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Xavien Howard = Best CB in Press Coverage the Past 2 Seasons

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According to PFF, combining the last 2 seasons, X has the highest "Coverage Grade" of any CB when in press coverage. Jaire Alexander (Packer CB) who just signed the massive contract, is just outside the top 10.

"Those grades are a play-by-play recording of every snap in coverage before they are translated to a 0-100 scale. Howard has given up some yardage into his coverage on those plays, but he has also more than made up for that. Passes targeting him when he has been in press coverage over the past two seasons have generated a lowly 42.2 passer rating, less than half the average of all passes leaguewide."

"The other takeaway from this first table is how low the numbers are in terms of grades. Only three of the top 10 players carry a PFF coverage grade above 80.0, with Howard the only player even in the vicinity of threatening 90.0."

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The NFL's Best Cornerbacks in Press Coverage: Xavien Howard, Jamel Dean and more

Miami Dolphins cornerback Xavien Howard has posted the highest PFF grade in press coverage over the past two seasons.
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X is solid.

My Top 5 Corners In Fins History...

1. X - picks, forces fumbles, & tackling ability - keep paying him
2. Madison - picks, & a risk taker...
3. Surtain - solid in coverage, solid tackler
4. McNeal - solid, dependable (except when trucked by Riggins in the Super Bowl - I wept)
5. Buckley - fiesty, risk taker, will get you a pick at times as well
 
Hoot said:
According to PFF, combining the last 2 seasons, X has the highest "Coverage Grade" of any CB when in press coverage. Jaire Alexander (Packer CB) who just signed the massive contract, is just outside the top 10.

"Those grades are a play-by-play recording of every snap in coverage before they are translated to a 0-100 scale. Howard has given up some yardage into his coverage on those plays, but he has also more than made up for that. Passes targeting him when he has been in press coverage over the past two seasons have generated a lowly 42.2 passer rating, less than half the average of all passes leaguewide."

"The other takeaway from this first table is how low the numbers are in terms of grades. Only three of the top 10 players carry a PFF coverage grade above 80.0, with Howard the only player even in the vicinity of threatening 90.0."

www.pff.com

The NFL's Best Cornerbacks in Press Coverage: Xavien Howard, Jamel Dean and more

Miami Dolphins cornerback Xavien Howard has posted the highest PFF grade in press coverage over the past two seasons.
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and xman was playing hurt (and got a bit torched - for him) for a stretch of games last season.
 
kcbrown said:
X is solid.

My Top 5 Corners In Fins History...

1. X - picks, forces fumbles, & tackling ability - keep paying him
2. Madison - picks, & a risk taker...
3. Surtain - solid in coverage, solid tackler
4. McNeal - solid, dependable (except when trucked by Riggins in the Super Bowl - I wept)
5. Buckley - fiesty, risk taker, will get you a pick at times as well
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i'd have Surtain 2nd, he was a much better all around corner than Sammy Mads.

Troy Vincent would probably be #3.
 
circumstances said:
i'd have Surtain 2nd, he was a much better all around corner than Sammy Mads.

Troy Vincent would probably be #3.
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Yeah SM was feast or famine. He made a lot of excellent plays, but he did so by taking chances and sometimes got badly burned.

PS was far more consistently solid, IMO.
 
Mach2 said:
Yeah SM was feast or famine. He made a lot of excellent plays, but he did so by taking chance and sometimes got badly burned.

PS was far more consistently solid, IMO.
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even if he wasn't getting burned, he was a relatively finesse player (although really good at it).

surtain could do it all. he was an amazing player.
 
That can’t be true. 2020 was a fluke and he’s just a selfish player who wants to be overpaid so he can make big money sitting on the sidelines since he’s damaged goods. He’s not a super competitive player that felt disrespected by the fact that the team treating him like he was easily replaceable. We should have signed Jackson and traded X for a solid Center. Lol

That said, I love X as a player. I appreciate that he wants to be the best at his position. If our pass rush can be more consistent he will feast. I don’t care who challenges him, they will eventually regret it.
 
kcbrown said:
X is solid.

My Top 5 Corners In Fins History...

1. X - picks, forces fumbles, & tackling ability - keep paying him
2. Madison - picks, & a risk taker...
3. Surtain - solid in coverage, solid tackler
4. McNeal - solid, dependable (except when trucked by Riggins in the Super Bowl - I wept)
5. Buckley - fiesty, risk taker, will get you a pick at times as well
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Surtain was better than Madison. I believe 90% of NFL GMs would see it that if given a choice of either in their prime.

Madison was a ball hawk. Surtain was a blanket.

If I needed one of them in a game today, against the likes of Davante Adams, Ja’Mar Chase or Stefan Diggs etc, I’d feel better about the more athletic Surtain.

Just my opinion of course.

I too have X ahead of both. 23 and 29 were pro bowlers, everything you’d want them to be.

25 has an outside chance at the HOF if he can string together 3 or 4 more high INT count seasons and snag a Super Bowl in the process.
 
Hoot said:
According to PFF, combining the last 2 seasons, X has the highest "Coverage Grade" of any CB when in press coverage. Jaire Alexander (Packer CB) who just signed the massive contract, is just outside the top 10.

"Those grades are a play-by-play recording of every snap in coverage before they are translated to a 0-100 scale. Howard has given up some yardage into his coverage on those plays, but he has also more than made up for that. Passes targeting him when he has been in press coverage over the past two seasons have generated a lowly 42.2 passer rating, less than half the average of all passes leaguewide."

"The other takeaway from this first table is how low the numbers are in terms of grades. Only three of the top 10 players carry a PFF coverage grade above 80.0, with Howard the only player even in the vicinity of threatening 90.0."

www.pff.com

The NFL's Best Cornerbacks in Press Coverage: Xavien Howard, Jamel Dean and more

Miami Dolphins cornerback Xavien Howard has posted the highest PFF grade in press coverage over the past two seasons.
www.pff.com www.pff.com
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the rating for an incomplete pass is 38.0. so basically, throwing at X gives you comparable odds as throwing the football away altogether.
 
The Ghost said:
Surtain was better than Madison. I believe 90% of NFL GMs would see it that if given a choice of either in their prime.

Madison was a ball hawk. Surtain was a blanket.

If I needed one of them in a game today, against the likes of Davante Adams, Ja’Mar Chase or Stefan Diggs etc, I’d feel better about the more athletic Surtain.

Just my opinion of course.

I too have X ahead of both. 23 and 29 were pro bowlers, everything you’d want them to be.

25 has an outside chance at the HOF if he can string together 3 or 4 more high INT count seasons and snag a Super Bowl in the process.
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We Dolphins fans have been blessed with some great corners over the past 30 years.

While X is surely at the top of the list, as a duo it’s hard to beat Madison and Surtain. That defense in the late 90’s, early 2000’s was often hard to throw upon. I vividly recall Madison and Surtain completely shutting down Jerry Rice and Tim Brown the season the Raiders went the the SB.
 
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