The Safeties

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Originally Posted by RunninRaven

Yeah, but look at how many times teams threw at him. I swear, watching the games, you could go for what seemed like weeks at a time without a QB throwing in Dunta's direction. Now, that is partly because of the crap that has always been manning the other CB spot opposite Dunta, but also because he is so damn good. I think a team purposefully staying away from Dunta's side of the field is a perfect example of a playmaker. They are changing how they play because of him.

I wouldn't call him an elite cornerback (yet), but I would damn sure refer to him as a playmaker. And not just for his coverage skills either. He is very instrumental in run stopping on plays where the running back bounces to the outside.

Stats won't tell you everything.

I disagree with you about how much teams really stay away from him. There have been occasions where they might have picked on someone else (I wonder who), but that had as much to do with the play of the rest of the secondary as it did with Dunta. It's just one example, but the Titans had no problem going at Dunta with the game on the line....the game where we made the huge comeback and then let it slip away after taking the lead. That was one of those cases where you just have to say that there guy made a good play. It's not like he got beat, but he didn't knock it away either.

Like I said, that's just one play. I think if you went back and looked at the tape and tracked just how many times teams threw his direction you would be surprised. I'm not saying he's not a very good corner, but teams weren't terrified to throw to his side of the field either.