Carolina Panthers cornerback Munnerlyn takes advantage of a larger role

[TerriblePizza]

The only thing against Captain is his size. He looked pretty ridiculous in some games (like when they showed him covering Roy Williams), but he gets the job done. Whether he plays outside or inside, he's a baller.

[MadHatter]

Captain Munnerlyn >>>> Richard Marshall as nickel corner

Richard Marshall >>>> Captain Munnerlyn as #2 corner

Let Captain to play the nickel where he's best suited, Marshall must sign the tender. Surely we're gonna need a new corner for next year to fill the 2nd spot.

Just my two cents...

You do realize that Marshall slides inside and takes the nickle corner when we go to that set. Munnerlyn plays outside in the nicle package.

[Seamonk]

Captain is small but he plays the position big. He knows how to use the sideline and when to be physical. He won't get a lot of interceptions, but he will blanket receivers so they don't get the ball thrown his way.

[ChucktownK]

Hope that time with Deion paid off. I think it has, he's seems like his mind is where it should be.

[House]

LOL at Carolina Panther fans proclaiming any player on the team "too small" to ever start. I would think that SS has taught us one thing, it has nothing to do with the size of the player. Its the will to win and to be the best competitor that matters the most.

SS, Drew Brees, Dwight Freeney, Robert Mathis, Jeff Saturday, all told they were too small to be starters. Hell a lot of people thought Jon Beason wasn't big enough to play in the MLB.

[ChucktownK]

LOL at Carolina Panther fans proclaiming any player on the team "too small" to ever start. I would think that SS has taught us one thing, it has nothing to do with the size of the player. Its the will to win and to be the best competitor that matters the most.

SS, Drew Brees, Dwight Freeney, Robert Mathis, Jeff Saturday, all told they were too small to be starters. Hell a lot of people thought Jon Beason wasn't big enough to play in the MLB.

Uh Ummm....

Steve Smith

[KatsAzz]

I'd hate to see Marshall go, it would be a hit on the Panther secondary, there's no doubt about that. After Marshall's rookie season and seeing him cover T.O. in the endzone I really thought he was going to develop to be one of the best CBs in the league. He hasn't lived up to that, not by a longshot, but he is at least a solid starting CB who had pretty good numbers last season with 88 tackles, 4 interceptions and 9PDs.

Captain did alright for a rookie and a 7th round draft choice, but I don't think he's nearly as good as Marshall. The following is both their rookie season just to see how they both did as rookies.

2006 rookie season:

Marhall - played in 16 games with 83 tackles, 1 sack, 3 interceptions, 1 defensive TD, 2 forced fumbles, 15 passes defensed.

2009 rookie season:

Munnerlyn - played in 15 games with 44 tackles, 1 forced fumble, 1 pass defensed.

I really don't want to see Munnerlyn taking Marshall's spot. Even though I would like Marshall to stick around, I think it's more important that the Panthers re-sign DeAngelo, kalil and Davis before Marshall. If they can't keep Marshall, I hope they pick up another CB early in next years draft, which will be hard to do with no 2nd rounder after trading it to the Pats this year.

"The statistics that matter: Marshall ranked 4th in 2009 in tackles among CB’s. And no, its not because he gave up more receptions. He gave up less receptions than 7 of the top 15 tacklers.

Marshall ranked 4th in stops (cumulative tackles that result in an offensive failure).

Marshall ranked 11th in yards allowed per catch at 10.0. Only two of the 11 ahead of him were starters.

Marshall had only 4 missed tackles for the year.

Of course, like everyone, there is room for improvement, but he had a solid year."

by Sniff on Mar 29, 2010 5:49 PM EDT

"I’ve studied our CB stats waaayy too many times to go in depth but another quick glance shows me..

A) Marshall had less than half the missed tackles Gamble had, despite many more targets.

In that same token, he allowed a lower completion % than either Gamble or Munnerlyn.

C) He gave up fewer reception yards than Gamble despite more receptions (due to increased targets) and far less YAC.

D) He shut down opposing teams 3 fewer times than Gamble & Munnerlyn combined. (17 stops vs a combined 30 stops)

E) His longest reception given up is 23 yards lesser than that of Gambles.

F) Marshall gave up fewer touchdowns than Gamble with equal interceptions and only 3 fewer batted passes.

G) Quarterbacks, when targeting Marshall, averaged a QB rating that was 10.3 points below that of when targeting Gamble."

[360EASY]

munnerlyn has game. i think at this point in his career he could step into a starting role and do ok, but i'd rather he get a little better before he starts full time. we used to have lucas starting and marshall as the nickel. then, marshall starts and munnerlyn is the nickel. we can't keep downgrading our corners and expect our pass defense to hold up. sooner or later we will have to draft a corner high instead of promoting nickelbacks.

i agree............i love Captain but he's a solid nickel right now.....and we cant get a better corner if we never have a freakin 1st round picc again....oh and we never sign a big name (or talent) during FA.....its like the FO just got outta a tiny car and started juggling pins.....UUUUGGGGHHHH Clowns!!!!!!!!!!!