News: Taken from BleacherReport's top 100 NFL CB's

[CCBoy]

Where Cowboys cornerbacks, rated, fell:

73. Brandon Carr, Dallas Cowboys
71/100
Coverage: 60/75; Run Defense: 3/10; Tackling: 3/10; Starter: 5/5

The decline of Brandon Carr’s (6’0”, 210 lbs, 7 seasons) once-celebrated career continued in 2014. While his physical talent remains, Carr’s footwork and ball skills in coverage prevented him from effectively matching up to even average receivers last season. When you combine that with an inability against the run, it’s easy to see why Carr has been one of the biggest free-agent busts in recent seasons.



14. Orlando Scanrdrick, Dallas Cowboys

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Coverage

71/75

Orlando Scandrick (5’10”, 195 lbs, 7 seasons) isn’t your conventional top-tier talent at the cornerback position. He doesn’t have great length like Richard Sherman and is not exceptionally fluid like Darrelle Revis. Instead, Scandrick’s success is built on his control and discipline. He carries out his assignments in the Cowboys defense effectively by relying on consistently good positioning and awareness. Scandrick is best in zone coverage, in which the Cowboys frequently play him, but is still talented enough to stick to better receivers in man coverage.



Run Defense

3/10

Scandrick is a willing and aggressive run defender, but his size limits his effectiveness. He must avoid the bodies of tight ends and offensive linemen to get to ball-carriers, while most receivers can execute blocks on him with some consistency.



Tackling

5/10

Like with his overall run defense, Scandrick is a willing and aggressive tackler. He simply lacks the size to repel bigger ball-carriers without conceding ground on a regular basis.



Starter

5/5

Scandrick is an integral part of the Dallas Cowboys secondary. His versatility to play both inside and outside while carrying out a variety of assignments will keep him on the field as long as he is healthy.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...ing-the-top-101-cornerbacks-from-2014/page/48

 

[CCBoy]

NFL negotiations are always about leverage. It’s a rare occasion when a player has the advantage over the franchise; that’s normally reserved for elite players whom any franchise would love to have. Normally the club holds, at the very minimum, a slight leverage advantage in contract conversations. Yes, the Cowboys would like cornerback Brandon Carr to take a pay cut, but it’s difficult to see what leverage they have over him, after they’ve seemingly relinquished it all by saying they will not release him this year.

The negotiations between the Cowboys and Dez Bryant are different. Even though Dez deserves to be paid as one of the best in his profession, at the end of the day Dallas enjoys a slight leverage advantage in the fact that they can retain Dez’s services for two years, on a year-by-year basis, without committing long-term to him. Those two years should be the prime two years of Bryant’s career. It’s only slight, because Dez would likely get paid handsomely for those two years, then hit free agency and leave Dallas.

The Cowboys are negotiating with Carr, but in a different sense. The team would like Carr to relinquish his right to some of the money they promised to pay him. Carr is under contract through 2017, with over $27 million in cash still promised to the player.

When the offseason began, most observers assumed that Dallas would make a move of some sort with Carr’s deal. He seems to be declining, and he hasn’t lived up to the five-year, $50 million contract he received before the 2012 season. Last year was the toughest of his career; never recording a single interception and having a 114.0 passer rating against him. The options seemed pretty straight forward; the team would issue an ultimatum to Carr that he would be released if he didn’t agree to take a pay cut...

http://www.scout.com/nfl/cowboys/story/1559941-cowboys-toeing-the-line-of-leverage-on-carr

 

[perrykemp]

Not a huge fan of Bleacher Report, but the ranking of Carr (73) and Scandrick (14) seem like they are in the right ballpark.

 

[CCBoy]

Not a huge fan of Bleacher Report, but the ranking of Carr (73) and Scandrick (14) seem like they are in the right ballpark.

Agreed on both counts.

 

[Teague31]

This must be wrong. Claiborne is not listed.....

 

[Enlightened32]

One has to start to think that Berry helped Carr look better than he is. This is why I want Jones at FS. A good/great cover FS would do a lot to make our CBs look better.

 

[JBS]

This must be wrong. Claiborne is not listed.....

Probably bc he was injured

He's on the top 100 list of cbs that were on the IR




I think

 

[big dog cowboy]

73. Brandon Carr, Dallas Cowboys
71/100
Coverage: 60/75; Run Defense: 3/10; Tackling: 3/10; Starter: 5/5

The decline of Brandon Carr’s (6’0”, 210 lbs, 7 seasons) once-celebrated career continued in 2014. While his physical talent remains, Carr’s footwork and ball skills in coverage prevented him from effectively matching up to even average receivers last season. When you combine that with an inability against the run, it’s easy to see why Carr has been one of the biggest free-agent busts in recent seasons.

The Cowboys aren't going to 'hit' on every FA they sign and obviously giving Carr his big deal didn't turn out the way we wanted. But it sure jolted the Cowboys front office by giving them a huge reality check when dealing with big dollar contracts.

Despite the addition of Jones, I still expect the Cowboys to go CB very early in next years draft. Especially if Jones plays more at safety. The back end of our defense is ok but not at championship level.

 

[Enlightened32]

The Cowboys aren't going to 'hit' on every FA they sign and obviously giving Carr his big deal didn't turn out the way we wanted. But it sure jolted the Cowboys front office by giving them a huge reality check when dealing with big dollar contracts.

Despite the addition of Jones, I still expect the Cowboys to go CB very early in next years draft. Especially if Jones plays more at safety. The back end of our defense is ok but not at championship level.

Thats the main reason I want Jones at safety. Not only do I think his skill set would be better used there, but I also think it would give us a chance to move Scandrick to the outside and see what Patmon can do in the middle. Anything Claiborne and White give us would be a bonus.

I think Carr would be much better suited for as the #2 CB.

 

[Jstopper]

The Cowboys aren't going to 'hit' on every FA they sign and obviously giving Carr his big deal didn't turn out the way we wanted. But it sure jolted the Cowboys front office by giving them a huge reality check when dealing with big dollar contracts.

Despite the addition of Jones, I still expect the Cowboys to go CB very early in next years draft. Especially if Jones plays more at safety. The back end of our defense is ok but not at championship level.

No team is ever going to have every level of their defense at a championship level. Salary cap causes you to go lean somewhere

 

[erod]

Scandrick is a nice player, but I assure you I can come up with more than 13 corners I'd take over him in a heart beat.

 

[CCBoy]

Scandrick is a nice player, but I assure you I can come up with more than 13 corners I'd take over him in a heart beat.

Study film a lot do you? Or a name dropper from memory?

 

[silver]

Sterling Moore, Pacman Jones, Terrance Newman, and ALAN BALL... All ahead of Brandon Carr.

 

[perrykemp]

Sterling Moore, Pacman Jones, Terrance Newman, and ALAN BALL... All ahead of Brandon Carr.

Incredible!

 

[darthseinfeld]

Sterling Moore, Pacman Jones, Terrance Newman, and ALAN BALL... All ahead of Brandon Carr.

Alan Ball actually turned into a decent CB in Jacksonville. Although I don't think his 2014 was great, he had a very solid 2013

 

[JBell]

Brandon Carr is overpaid. But you're telling me there's 72 corners better than him?

Nah

 

[CCBoy]

 

[DogFace]

Brandon Carr is overpaid. But you're telling me there's 72 corners better than him?

Nah

Yes. That's what they are telling you. 114 passer rating isn't good.