Banks vs johnson

471dawg

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Yes johnathan banks had a great career as a bulldog but my question is . Could Anthony Johnson have been as good of a corner as J banks I know he only played sparingly his first year under croom mainly on 3rd downs in nickel situations ...his sophomore year he was coming along think he had 3 or 4 picks ...if he could have finished his career at state could he have been one of the better DBS to come threw ?
 

MSUDawg25

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"Threw"? You gotta fix that ****.

No. Banks' career was hugely boosted by that one game his freshman year, but I can barely remember anything about Johnson's career. Could he have? Sure. I could have been a nfl corner if I had been four inches taller and way faster.
 

dawgman42

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Gold!

 

kired

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No doubt in my mind he was talented enough to be an NFL corner. How would he have recovered from his injury? No clue - I think it was a broken ankle or foot. And he was a little short, but he was a better pure corner than Pegues (they were supposed to have been part of the same class, I think Johnson when to Hargrave a year).

Don't think he would have been as good as Banks. Banks' height and wingspan are what give him an extra advantage. But he could have played in the league.