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Originally Posted by cmccuist
Cornerbacks are generally regarded as the best athletes in professional sports. They typically have a 35"-40" vertical, squat 500 lbs, have 4.5 40 speed and weigh in at 190-200 lbs.
So they're fast and strong. They have to stay with super fast WR's sometimes have to tackle 250 lb running backs.
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And which of those things could T.O. not do???
Except that he's 30 or 40 pounds heavier and probably has a 6" to 10" wingspan advantage.
I understand what most of you guys (except Mule, he makes no sense and is probably still trying to figure out how many Super Bowls Bart Starr won) are saying but you are offering no real reasons. Saying that DB's have to be "great athletes...fast...be able to change direction...react...most difficult position" does not explain why the similarly talented athletes that they are trying to defend often have the same specs except that they are bigger, stronger, taller, along with a huge reach advantage.
Convince me otherwise with logical and reasonable examples.