount of playing time by far among his class.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

I'd say his performance as a rookie was pretty poor, which might be we saw the least amount of playing time by far among his class.

he didn't see as much playing time, but saw as much action as anyone else, and graded about the same

 

[theogt]

Aqib Talib surprised all of us.

After that singular video of him being beat by Jordy Nelson, we all wrote him off as not a good CB, but he did do a great job.

Talib performed well in his limited action in a Cover 2 defense. His biggest problem wasn't the Nelson video, but his red flag character issues.

 

[theogt]

he didn't see as much playing time, but saw as much action as anyone else, and graded about the same

Being thrown at so many times in just 5 games is NOT a good thing.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

Being thrown at so many times in just 5 games is NOT a good thing.

that's not indicative of performance, just that teams knew he was a rooke corner and targeted him as such

 

[theogt]

that's not indicative of performance, just that teams knew he was a rooke corner

Yes, it most certainly is indicative of performance. It's not conclusive, but it certainly shows he was picked on constantly when he was on the field, which is obviously not a good thing. You can't just chalk it up to "he's a rookie" as clearly none of the other rookies were picked on that much.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

Yes, it most certainly is indicative of performance. It's not conclusive, but it certainly shows he was picked on constantly when he was on the field, which is obviously not a good thing. You can't just chalk it up to "he's a rookie" as clearly none of the other rookies were picked on that much.

no, the performance in itself is what you look at, not how many times a corner was targeted

that's called "piling on"

 

[Mansta54]

no, the performance in itself is what you look at, not how many times a corner was targeted

that's called "piling on"

He was a target because QB's felt he was a weak link. Thats why any corner or safety is targeted, ask Roy.....

 

[Bob Sacamano]

He was a target because QB's felt he was a weak link. Thats why any corner or safety is targeted, ask Roy.....

ok

Anthony Henry was targeted alot in '06, but still did very well

again, it's performance, not the number of targets

 

[Future]

When did Jenkins have 3 TDs? I can only remember one...and I can't remember Scandrick's at all.

 

[Future]

ok

Anthony Henry was targeted alot in '06, but still did very well

again, it's performance, not the number of targets

Get thrown at 20 times a game and you are going to end up getting picks. Henry isn't really a good example because he's on the opposite side of Newman...who nobody wants to throw at.

 

[Mansta54]

ok

Anthony Henry was targeted alot in '06, but still did very well

again, it's performance, not the number of targets

But WHY was targeted so much? Because he was slow, played 15yrds off the ball, and got beat often and eventually TRADED....

 

[Bob Sacamano]

Get thrown at 20 times a game and you are going to end up getting picks. Henry isn't really a good example because he's on the opposite side of Newman...who nobody wants to throw at.

But WHY was targeted so much? Because he was slow, played 15yrds off the ball, and got beat often..

his ypa was very good in '06, despite the high number of targets

 

[Mansta54]

his ypa was very good in '06, despite the high number of targets

And teams still went after him, WHY, cause he wasn't that good and they liked their chances against him... AH played way off the ball and gave up 1st downs consistently.. Heck, against the Ravens, Mason beat him all game with just 1 arm...

 

[Bob Sacamano]

And teams still went after him, WHY, cause he wasn't that good and they liked their chances against him...

 

[SLATEmosphere]

DRC is so legit. That's one CB I wish we had over Jenkins from the 08 class.

 

[bayeslife]

When did Jenkins have 3 TDs? I can only remember one...and I can't remember Scandrick's at all.

It was how many TDs were scored against that corner.

Making it awfully hard to keep my eyes off of DRC and Flowers.

According to the stats Flowers had a terrible season, and having played only 9 games as a starter.