Rogers Ready to Move On

[SBXVII]

I think Rogers should go out and test the market. It also depends on the need. Say there are two teams out there who need a good CB. Good I say. Then Rogers might get them in a bidding war for his services. On top of that it also depends on what players of equal stats are getting in his position.

Do I have a problem with Rogers? no. I look at it this way if you have a CB on one side who is a bit more of a risk taker and will try and jump the pass for an interception then you need another CB on the other side who is not a risk taker and plays the game safe. Because the FS will most likely need to roll towards the side with the risk taking CB to back him up in case he misses the interception. Otherwise you need to keep both Safeties back to help out the CB's if you have two risk takers.

The two glaring problems with Rogers is he fails to make interceptions (big whoop) and he is known to bite on the first move. Rogers has had his share of WR's faking him out and getting yards. So though he's not bad, I wouldn't label him top 10. Matter of fact going to NFL.com and looking up players by position stats you might be supprised to see that 4 other Washington players rank before Rogers for 2010. Hall at #4, Doughty at #5, Landry at #16, and K.Moore at #40. The have Rogers ranked #54.

Looking back Rogers rank for each yr:

2010- #54
2009- #76
2008- #48
2007- #93
2006- #20
2005- #58

These numbers however are not just CB's. It includes Safeties as well. Also I think part of the reason for the flux is because he might have been injured or was used differently. I don't mean to say he was used in a different position, I mean what he was asked to do in the GW, Blache, or Haslett's defense might be slightly different. In any event I see him as a middle of the road CB.

I could be wrong though... Bleacherreport has him listed #10.

10. Carlos Rogers (WAS)

Carlos Rogers has the attitude and ability to become a top corner in the league consistently. Rogers is a hard working talent who can read plays extremely well.

His ability to break is often over-looked and his hitting comes and goes. He is so reliable to have however, because he is a corner that will always make a play on the ball.

He has some of the best man-to-man coverage skills, but I haven't really been impressed with his zone coverage.

Rogers' awareness and ability to break on most balls makes him such a dangerous defender, but he does give up big plays from time to time (usually not touchdowns, however).