Richard Marshall = Worst Starting CB in 2010 season?

[Cat'sGrowl]

Marshall is not close to the worst starting cb in the league. I hate these kind of stats, too many variables are involved. He did play bad, so did most of everyone else too.

Marshall was far and away the weak link in the Secondary. Now he wants lotz o' moneyz. Get this guy outta here.

[KSpan]

....god I still get chills from Larry in 08

Fitz spent most of the game away from Gamble... because smart coaches gameplan to exploit the other team's tendencies, tendencies like keeping the best corner on one side of the field instead of matching him up with the best receiver.

/sarcasm directed toward that aspect of Foxball.

[jtm]

Trust me on this one - Marshall will get paid a lot more than everyone thinks from another team. Not saying he is worth it, but there are a lot more average than good corners in the NFL. This is why they get paid so much. I would put him at above average.

[mmmbeans]

above average in run support maybe.

[Peppers90 NC]

Marshall can not justify the contract he wants with these statistics. That much is certain.

I know he wants to get paid, but has anyone heard the numbers of this assumed ridiculous contract he is asking for?

[micnificent28]

Sorry didn't see this posted. Getting rid of this guy will seriously help out D.. yikes.

The worst

Richard Marshall(notes), Carolina Panthers: 71.3%, 72 burns on 101 targets, 765 yards, 5 TD, 7 passes defensed

Marshall's been doing the contract dance with the Panthers for a few years now, but his numbers just don't justify the inflated opinion. Carolina was horrid last year, but its front seven was surprisingly good, leaving most of the blame for these stats on the man himself.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/Higher-Education-Burn-Rate-for-Cornerbacks;_ylt=Ai9VxqdD6oBzclKXdAOMq6pDubYF?urn=nfl-wp2995

I was just about to post this lol.

[CRA]

Trust me on this one - Marshall will get paid a lot more than everyone thinks from another team. Not saying he is worth it, but there are a lot more average than good corners in the NFL. This is why they get paid so much. I would put him at above average.

I'd day Marshall was average to above average at the nickel spot.....below average as a #2.

[MurkN]

I'd day Marshall was average to above average at the nickel spot.....below average as a #2.

Yeah I remember a time where Marshall did a pretty good job against the other teams 3rd and 4th string WRs.

[Stroupe-a-loop]

I'd day Marshall was average to above average at the nickel spot.....below average as a #2.

He had a pretty down year last year, but I would still put him at average or maybe a little above that. I wouldn't say there are forty five guys better than him, maybe thirty or thirty five, which would make him an average number two.

[jtnc]

I'm gonna laugh my ass off if a team overpays him.

[CRA]

He had a pretty down year last year, but I would still put him at average or maybe a little above that. I wouldn't say there are forty five guys better than him, maybe thirty or thirty five, which would make him an average number two.

Capt is better than him....I think there are a lot more Capt caliber players in the league that bump Marshall easily out of the top 45. I think Capt is better nickel and #2 than Marshall.

[Lout]

Nathan Vasher just got a 5-yr deal at $28mil. I don't think Marshall is as good as Vasher. Vasher is a former pro-bowler. I guarantee, Marshall thinks he deserves more than that.

Ken Lucas was signed with us in 2004 at 5 years $36mil.

[CRA]

Nathan Vasher just got a 5-yr deal at $28mil. I don't think Marshall is as good as Vasher. Vasher is a former pro-bowler. I guarantee, Marshall thinks he deserves more than that.

Ken Lucas was signed with us in 2004 at 5 years $36mil.

Ken Lucas was good then though.....Marshall has never sniffed where Lucas was at that point in his career.

[Stroupe-a-loop]

Capt is better than him....I think there are a lot mroe Capt caliber players in the league that bump Marshall easily out of the top 35.

Captain is what Marshall used to be: a guy that looks good in nickel packages and as a spot starter early in his career. I wouldn't say there are forty some guys who consistently started at a corner spot for multiple seasons that are proven better than Marshall.

People act like Marshall is worse than he is because we watch him every game. He may go somewhere and be overpaid, but I would guess that he is a league average second corner.