According to NFL.com’s Gil Brandt, the perfect cornerback would have Indianapolis Colts cornerback Vontae Davis competitiveness among his other exemplary characteristics:
… the competitiveness of Vontae Davis.
Everybody who plays this position gets burned on a fairly regular basis. After all, a “good” burn rate — that is, the percentage of passes thrown in your direction that are successfully completed — is in the low 40s, which is to say, you’re still getting beaten nearly half the time. No other position on the field requires players to be able to forget things as quickly, save for the left tackle spot.