The thing with Leodis is that he's a hell of a return man, but he's showing that he can be a true corner as well. Most DB's in the league that have trouble in coverage but can handle the ball well usually get more playing time on special teams then some offense. I will use Devin Hester as an example. He come into the pro's as a DB, well his skills didnt allow him to be a good DB in the NFL, however, he's deadly with a football in his hands, so now you see him return kicks and play offense.
But Leodis is different. He can do both. Personally I think he is just as good as kick returns as Hester is. I think Leodis should have went to the pro bowl over Washington for return man....but thats another story for a different time. I think we can put McGee in the same category too. He was a hell of a return man but has turned into a nice CB.
I admit when Leodis was drafted I wasnt so sure of the pick. Then I seen him return that kick off against the Steelers in preseason, and I was like ok....maybe we have something here. I think overall we got the best CB of the draft last year. My only negative with Leodis, he should have picked that ball off against Cleveland and we win that game. But, he is a game changer or at least heading into that direction. Everything points to a positive with him.
But like I said in a previous post, DRC has a much better supporting cast around him, so it makes him shine more. Especially with his DL, they get to the QB without having the blitz. Putting pressure on the QB the way AZ's DL does, well that just makes the job for the DB's that much easier and last night was proof. I cant tell you how well our DB's would shine if we only had a pass rush like that. I mean we rated pretty well in the league against the pass having the DL we do, I mean...imagine a pass rush....Buffalo would be top 5 against the pass......
But DRC & Leodis are very good young CB's who will have a bright career when its all said and done!