PFF: Bene Best Rookie CB Through 2 Games

[UNCrules2187]

I take everything from PFF with a grain of salt, but according to them (on ESPN Insider - Top 10 NFL Newcomers):

 

5. Bené Benwikere, Carolina Panthers

If there's one thing better than a rookie performing well right out of the gate, it's a fifth-round rookie doing so. Benwikere came across my radar with an impressive run of preseason performances, but he has carried those across to the regular season. He is the best-graded rookie cornerback at PFF, and unlike Jason Verrett just below him, he has put together two consistently good games, rather than one very good one. Quarterbacks targeting Benwikere so far have a passer rating of just 56.2.

 

Also ranks KB 7th:

 

7. Kelvin Benjamin, Carolina Panthers

Like Watkins, Benjamin has been asked to step in right away and be the No. 1 receiver for the Panthers. Benjamin hasn't quite managed a 100-yard receiving game yet, but his first game saw 92 yards and a touchdown on six catches. His second game saw a few unfortunate drops but also one of the most spectacular plays of the short season, hauling in a fantastic one-handed grab down the left sideline for a significant gain.

 

 

http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/11534508/branden-albert-miami-dolphins-leads-ranking-top-nfl-newcomers-nfl

 

[Ruff]

Yeah, he's really, really good. Also, unlike other nickels in the league, Bene sees a ton of play. So, his numbers aren't inflated from just seeing four or five passes his way, and that's all he does. He's on the field all the time.

[Cary Kollins]

Great job by the FO trading up in the 5th to get a legit NFL starter. 

 

Nice to have real football people in charge.

[LinvilleGorge]

He's been very promising so far.  He's also the only rookie CB with the luxury of playing behind our front seven.  It's amazing what ramshackle secondaries have been able to do in this defense the last year and early on this year.  I really think we're going to become a go-to spots for free agents with something to prove.  Ginn and Mitchell both came here last year after getting very little interest on the open market.  Both got paid.  We reloaded with similar replacements and just kept on marching.  Life with a real GM I guess.

[Salvo]

Love PFF when they praise Panther players, hate PFF when they don't.

 

-Huddle

[L-TownCat]

Never owned a CB jersey.  Hmmm, Big Pay Bene may just be the first.

[UNCrules2187]

Love PFF when they praise Panther players, hate PFF when they don't.

 

-Huddle

 

That's why I said I take everything they say with a grain of salt. There seems to be little rhyme or reason into rankings for CERTAIN positions. For example, I think it's hard to accurately rank offensive line and secondary play - you simply don't know all the facts of the scheme, play call, who's responsible for whom, etc.

[LinvilleGorge]

Never owned a CB jersey.  Hmmm, Big Pay Bene may just be the first.

 

Remember when Richard Marshall and his agent used to say that he'd one day be the highest paid defensive player in the league and then he had to take a prove it deal from Arizona because not even Hurney was dumb enough to pay him?  LOL!

[SgtJoo]

[TheRed]

There were quite a few people losing their minds in the draft day thread when we traded up to get him, lol, oh the huddle...

[Carolina Cajun]

Statistically speaking, Melvin was one of the top rookie CB's in the league last year too.  He played well beyond Undrafted FA status and our future 1-2 punch starting at CB will be very solid given our great front 7.

[L-TownCat]

Remember when Richard Marshall and his agent used to say that he'd one day be the highest paid defensive player in the league and then he had to take a prove it deal from Arizona because not even Hurney was dumb enough to pay him? LOL!

I remember being confused all the time as to whether Gamble was actually good or not. That was frustrating.

[SZ James (banned)]

I'll take their DB stats over anything else since it's the only DB metric you are going to get other than just watching games.

[carolina-chuck]

Waddup waddup