Wallace108
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 | | Subject: Taylor measured with elite corners Wed Sep 28, 2011 8:10 am | |
| What really constitutes a shutdown corner?
By Mark Kaboly, PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Is it merely interceptions, or is it having such a reputation that the opposition won't throw in your direction?
Could it be having the assignment of defending the other team's No. 1 receiver on every snap, no matter where he lines up on the field? Or is it a combination of everything?
Steelers cornerback Ike Taylor would like to know the definition, because if anybody in the NFL should be called a shutdown corner, he fits that description.
Through three games, Taylor has allowed three catches for 18 yards in the 20 times he has been targeted while being asked to cover Lee Evans, Mike Williams and Reggie Wayne - all No. 1 receivers.
Taylor will draw another top receiver Sunday when he will be matched against Houston's Andre Johnson.
"I don't see anybody better than Ike," Steelers receiver Mike Wallace said. "When it comes to covering, I'd put my money on him any day. People are sleeping on Ike Taylor."
Read more: Steelers' Taylor measured with elite corners - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/steelers/s_759038.html#ixzz1ZFSgOtR0
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| | Subject: Re: Taylor measured with elite corners Wed Sep 28, 2011 11:21 am | |
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| | Subject: Re: Taylor measured with elite corners Wed Sep 28, 2011 3:53 pm | |
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| | Subject: Re: Taylor measured with elite corners Wed Sep 28, 2011 6:02 pm | |
| - vasteeler wrote:
- if he didnt have such horrible hands i think he would be the best in the league
if not the best one of the best for sure | |
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