The last DB in Giants history to be a perennial Pro Bowler or considered the best in the game was Mark Haynes in 82, 83 and 84. Honestly I vaguely remember how good he played aside from the fact that that he was real stingy and was the first shut down corner the Giants had and he played with Taylor and company.
Now we have multiple DB's on the team who should exceed
Haynes accomplishments of 3 Pro Bowls. Collins and Janoris Jenkins, are doing it all.
Jenkins and Collins are showing they can play all facets of the game. Hitting, Interceptions, and tight on Coverage skills.
Mark Collins should have gotten recognition several times and it's not a matter of Pro Bowls, but they are just on course to be our first Pro Bowl DB's in 35 years.
The surprisingly most unheralded is Jimmy Patton - five time first team All Pro. He belongs in the Giants Ring of Honor and could be in Canton too.
He was great.
Jason Sehorn was also a great Giant cornerback.
Go get some Giant tape and watch and learn.
Mark Collins
Sehorn
Jackrabbit
Mark Haynes
Jason Sehorn
Corey Webster
Phillippi Sparks
Jenkins
Probably guys I’m forgetting about. But Giants have been blessed with some good corners
Mark Haynes
Jason Sehorn
Corey Webster
Phillippi Sparks
Jenkins
Probably guys I’m forgetting about. But Giants have been blessed with some good corners
The one guy you're forgetting is the third from that 90's team trio or excellent corners - Conrad Hamilton. They truly were were good.
The problem is how short Sehorn's prime was. He lost a lot of explosiveness and recover ability following the injury and could no longer play corner...or safety for that matter. His game was really predicated on explosiveness and ability.
The issue with Haynes is, it's difficult to separate him from the rest of that team. Never know how much of his success was due to the constant pressure applied by that front seven.
Shame he got hurt so badly
That doesn't make him the best ever, because he simply hasn't done it long enough.
For a cornerback, on top of the other stuff he does, - world class.
Remember when LT used to jet deep downfield and defend a pass, in the 1980s no less?
Great players make unexpected and timely plays.
Remember, intelligence is not silo'd (narrowly defined) - its varietal.
It is horizontal, there are thousands or millions of ways to express it. And players like Jackrabbit, LT, Jordan, are genius within their fields of play.