KC Joyner Hearts Fred Bennett [ESPN the Mag]

[Keith]

FRED BENNETT
CB, Texans
To experts who say Dunta Robinson is the best corner in Houston, think again. Bennett is not only better than Robinson, the stats say he was the premier corner in the league last season. The 24-year-old Bennett, a fourth-round pick in 2007, actually had better metrics in his eight starts than any numbers Robinson has posted in his four-year career. Bennett's 4.7 overall YPA led the league among corners with 60-plus attempts, and opposing WRs gained only 67 total yards on the 24 combined medium, deep and bomb passes he faced. With pass-happy teams like the Steelers, Colts and Browns on Houston's sked in 2008, Bennett's name will be on everyone's lips.

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I think Bennett did a terrific job last year as a rookie, and shoot yeah I am optimistic about his future... but I seen it with my eyes when I say that the pre-injury Dunta is a better pure talent than Bennett.

Joyner gets a little too happy with his number crunching over his eyeballs sometimes (didn't he try to use stats once to prove how David Carr really didn't suck?), but at least the numbers show something good here.