ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Blame Peyton Manning. Or Tom Brady. Or Drew Brees. Or the Greatest Show on Turf. Or anyone else who has piled up the passing yards and touchdowns on the way to a throw-first mindset.
But no matter who made it this way, cornerback is now a high-value position. Not the level of franchise quarterback value, but evidence points toward a bull market on the rise after every pass-happy game.
Or as Denver Broncos general manager George Paton put it: “It’s a space and cover league, and you just can never have enough corners.