Bleacher Report Calling Marlon Humphrey Most Overrated DB Is ‘Asinine’
Marlon Humphrey had a lighthearted response on social media to Bleacher Report’s Alex Kay calling him probably the most overrated defensive again in the league, however Baltimore Beatdown’s Joshua Reed did not mince phrases in his protection of Humphrey.
“Kay’s decide for probably the most overrated cornerback in the league is Baltimore Ravens three-time Pro Bowler Marlon Humphrey, which isn’t solely unsuitable however fully asinine and he started his argument with a contradictory assertion,” Reed wrote.
Reed was referring to Kay writing that Humphrey “is just one 12 months faraway from the newest of his three Pro Bowl appearances, however the 2019 All-Pro has been slipping for years.”
Reed wrote: “How can a participant be only one 12 months faraway from among the finest seasons of his profession in which he did not permit a single landing have ‘been slipping for years?’ Humphrey’s 626 protection snaps with out giving up a rating in 2022 had been probably the most in the league by greater than 200, in accordance with Pro Football Focus.
“Kay went on to say how Humphrey’s degree of pay because the league’s fourth highest-paid cornerback in phrases of common annual wage does not match his degree of play as of late, however that can also be false. Despite battling a number of accidents in 2023, together with a foot surgical procedure in coaching camp that disrupted his preparation and delayed his debut, Humphrey nonetheless solely gave up one landing, 21 completions, the bottom completion proportion of his profession (46.7) and the bottom opposing passer score of his profession (64.6) in 10 video games final 12 months, per Pro Football Reference.”
