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Josh Norman WILLS the Panthers secondary to top 10 in PFF's secondary rankings.


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Top 10 NFL secondaries this season

The singular brilliance of Norman puts Carolina at No. 8 on this list; he is currently PFF’s top-ranked cornerback. Sam Monson broke down his dominate play last week, including this great nugget: If a QB throws the ball into the ground every play, their rating is 39.6, but when targeting Norman, that rating is currently 23.4.

His NFL-leading four interceptions are as many as three of the units highlighted in this piece have total, and as many or more than 12 teams thus far. Interestingly, opponents have yet to truly avoid Norman, as he is only 20th in coverage snaps per target, well below other top corners such as Desmond Trufant and Patrick Peterson. The Panthers have received average to below-average play from the remainder of the group, further highlighting Norman’s importance.

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Maybe I'm being petty, but it drives me crazy to see the words "dominate" and "dominant" misused on a daily basis.

"Dominate" (sounds like domin8) means to beat your opponent badly. Overpower is a decent synonym. Example: Josh Norman will dominate TY Hilton on Monday.

"Dominant", while similar, is used differently. For example, the Panthers' pass defense has been dominant so far this year.

Dominating one-on-one matchups is the key to building a dominant defense.

Get it? Don't care? Doesn't matter, I feel better.

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people who work with stats have taken over the stats? oh my!

Listen young'un.... back in the old days it was Fan's who handled the stat department!  Sure, it meant some spirited disagreements over made up facts but it was fuging GOLD!  Accountants and computers have sucked what little life the lawyers left in the NFL  /oldmanrant  

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Maybe I'm being petty, but it drives me crazy to see the words "dominate" and "dominant" misused on a daily basis.

"Dominate" (sounds like domin8) means to beat your opponent badly. Overpower is a decent synonym. Example: Josh Norman will dominate TY Hilton on Monday.

"Dominant", while similar, is used differently. For example, the Panthers' pass defense has been dominant so far this year.

Dominating one-on-one matchups is the key to building a dominant defense.

Get it? Don't care? Doesn't matter, I feel better.

I feel your pain. 

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