One of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ bigger moves in free agency this offseason was the signing of cornerback Darius Slay. Despite prepping for his 13th NFL season, it is clear that Slay can still play. The goal of today’s article is to see some statistical areas where Slay was superior last season, and perhaps what he could mentor the room and the young Joey Porter Jr. in.
Being a disruptive coverage corner is ideal, and Slay was one of the top men at the position last season. Part of that picture is forced incompletions and pass breakups, and I will highlight Slay and Porter for our purposes:
Slay was clearly the most disruptive corner in these terms, with 17 forced incompletions and 16 pass breakups.