Ever since he became a New York Jet, one of my favorite time-killing hobbies has been to dive back into Sauce Gardner’s stats.
At just 24 years old, the Cincinnati product boasts the most mesmerizing statistics we’ve seen from an NFL cornerback since Darrelle Revis was patrolling the boundary for Rex Ryan. Like Kevin Durant watching Damian Lillard’s 55-point game, marvelling at Gardner’s analytical profile is a spiritual experience.
In a pass-happy modern NFL where high-percentage quick passes have become every team’s bread and butter, it should not be possible for Gardner to possess some of the coverage numbers that he does.