Looking back at the Anthony Henry signing (his free agency peers at CB)

[Concord]

I thought it was a Ok signing but not great at the time.

But he's been a Great signing so far!

Hope his groin is ok..those type of injuries can be troublesome.

 

[jbsg02]

I'm glad we didn't go after Rolle. He is the least physical player in the NFL

 

[Bob Sacamano]

Remember the media blitz about this? Some said we got the sleeper free agent, some said we got only the 4th or 5th best corner. Obviously, injuries on the team's secondary, the other cornerback, the defensive line, and other factors come into play, so maybe some of you who have watched these other guys play a lot this year can throw your two cents in. Some of these guys are probably being asked to be the franchise corner too and cover the best receivers but I think we either got the best cornerback in free agency or a guy tied for the best. Perfect compliment for Tnew.

Parcells

Anthony Henry
8 games, 41 tackles
3 interceptions for 102 yards and 1 TD
10 pass def
Cowboys 193.5 yards/game passing (12th NFL)
$10 million signing bonus

Fred Smoot
7 games, 24 tackles
1 interception for 0 yards
6 pass def
Vikings 230.7 yards/game passing (23rd in NFL)
$11 million signing bonus

Samari Rolle
6 games, 9 tackles
0 interception
2 pass def
Ravens 152.8 yards/game passing (2nd in NFL)
$11 million signing bonus

Patrick Surtain
7 games, 25 tackles
1 interception for 53 yards
4 pass def
Chiefs 274.7 yards/game passing (31st in NFL)
$6.25 million signing bonus, 2nd round draft pick, swap 5th round picks

Ken Lucas
6 games, 23 tackles
2 interceptions for 59 yards
4 pass def
Carolina 232.6 yards/game passing (26th in NFL)
$13 million signing bonus

Gary Baxter
5 games, 22 tackles
2 interceptions for 10 yards
0 pass def
Cleveland 208.1 yards/game passing (20th in NFL)
$10.5 million signing bonus

hmmm, guess Bill knew what he was doing when he targeted Henry 1st and went after him soon as FA started lol

btw, Fred Smoot was one of the key participants in the now infamous "loveboat" scandal

 

[Alexander]

Gary Baxter
5 games, 22 tackles
2 interceptions for 10 yards
0 pass def
Cleveland 208.1 yards/game passing (20th in NFL)
$10.5 million signing bonus

I remember when we were supposed to be considering Baxter.

We dodged a huge bullet there.

 

[Derinyar]

Notice though that many of those players are on teams with bad total defenses. Is it them thats playing that bad, or is it the defense as a whole. Remember how many people have wanted to hang Newman out to dry at times?

 

[Chocolate Lab]

Notice though that many of those players are on teams with bad total defenses. Is it them thats playing that bad, or is it the defense as a whole. Remember how many people have wanted to hang Newman out to dry at times?

Or on the other hand, was Gary Baxter a product of playing on a D with a lot of other great players? I always thought so.

You might even say something similar about Smoot... Although I never thought he was very good.

 

[Yakuza Rich]

I think you have to commend the job by Todd Bowles. He recommended Henry and he's not only been great, but having his best year of his carer. Newman is having a career year as well. There's not much he had to do with Glenn who's a vet and a Parcells guy, but the safeties coverage has gotten better almost every week.

Rich..........

 

[Bob Sacamano]

yep, lost in the enthusiasm over our corners, is Todd Bowles, doesn't suprise me though, everywhere he's went, his secondaries have been great, or at least good enough, kudos to him

 

[LaTunaNostra]

Hey TBC interesting info.

I wonder how Anthony measures up to last year's crop of cb free agents..the 04 offseason when Bailey and Winfield's contracts trickled all the way down to making Mario a multi millionaire.

Not having a reliable corner in 04 really hurt us, but if waiting for our man paid off. AH is not just the ideal partner for Tnew, but Tuna claims he watched tons of game tape of Henry vs big receivers like Burress and that is what decided him in AH's favor.

Tnew and Henry have the potential to become a legendary tag team..a Madison and Surtain level act. They just complement each other so well.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

Did you hear Parcells' comment today about what would take your team down faster than anything? "Not being able to cover."

I was very surprised to hear that from someone who is traditionally considered a line-first, -second, and -third coach. Obviously, the games are won in the trenches, but you can't let guys run free in the secondary, either.