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Offseason advice: pass on the corners: teams that woo cornerbacks like Valentine's dates will end up heartbroken.(NFL)

The Sporting News

| February 11, 2005 | Pompei, Dan | COPYRIGHT 2005 Sporting News Publishing Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

After passers torched secondaries and record books this season, the anticipated reaction this offseason is a cornerback grab. Teams will treat corners like Valentine's dates, sparing no expense to win their hearts. They will draft them, fight over them, trade for them and pay them as if they were rock stars.

What teams should do, however, is give cornerbacks the cold shoulder. Never have cornerbacks been less valuable than they are today.

Don't agree? Take a look at the New England Patriots on Sunday. They'll be lining up with an undrafted rookie who wasn't good enough to start in college, Randall Gay. On nickel defenses they'll bring in a veteran wide ...

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