It is not the intention of this article to disparage Minnesota Vikings cornerback Mackenzie Alexander, nor to dismiss his colleague Terrance Newman in what is likely his last year in the NFL. Both guys work hard and have certainly made plays in their time in Minnesota. Both are pros.
But let’s be honest. At numerous times in the 2017 season, on both crucial third-down plays and in the red zone, there were two guys with numbers on their backs in the Vikings secondary and those were numbers 20 and 23.
For the 2017 season, Pro Football Focus gave Newman an overall grade of 75.