Studying the Cornerbacks

Barry Litchford, Florida Blazers (20)

I have always believed cornerback is the most important position in MFN. Teams throw the ball a lot ... not because they love to do so (I know I don't), but because it seems to be the most effective approach in the current iteration of the game.

I only searched players who were actually playing cornerback at the time I did the search (their position would be CB in parentheses when you do a player search). The weights are mine. CB1, CB2, CB3 were based on ratings only. Each team had at least three corners, with three exceptions: the Arizona Wranglers and Cleveland Thunderbolts only had one each and the Houston Gamblers only had two. I am not sure why. Most of the league's more successful teams have five or more CBs. on their rosters.

Here are the averages:

Average CB: 62.84
Average CB1: 75.00
Average CB2: 66.43
Average CB3: 59.00
Average CB4+: 55.02

Robert Newton, New Orleans VooDoo (22)

Top four CB1: John Borkowski, Orlando Renegades, 94; David Peralta, Detroit Wheels, 92; Barry Litchford, Florida Blazers, 91; Robert Newton, New Orleans VooDoo, 88.

Top four CB2: Bradley Mondragon, Detroit Wheels, and Larry Ackman, New Orleans VooDoo, 85; Maurice Matzke, Los Angeles Express, 79; Rick Edwards, Orlando Renegades, and Robert Gonzales, Chicago Blitz, 74.

Top four CB3: Chuck Johnson, Detroit Wheels, 79; Robert Gutierrez, Orlando Renegades, 73; James Olsen, Florida Blazers, 71; Al Schwartz, New Orleans VooDoo, Mike Williams, New Jersey Generals, and Ray Ruiz, Portland Storm, 69.

Here are the combined average ratings for the top three CBs for each team (Arizona and Cleveland excluded; I entered Houston's CB2 twice to get an average):

Team/Avg. Detroit Wheels 85.33 New Orleans VooDoo 80.67 Orlando Renegades 80.33 Florida Blazers 77.67 Los Angeles Express 73.33 New Jersey Generals 73.33 Pittsburgh Maulers 73.00 Michigan Panthers 72.00 Portland Storm 71.00 Baltimore Stars 70.33 Chicago Blitz 70.33 Georgia Force 70.33 Jacksonville Bulls 70.33 Shreveport Steamer 68.00 Birmingham Stallions 67.33 Southern California Sun 66.67 Philadelphia Bell 65.33 Houston Gamblers 64.33 New York (NY) Stars 64.33 Oakland Invaders 64.33 Washington Federals 64.00 Oklahoma Outlaws 62.67 San Antonio Gunslingers 59.33 Charlotte Hornets 59.00 Boston Breakers 57.67 San Jose SaberCats 57.67 Denver Gold 55.67 Honolulu Hawaiians 55.67 Memphis Showboats 55.33 Tampa Bay Bandits 49.00