Luxy312 Posted May 25, 2014 Posted May 25, 2014 Not sure that the title applies, but the fact is that the coaching staff has one guy lining up against opponents best receiver, regardless of where they are on the field and that's Gilmore. Last year wasn't a great year for him, but he did play with one hand for most of the season, and even more importantly, he wanted to play. At the end of the day, BuffaloBillsForever is just picking and choosing his data to try and make a point. Basing a premise on incomplete support that doesn't address relevant aspects of the issue fails miserably academically. Kudos to thebandit27 for pulling actual data to support your points. Would I rather have Sherman or Revis than Gilmore right now? Sure. I would be an idiot to suggest otherwise. However, to suggest that Gilmore hasn't been a good one on one cover corner is absolutely ridiculous. I do want to see more of what we saw last year after the cast was off, and I think that's exactly what we will see.
billsfan89 Posted May 26, 2014 Posted May 26, 2014 The potential is there with Gilmore, but until he does it consistently its nothing the team can bank on.
boyst Posted May 26, 2014 Posted May 26, 2014 Gilmore isn't an island CB when I think of it. He is more of a wall. You start off running in to him then hope you have enough to run the length. Comparing him to Revis or Sherman? Please. Revis is a has been. Sherman has been better for two seasons, maybe a little more. Nmandi Asumhardnametospell is a prime example of the difference in CB's. Revis fit best in a Jets type defense, a system CB. Sherman is seemingly the same thing but we need a few more years to see. Gilmore and Peterson are true CB's that can play bump and run, right cover, deep zone and all aspects of the CB game. Antonio Cromartie at one point was the same way but quickly regressed while in SD and resurrected what he had with Rex Ryan. Sherman without support to cover up his flaws would be exposed for the player he is. An over aggressive, poor angle taking and slow to read the play type of player. His athleticism and speed mask it now. But just you watch in 2 or 3 years he will lose a step and we will all remember who that Sherman guy used to be...
reddogblitz Posted May 26, 2014 Posted May 26, 2014 without support to cover up his flaws would be exposed for the player he is. An over aggressive, poor angle taking and slow to read the play type of player. His athleticism and speed mask it now. But just you watch in 2 or 3 years he will lose a step and we will all remember who that Sherman guy used to be... Of course, the refs keeping the flag in their pocket while Richard blatantly holds and plays grab a$$ with the WRs doesn't hurt either.
Dibs Posted May 26, 2014 Posted May 26, 2014 ....... Sherman without support to cover up his flaws would be exposed for the player he is. An over aggressive, poor angle taking and slow to read the play type of player. His athleticism and speed mask it now. But just you watch in 2 or 3 years he will lose a step and we will all remember who that Sherman guy used to be... I can't say that I have anywhere near enough knowledge to agree or disagree here, but the base concept is one that I have noticed for decades with many players(particularly CBs & WRs) where they are lauded as great players after a couple of good years play(sometimes only one year), given massive contracts, and then fail to perform at an elite level for the rest of their careers. Oddly enough it seems that it isn't just the media that hypes the players, it seems that the NFL teams are often incapable of telling if a player is productive due to the system/support cast or if it is due to the players themselves.
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