DeAngelo Hall Thinks Raiders Have Best CBs in NFL, Most Everybody Else Disagrees

Despite DeAngelo Hall telling ESPN that the Raiders now have the bestest cornerback tandem in all of professional football, evidently, not everybody's on that bandwagon. CBSSports.com's Clark Judge does the heavy lifting, talking to various NFL types who are in a better position to intelligently comment on such things.

"He's the Chad Johnson of defense," said one NFL assistant. "He's too far gone to know he's gone."...

"The only way the Raiders are the best pair of cornerbacks," said an AFC defensive coordinator, "is when Hall is doing the evaluating. It's like he's a self-proclaimed Muhammad Ali..."

I'm pretty sure the Ocho Cinco quip wasn't meant to be complimentary. That said, someone did point out that the Raiders' corners primarily are in man-coverage, something so other team does with such frequency. As a consequence, they're more likely to give up big plays based solely on the laws of probability. But they should also be in position to break up more passes and register interceptions. In theory, anyway.

Soon-to-be Hall of Famer Rod Woodson thinks Hall, along with Nnamdi Asomugha, will be just fine in Oakland, even if everybody doesn't agree that they're the best CB duo in the league.

Top-6 ain't bad, however, considering the Raiders' recent history.