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Eagles have 2 players make a list of NFL’s top 10 cornerbacks through 10 weeks

Cowboys cover guy Trevon Diggs gets all the hype, but the Eagles have the top player in an ANYA/CS ranking of the NFL’s top cornerbacks through Ten weeks via @KDDrummondNFL

The NFC East is home to the NFL’s top-ranked cornerback, but based on some advanced metrics and analytics, that player doesn’t currently reside in the Dallas, Forth Worth metro area.

KD Drummond is a podcaster, writer, and managing editor of The Cowboys Wire, and he recently revealed a new formula that helps better evaluate NFL cornerback play.

Hoping to quantify cornerback performances better after Trevon Diggs was ridiculed for allowing chunks of yardage last season, Drummond developed a metric that rates the adjusted net yards allowed per coverage snap.

Adjust Net Yards per Attempt, or ANY/A, is an advanced metric formula that translates touchdowns and interceptions thrown into yardage equivalents and has a ridiculously good correlation to victory. What we did was translate the formula to coverage to better qualify how corners were playing on a per-coverage-snap basis.

The ANYA/CS metric = ((Passing Yards Allowed-Return Yardage) + (Passing TDs Allowed – Return TDs)*20 – (INTs)*45)) / (Coverage Snaps).

Statistics Used:

Pro Football Focus: Coverage Snaps
Pro Football Reference: Interceptions, Targets, Yards Allowed, Touchdowns Allowed, Return Yards, Return TDs

Using this formula, Philadelphia had two players land in the top 10, Darius Slay in the top 7, and James Bradberry as the No. 1 cornerback on the list through 10 weeks of action.

Seahawks rookie Tariq Woolen ranks No. 2 in the NFL in this coverage stat

According to one metric from our friends at Cowboys Wire, Seahawks rookie Tariq Woolen is already among the league’s elites.

Some stats can be misleading – it’s particularly difficult to find good ones to measure the performance of defensive backs. According to one metric from our friends at Cowboys Wire, Seahawks rookie Tariq Woolen is already among the league’s elites.

Going by adjusted net yards allowed per coverage snap, Woolen ranks No. 2 in the NFL, allowing just .12 per snap. Only James Bradberry of the Eagles has allowed fewer (.11). Rookie slot corner Coby Bryant also made the list, coming in at No. 50 (1.99).

More traditional numbers also indicate a special talent in Woolen. He’s second behind Eagles corner C.J. Gardner-Johnson for the league-lead with five interceptions, he ranks No. 11 in pass breakups (nine), and also ranks highly in passer rating allowed (59.7) and completion rate (54.8%).

What’s freaky is that it’s extremely rare for any rookie corner to find success right away at this level – even the game’s best cornerback Jalen Ramsey struggled in his first year. Most cornerbacks don’t really start to peak until Year 3 – so there’s a good chance we haven’t even seen Woolen at his best yet.

Finding an elite talent at a critical position – arguably the game’s most difficult – in the fifth round is rare stuff. Woolen might go down as one of Seattle’s best all-time picks.

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Eagles have 3 players make a list of NFL’s top 50 NFL cornerbacks through 4 weeks

Cowboys cover guy Trevon Diggs gets all the hype, but the Eagles have the top player in an ANYA/CS ranking of the NFL’s top cornerbacks through four weeks via @KDDrummondNFL

The NFC East is home to the NFL’s top-ranked cornerback, but based on some advanced metrics and analytics, that player doesn’t currently reside in the Dallas, Forth Worth metro area.

KD Drummond is a podcaster, writer, and managing editor of The Cowboys Wire, and he recently revealed a new formula that helps better evaluate NFL cornerback play.

Hoping to quantify cornerback performances better after Trevon Diggs was ridiculed for allowing chunks of yardage last season, Drummond developed a metric that rates the adjusted net yards allowed per coverage snap.

Adjust Net Yards per Attempt, or ANY/A, is an advanced metric formula that translates touchdowns and interceptions thrown into yardage equivalents and has a ridiculously good correlation to victory. What we did was translate the formula to coverage to better qualify how corners were playing on a per-coverage-snap basis.

The ANYA/CS metric = ((Passing Yards Allowed-Return Yardage) + (Passing TDs Allowed – Return TDs)*20 – (INTs)*45)) / (Coverage Snaps).

Statistics Used:

Pro Football Focus: Coverage Snaps
Pro Football Reference: Interceptions, Targets, Yards Allowed, Touchdowns Allowed, Return Yards, Return TDs

Using this formula, Philadelphia had three players land in the top 12, two in the top five, and James Bradberry as the No. 1 cornerback on the list through four weeks of action.

Week 15 Staff Picks: Some belief Cowboys can win 2nd in a row fo first time

The Cowboys enter Week 15 with a 4-9 record and host the San Francisco 49ers. Can America’s Team rattle off two straight? The picks are in

Heading into Week 15, the Dallas Cowboys sport a 4-9 record and are hanging on by a thread in regards to making the 2020 postseason. Next up for the Boys are the reeling San Francisco 49ers, who come in with a 5-8 record and like the Cowboys sit in last place in their respective division.

The 49ers were bit with that same injury bug that crushed the Cowboys in this Covid-19 riddled season. Both teams are considered to be dead in the water when it comes to making a run this year but hope to build a little momentum heading into 2021.

As far as the Cowboys Wire staff goes, it seems like there are four writers in the race to be crowned this year’s Cowboys picks champion. This week could separate the men from the boys. A few struggling pickers will be trying to make that last run for the season. Much like the Cowboys.

Why Michigan’s Sherrone Moore knew Sean McKeon would make Dallas Cowboys roster

Though he was shocked to see McKeon go undrafted, the Michigan TE coach was not surprised to see him get his chance in the NFL.

Though he was shocked to see McKeon go undrafted, the Michigan TE coach was not surprised to see him get his chance in the NFL.

Cowboys CB Trevon Diggs out 4-6 weeks with broken foot

Cowboys CB Trevon Diggs is out 4-6 weeks with after breaking his foot in Sunday’s loss to the Steelers.
Ian Rapoport notes that Diggs could be out for the year but will be 100% for 2021.
Diggs has started all 9 games this season, recording two interceptions, one sack and 10 PBU

Cowboys CB Trevon Diggs is out 4-6 weeks with after breaking his foot in Sunday’s loss to the Steelers.
Ian Rapoport notes that Diggs could be out for the year but will be 100% for 2021.
Diggs has started all 9 games this season, recording two interceptions, one sack and 10 PBU

Cowboys CB Trevon Diggs out 4-6 weeks with broken foot

Cowboys CB Trevon Diggs is out 4-6 weeks with after breaking his foot in Sunday’s loss to the Steelers.
Ian Rapoport notes that Diggs could be out for the year but will be 100% for 2021.
Diggs has started all 9 games this season, recording two interceptions, one sack and 10 PBU

Cowboys CB Trevon Diggs is out 4-6 weeks with after breaking his foot in Sunday’s loss to the Steelers.
Ian Rapoport notes that Diggs could be out for the year but will be 100% for 2021.
Diggs has started all 9 games this season, recording two interceptions, one sack and 10 PBU

Race Too Close to Call: Cowboys’ McCarthy to ‘have both guys ready’ for QB duty

The Cowboys haven’t yet decided who will start at QB on Sunday against the Steelers.
Garrett Gilbert and Cooper Rush are both in the running for Dallas but Mike McCarthy hasn’t picked a starter yet.
I think the most important point, as far as the goal, is to make sure both Garrett and Cooper are ready, Mike McCarthy.
The Cowboys are currently 14-point underdogs to the undefeated Steelers in Week 9

The Cowboys haven’t yet decided who will start at QB on Sunday against the Steelers.
Garrett Gilbert and Cooper Rush are both in the running for Dallas but Mike McCarthy hasn’t picked a starter yet.
I think the most important point, as far as the goal, is to make sure both Garrett and Cooper are ready, Mike McCarthy.
The Cowboys are currently 14-point underdogs to the undefeated Steelers in Week 9

Race Too Close to Call: Cowboys’ McCarthy to ‘have both guys ready’ for QB duty

The Cowboys haven’t yet decided who will start at QB on Sunday against the Steelers.
Garrett Gilbert and Cooper Rush are both in the running for Dallas but Mike McCarthy hasn’t picked a starter yet.
I think the most important point, as far as the goal, is to make sure both Garrett and Cooper are ready, Mike McCarthy.
The Cowboys are currently 14-point underdogs to the undefeated Steelers in Week 9

The Cowboys haven’t yet decided who will start at QB on Sunday against the Steelers.
Garrett Gilbert and Cooper Rush are both in the running for Dallas but Mike McCarthy hasn’t picked a starter yet.
I think the most important point, as far as the goal, is to make sure both Garrett and Cooper are ready, Mike McCarthy.
The Cowboys are currently 14-point underdogs to the undefeated Steelers in Week 9

Cowboys cut NT Dontari Poe, CB Daryl Worley after trying to trade them

The Cowboys are cutting NT Dontari Poe and CB Daryl Worley after trying to trade them.
Dallas signed both players as free agents this offseason but neither has met expectations on defense.
Poe only made seven tackles in seven games, while Worley only broke up one pass

The Cowboys are cutting NT Dontari Poe and CB Daryl Worley after trying to trade them.
Dallas signed both players as free agents this offseason but neither has met expectations on defense.
Poe only made seven tackles in seven games, while Worley only broke up one pass