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#9 Cornerbacks – Denver Broncos
It’s not like I thought the Broncos were bad at the cornerback position. When I look at the Broncos' depth chart, I have difficulty finding real holes, as long as they get solid play from the quarterback position. But if you were to point out a position group that needs to make a jump in 2021, they certainly attacked that hard.
So the big move there last season for Denver was trading a fourth-round pick to Jacksonville for A. Bouye to see what he has left in the tank. Unfortunately, he barely was on the field for them, as he was fighting through a shoulder injury and then had his season cut short prematurely due to a PED suspension.
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The two guys who easily led that group in playing time were Bryce Callahan, who played at a Pro Bowl level but missed six games and rookie Michael Ojemudia, who had some difficulties and didn’t get the benefit of doubt, I thought, on many of the flags thrown against him. But he did battle and put some good things on tape.
Moreover, they had a bunch of other guys they threw out there. However, Vic Fangio certainly wasn’t satisfied with what he got from that group and brought in his former All-Pro corner, Kyle Fuller from Chicago, who will play the field side corner role.
That will be in more off-zone coverage, and he will be allowed to drive on routes. They also invested the ninth overall pick in the draft in Alabama’s Patrick Surtain, who will be their boundary guy that crowds receivers more at the line of scrimmage, where he is already extremely technically sound at.
As well as he played on the outside, Bryce Callahan can now move back into the slot full-time again, where Fangio had him with the Bears. And let’s not overlook the signing of Ronald Darby, who had a rough couple of years in Philly but is still a pretty talented corner. Then there is a steal in the seventh round of the draft in Kary Vincent Jr. from LSU, who I believe could potentially be a starting nickel in many teams in the NFL.
Notable Mentions: Cleveland Browns (Greg Newsome II and Troy Hill).
