This had occurred to me prior to the Green Bay Packers’ third preseason game. The Packers had three rookie cornerbacks playing some really good ball. They had a de facto starter in Casey Hayward playing some very non-descipt ball. So why shouldn’t one of these rookies replace Hayward in the starting lineup?
I’m talking, of course, of first-round pick Damarious Randall, second-round pick Quinten Rollins and undrafted free agent LaDarius Gunter.
All three guys have shown evidence of being — if not really good — then definitely very solid.
I let that thought pass for the simple reason that I couldn’t distinguish which of the three rookies was the best cornerback.