NFL 2014

[Cutz]

32^nd in the league last year. And keep in mind that the Ravens were coming off a SB winning season. I think Roseman snatched them up as an offering of stability for Chip in the backfield more than anything else (neither has been anything close to shut down corners, but they weren't speed bumps either). I read that we're happy with Boykin in the slot, so it's down to those 3 for corner positions and Caroll has been pretty physical and being a gunner you know he has speed. Time will tell.

Right, Davis seems to want longer corners on the outside. Boykin is probably the best slot corner in the league, but he's got ups and probably wants to play outside to be a "starter" to make starter money. They've got him for a couple years, but if he isn't making big bucks in 2 years, I think he goes elsewhere.

I think at least Fletcher came with the new coaching staff. Shurmur was the OC for the Rams in 2010, Fletcher was drafted there in 2009. The assistant d-backs coach, Todd Lyght, also played for the Rams back in the 90s and coached for Chip at Oregon. So I'm sure those coaches had some familiarity with Fletch. Williams, as you said, won a SB with the Ravens, so he may have been more hyped and sought after I guess.

But I think Roseman targeted them based off what the coaches said they want in a corner. Our corners caught tons of flak this past season and our secondary overall was one of the worst... but they actually played with good technique. There were a lot of times that all 3 of our corners would drape one arm on the receiver, bend around them, and knock the ball away with the other hand. That's good coverage. It gets called for PI sometimes, but the Eagles CBs haven't been able to do that for years. I thought they were better. We were actually like 7^th or 8^th in the league for the number of passes defensed.