Best Bills Cornerback of all time?

[BuffaloBillsGospel2014]

Antoine WInfield was a absolute beast, he hit everything that moved, smart and he was a smaller guy, loved watching him play. A close 2nd for me is Nate Clements, Stephon Gilmore 3rd and Tre White 4th.

[EasternOHBillsFan]

Butch Byrd is the answer... too easy

[ChrisWatson#21]

Chris Watson FTW!!!

[nedboy7]

Rasul!

[Green Lightning]

Butch Byrd

Robert James

Antoine Winfield

Booker Edgerson

Mario Clark

 

We've had some great CBs. 

[Nelius]

I remember the year to year shock of losing Winfield. He stepped it up even further immediately in Minnesota and it was very obvious very early how much of an impact player he was and it just felt like we screwed up again. And then he made 3 pro bowls in his 30s. 

[Sherlock Holmes]

4 hours ago, BillsPride12 said:

I can't tell if this is supposed to be sarcasm.  Jabari Greer was super underrated.  I was a big fan of his when he was here.  Was happy for him when he got to win a Super Bowl in New Orleans 

No completely serious...we should never have let him walk.

[Charles Romes]

4 hours ago, Beast said:

Charles Romes was also a good one.

Never heard of him 

[BillsPride12]

7 hours ago, Nelius said:

I remember the year to year shock of losing Winfield. He stepped it up even further immediately in Minnesota and it was very obvious very early how much of an impact player he was and it just felt like we screwed up again. And then he made 3 pro bowls in his 30s. 

It hurt losing him and Pat Williams to the Vikings in that era 

[Matt in KC]

Best Ball Skills? Clements

Best Tackler? Winfield (And best overall CB IMO)

Most recognized/ordained by NFL talking heads? Gilmore  (And White was cementing too as a "shutdown corner")

Which would you most want to return a kick off for you?  McGee (also excellent man-on-man)

 

 

(One of the best kick returns of all time, and it added up to nothing as time expired in the half lol)

 

- I didn't see Byrd or Edgerson play..

[Sestak4ever]

17 hours ago, K-9 said:

Yep. And it really isn’t all that close. 

Nope, that would be Robert James. 1st team All Pro in both 1973 and 1974 seasons. 

I still go with Butch Byrd, however I loved watching Robert James. One thing no one has mentioned yet is that James made his mark and earned his role initially as a great special teams gunner. 

[Mister Defense]

???

 

Obviously that has to be be Rasul Douglas.

 

Why not an option in the poll?

[billykay]

On 10/31/2023 at 9:19 AM, nucci said:

Robert James. Was fortunate to watch him play live

Great " bump and run " CB.

[njbuff]

Derrick Burroughs had a rough first couple of years, but he was coming on as the guy, but he got a career ending neck injury in Houston week 3 of the 1989 season.

 

He was a big, fast, physical corner that the SB teams SURELY could have used.

 

His career ended at age 27.

[K-9]

Recency bias is a real phenomenon.  😂

[RyanC883]

On 10/31/2023 at 11:06 AM, Augie said:

 

I voted Butch Byrd, but James needs to be an option. What a terrible shame that was. 

 

what happened?

[TheBrownBear]

On 10/31/2023 at 9:54 AM, Sierra Foothills said:

 

I knew we were forgetting someone... yes Thomas Smith was an excellent cornerback.

 

Former 1st rounder and started nearly 100 games for us.

 

Not a great ball athlete though.

 

I loved Thomas Smith.  Hell of a coverage corner. We could use a Thomas Smith about now.

[Simon]

On 10/31/2023 at 7:03 PM, BillsPride12 said:

I can't tell if this is supposed to be sarcasm.  Jabari Greer was super underrated.  I was a big fan of his when he was here.  Was happy for him when he got to win a Super Bowl in New Orleans 

 

I was so pissed about them keeping that kid glued to the bench faaaaar longer than they should have that I almost had to ban myself for crusading.

[Buffalo Barbarian]

On 10/31/2023 at 9:10 AM, SWATeam said:

My favorite was Winfield.  That dude was a physical missile

 

Wish we had his kid here

 

 

[Toledo Bill]

3 hours ago, RyanC883 said:

 

what happened?

Career ending injury in an exhibit game.