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ESPN Insider: Analyzes Will Allen and Sam Madison

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The article is on the main NFL page at ESPN.com under "Voices". But its access is restricted to ESPN insider subscribers. Since I don't have access, I was hoping someone could summarize the analysis by KC Joyner.

The preview for the article by KC Joyner is shown below:
"Two of the most prominent cornerbacks to change teams this offseason were Will Allen and Sam Madison. Miami cut Madison to pursue Allen, and the Giants signed Madison to take Allen's place.
Since these two players essentially were traded for each other, I thought it would be interesting to review the metrics to see which team got the better end of this deal. "

Thanks
 
This was posted previously and never got the chance to read the article. I hope someone with Insider can tall us what it said??
 
I can't post the whole article due to forum rules, but it basically goes over each players strengths and weaknesses from last year. They said Madison's weakness were short passes and Allen's were long passes. Here is the conclusion of the article:


I believe there are two reasons the Dolphins ended up with the better end of this bargain. First of all, Allen's deep pass metrics are actually somewhat misleading. He had one very bad game covering Santana Moss in the Giants' Week 16 matchup at Washington. Moss beat Allen twice on deep passes for a total of 131 yards and two TDs. If you factor out that game, Allen would have only allowed 6.4 yards per deep pass attempt and 6.7 yards per total attempt, both very good totals.

Second, if Allen has some problems against deep passes in 2006, the Dolphins will be able to give him some help by sending a safety over to help bracket cover the receiver. If Madison is lining up tight against a receiver and still can't stop a short or medium pass completion, it won't be as easy for the Giants to give him help. You can't move a safety up to stop a short pass completion, and certain medium passes are also hard to give assistance on (e.g., the comeback and deep out routes).

Finally, the age difference alone makes this a questionable long-
term move for the Giants -- Allen is 27, Madison 31. I doubt the Giants made this move with the long term in mind. I think they realized Allen simply doesn't match up well against Moss, which could cost them dearly against a divisional foe. If Madison can keep Moss in check, it could be just the boost the Giants need in the ultracompetitive NFC East.
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Marino4Life said:
The article is on the main NFL page at ESPN.com under "Voices". But its access is restricted to ESPN insider subscribers. Since I don't have access, I was hoping someone could summarize the analysis by KC Joyner.

The preview for the article by KC Joyner is shown below:
"Two of the most prominent cornerbacks to change teams this offseason were Will Allen and Sam Madison. Miami cut Madison to pursue Allen, and the Giants signed Madison to take Allen's place.
Since these two players essentially were traded for each other, I thought it would be interesting to review the metrics to see which team got the better end of this deal. "

Thanks
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Dont get a tight look at this article, just think, Saban's speciality is the secondary and if he did this is because he knows what he is doing, also Allen is 4 years younger than Madison and Allen in Miami is currently getting more paid than Madison, so if Saban would prefer Sam Madison he wouldn't release him just to get a worse one to pay him more...
 
Thanks for the quote and the summary. The move to Allen from Madison will be analyzed over and over all year
 
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