Leon Hall ???

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(03-11-2016, 02:51 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Same here.  I remember that it took him years to win the favor of Bengal fans.  He ran a blistering 40 at the combine (in the 4.3's) but all people around here remembered was him getting beaten deep once by Ted Ginn in college.  So for a long time, even though Hall was one of the best cover corners in the league, around here a lot of people complained that he was not any good because he was "too slow".

He did not start until about half way through his rookie season, but over the first three years of his career ('07-'09) he was second in the league in passes defended (70), sixth in interceptions (14), and ninth in total tackles by a CB (214).

I used to have a few of the old FootballOutsider yearly statistical compilations, and they always had Hall among the leaders in many of their more advanced stats. 

One of the first times I really noticed Hall was when he kept getting owned by Braylon Edwards @ Cleveland in September 2007. It was Hall's 2nd game of his career.

I think that game really opened Hall's eyes and he continued to really improve from then on.