Updated Jun 28, 2012 - 1:48 pm
Was Browner's 2011 season as good as we thought?
Brandon Browner intercepted six passes, returned two for touchdowns and made the Pro Bowl as an injury replacement last season, his first in the NFL.
The Seahawks' cornerback was also among the league leaders in penalties and at times was exposed by smaller, quicker receivers.
The latter was part of ESPN analyst KC Joyner's basis for including Browner on his list of the NFC's seven most overrated players from last season.
Joyner: "Browner made the Pro Bowl on the strength of his six interceptions, but he had abysmal coverage metrics and was a penalty machine. He was terrible against short passes (6.7 YPA, ranked 72nd), vertical passes (11.3 VYPA, ranked 63rd) and stretch vertical passes (14.8 SVYPA, ranked 66th).
"Plus, one of his interception returns for a touchdown was a gift, due more to the highly inaccurate arm of Bears quarterback Caleb Hanie than any action on Browner's part. All Browner did was drop back into zone coverage and catch a pass that was thrown right to him."
In Thursday's Wrap Up video, Brock Huard and Mike Salk discuss whether "overrated" is a fair label for Browner.
You can download Thursday's podcast here.
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Richardfg7 wrote...This is the stuff that drives me nut's.June 28, 2012 1:28 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }- Reply
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Newton wrote...I call Brandon. Santa Browner.June 28, 2012 2:06 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }- Reply
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Nervoso wrote...HatersJune 28, 2012 3:21 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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Troll Hunter wrote...Over-rated?June 28, 2012 7:52 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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Oregon Duck fan wrote...honestly....June 28, 2012 7:58 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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sportsguru wrote...Oregon DuckJune 29, 2012 5:49 am{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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mrwalterisgod wrote...Overrated, no. Dominant? No.June 29, 2012 7:29 am{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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Muffhound wrote...Over Rated????June 30, 2012 5:00 am{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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sportsguru wrote...MuffhoundJune 30, 2012 9:35 am{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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Muffhound wrote...Sports GuruJuly 1, 2012 3:17 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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S0_206 wrote...Browner is Beast!June 30, 2012 3:38 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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ronzilla wrote...Richard Sherman and Brandon Browner will force NFL Officials toJuly 1, 2012 2:19 am{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }- Reply
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008klm wrote...DefenseJuly 1, 2012 6:18 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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008klm wrote...also...July 1, 2012 7:28 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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Brock Huard has co-hosted the show since 2009. After earning Gatorade Player of the Year honors at Puyallup High School, Brock went on to a record-setting career at Washington and then spent six years in the NFL, including four with the Seahawks. Brock also works for ESPN as a college football analyst in the booth and the studio. He makes his home on the Eastside with his wife Molly and their three young children.
Danny O'Neil, the new co-host of "Brock and Danny", is the son of a logger, a graduate of the University of Washington and has been a working journalist in Seattle since 1999, first at newspapers and since 2012 at 710 ESPN Seattle. He is married to Sharon Pian Chan, associate opinions editor at The Seattle Times. They live on Capitol Hill with their wrinkled, smelly dog.
