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Question #5: Who will start at right cornerback?
After the free agent departure of Nate Clements in 2007 this was a legitimate question about a position that was manned by an entrenched starter for the better part of six seasons. One season later the Bills again have to address this question again. And though more than one of the current candidates for the role manned it in a starting capacity last season, the new additions have made for a stiff competition come training camp.
Two of main candidates for the role were part of the competition last season. Jabari Greer
and Ashton Youboty however, were both outperformed by Jason Webster who landed the starting role coming out of training camp.
Unfortunately for Webster he broke his arm in the opener against Denver and was placed on injured reserve. Youboty stepped in as a second-year player with little game experience and started the next three games, but missed the next five weeks with a high ankle sprain and never returned to the starting lineup.
That's because Greer took the opportunity to start and ran with it. In his first start in Week 5 he held Terrell Owens to just two receptions for 25 yards in what should have been a Bills victory. By season's end Greer had solidified himself as the starting right cornerback.
But with top pick Leodis McKelvin entering the fold, the job will again see stiff competition.
After the free agent departure of Nate Clements in 2007 this was a legitimate question about a position that was manned by an entrenched starter for the better part of six seasons. One season later the Bills again have to address this question again. And though more than one of the current candidates for the role manned it in a starting capacity last season, the new additions have made for a stiff competition come training camp.
Two of main candidates for the role were part of the competition last season. Jabari Greer
and Ashton Youboty however, were both outperformed by Jason Webster who landed the starting role coming out of training camp.Unfortunately for Webster he broke his arm in the opener against Denver and was placed on injured reserve. Youboty stepped in as a second-year player with little game experience and started the next three games, but missed the next five weeks with a high ankle sprain and never returned to the starting lineup.
That's because Greer took the opportunity to start and ran with it. In his first start in Week 5 he held Terrell Owens to just two receptions for 25 yards in what should have been a Bills victory. By season's end Greer had solidified himself as the starting right cornerback.
But with top pick Leodis McKelvin
entering the fold, the job will again see stiff competition.
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