Great Football Outsiders article on McCourty - New England Patriots Forums

Kasmir · 12-16-2010, 07:45 PM

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It's always an intriguing thing to scout one player through multiple games. You then have the advantage of blowing past sample-size issues and fluke games and hopefully discovering what a player is all about. From what I saw in three different games and short bursts of a few others, Devin McCourty isn't just the best cornerback in this rookie class, he's passing up the rookie wall and making his name as one of the better young pass defenders in the NFL.

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RayClay · 12-16-2010, 07:58 PM

McCourty's great.

Nevertheless, that site makes up more bull****** statistics and subjective judgments (I'll count this game, but not that game) than anything I've ever seen.

I don't need no slide rule to see Devin's getting the job done.

Anj · 12-16-2010, 08:27 PM

McCourty is only behind Asante Samuel in interceptions this year.
Pats draft good intercepting CB's

***Sciz*** · 12-16-2010, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Anj

McCourty is only behind Asante Samuel in interceptions this year.
Pats draft good intercepting CB's

Which means McCourty is first among CBs that actually know how to tackle

Anj · 12-16-2010, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Sciz

Which means McCourty is first among CBs that actually know how to tackle

Amen!!!!

haha

BSR · 12-17-2010, 06:13 AM

I was going to post the same article. Its a nice breakdown of a few of his plays during the season. They have him as the best of a pretty good rookie DB class.

***DarrylS*** · 12-17-2010, 06:42 AM

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Originally Posted by RayClay

McCourty's great.

Nevertheless, that site makes up more bull****** statistics and subjective judgments (I'll count this game, but not that game) than anything I've ever seen.

I don't need no slide rule to see Devin's getting the job done.

Kind of like getting all the news you need from the weather report..

Captain obvious, thy name is Football Outsiders..

zoostation · 12-17-2010, 06:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Anj

McCourty is only behind Asante Samuel in interceptions this year.
Pats draft good intercepting CB's

Unlike Asante, McCourty knows how to tackle as well

ScottishPat · 12-17-2010, 06:47 AM

This is a joke right ? Pro Bowl voting for AFC Cornerbacks, Nnamdi Asumugha leads ALL AFC Cornerbacks with these stats 0 INT's and 16 tackles and Devin McCourty has 6 INT's and near 70 tackles. Shows that people only vote for well known players just like Ed Reed has been back 5 or 6 games and leads AFC Safeties.

***ctpatsfan77*** · 12-17-2010, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by ScottishPat

This is a joke right ? Pro Bowl voting for AFC Cornerbacks, Nnamdi Asumugha leads ALL AFC Cornerbacks with these stats 0 INT's and 16 tackles and Devin McCourty has 6 INT's and near 70 tackles. Shows that people only vote for well known players just like Ed Reed has been back 5 or 6 games and leads AFC Safeties.

No INTs, few tackles, but how many pass attempts against him? He didn't earn the nickname "Angel of Death" for nothing. . . .

Seriously, though, there is a lot of name recognition/popularity in the fan voting, but that doesn't always translate.

For example, the year he made the Pro Bowl, Gostkowski wasn't even in the top five in fan voting.