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Patrick Peterson vs. Deion Sanders

Posted on 4/21/11 at 12:03 am
Posted by kjhughes12
Iowa City
Member since Apr 2011
12 posts
Posted on 4/21/11 at 12:03 am
What do you guys think? Can Patrick Peterson be as good a corner as Prime Time? What about as a returner?
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Posted by deuce985
Member since Feb 2008
27660 posts
Posted on 4/21/11 at 12:11 am to
I'm pretty sure at minimum, he'll be a better tackler than Deion ever was. Neon Deon use to be the biggest bitch when it came to tackling, I know this much.
Posted by Mike Linebacker
Texas
Member since Sep 2009
3404 posts
Posted on 4/21/11 at 12:12 am to
He'll be a better tackler. He lacks Deion's top end/closing speed. And, I think he relied on superior athleticism in college, which he won't be able to rely on in the NFL. So he won't have the immediate impact the way Deion did. But he is a better football player than Deion and if his rookie year scrapes makes him realize he needs to pay better attention to technique, there's no reason to think that by year 3-5 he cannot have a similar impact as Deion.
Posted by Mr Gardoki
AL
Member since Apr 2010
27652 posts
Posted on 4/21/11 at 6:44 am to
PP is great but Deion was a freak. The only part of PP's game that will be better is tackling but Deion never really had to tackle. The passes were usually incomplete or intercepted.
Posted by FootballNostradamus
Member since Nov 2009
20509 posts
Posted on 4/21/11 at 6:47 am to
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But he is a better football player than Deion


Will some of yal please GTFO with this shite!?!?
Posted by Pilot Tiger
North Carolina
Member since Nov 2005
73859 posts
Posted on 4/21/11 at 6:51 am to
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PP is great but Deion was a freak.


PP was the best corner in CFB this season and played at like 6'1 210. Tell me how that's not a freak
Posted by GNorthern
Louisiana
Member since Mar 2009
299 posts
Posted on 4/21/11 at 7:00 am to
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Will some of yal please GTFO with this shite!?!?





THIS ^^^^
Posted by Mr Gardoki
AL
Member since Apr 2010
27652 posts
Posted on 4/21/11 at 7:02 am to
your right PP is a freak too, still not Deion though... I remember one qb from his era saying he didn't just not throw at the wr Deion was covering, he didn't throw to his side of the field he was so scared of him. I believe PP can have a HOF career and all that, I just believe Deion is the greatest cb ever.
Posted by That LSU Guy
Ponte Vedra Beach
Member since Jul 2008
15241 posts
Posted on 4/21/11 at 7:09 am to
Neon Deion is the GREATEST corner of all time!

PRIME TIME!!!
Posted by themunch
bottom of the list
Member since Jan 2007
71367 posts
Posted on 4/21/11 at 7:17 am to
Neon Deion was the GREATEST corner of all time!



Posted by bojabu
Member since Sep 2010
1275 posts
Posted on 4/21/11 at 7:17 am to
Sanders played in the NFL at 6'1, 198. PP7 enters at 6'0, 219. Was Sanders faster? Sure. Everyone keeps saying he plays more like Champ Bailey, and I agree. But even Bailey only plays at 6'0, 192. Now thats 21 and 27 more Lbs of muscle. With that will come durability hopefully, and in my opinion makes him a much more explosive athlete. He obviously has the right work ethic to get better with his technique, just like those guys did. Saints need to Ricky Williams up and get him,lol. Minus the dress and shite of course.
Posted by guttata
prairieville
Member since Feb 2006
22633 posts
Posted on 4/21/11 at 7:37 am to
Comparing PP to one of, if not the greatest cb's in the history of the NFL is an insult to Prime Time.
Posted by tiger perry
Member since Dec 2009
25668 posts
Posted on 4/21/11 at 7:56 am to
I love me some PP but comparing him to Deion is ridiculous.
Posted by Pilot Tiger
North Carolina
Member since Nov 2005
73859 posts
Posted on 4/21/11 at 8:02 am to
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I love me some PP but comparing him to Deion is ridiculous
comparing them as pure corners I agree
Posted by Choupique19
The cheap seats
Member since Sep 2005
64643 posts
Posted on 4/21/11 at 8:06 am to
Deion Sanders never let the kicker run him out of bounds. Patrick Peterson has great speed, even deceptive speed for a guy of his size, but that's all he had, speed. Peterson never made any great cuts or showed any great ability as an open field runner, just speed.

As a corner, please tell me how many pick 6's Patrick Peterson had in his 3 year career at LSU. Teams were able to throw Peterson's way at times (UNC, Bama).

Is Patrick Peterson a great athlete and a great college player, YES!!! Is he in Deion Sanders league, NO!!! (Not at this point anyway)
Posted by FootballNostradamus
Member since Nov 2009
20509 posts
Posted on 4/21/11 at 8:10 am to
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PP was the best corner in CFB this season and played at like 6'1 210. Tell me how that's not a freak


If you think they're comparable then you weren't old enough to watch Deion in college, fact.
Posted by flbeachtiger
Tampa, FL
Member since Mar 2011
553 posts
Posted on 4/21/11 at 8:48 am to
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If you think they're comparable then you weren't old enough to watch Deion in college, fact.


This

I really hope some teams trainer, nutritionist, or something can figure out a way to not have him on the sidelines for a quarter of the game from cramps.

I never understood how LSU couldn't work that one out.
Posted by GeauxTGRZ
PTal
Member since Oct 2005
4809 posts
Posted on 4/21/11 at 8:56 am to
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I remember one qb from his era saying he didn't just not throw at the wr Deion was covering, he didn't throw to his side of the field he was so scared of him


Peyton Manning.
Posted by TigerFan55555
Tomball, TX
Member since Nov 2008
9833 posts
Posted on 4/21/11 at 9:08 am to
yeah, i gotta agree with the guy above, PP7 is one of my all-time favorite tigers, but Neon Deon was the greatest CB of all time...and I beleive he still owns the FL ST 40 time record...
Posted by bojabu
Member since Sep 2010
1275 posts
Posted on 4/21/11 at 9:44 am to
Deion was really too weak to be compared to PP7 imo. And hey, I guess if we're comparing hall of fame NFL'ers to juniors in college, yeah, Deion was better. But give PP7 some F'ing credit, all I wanna here out of you buncha beotches is that he's not as good *yet*.
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