If this had been any other third-year cornerback, I would've just dismissed it as silly talk. But when the Chargers' Antonio Cromartie says that he has impossibly big plans for the 2008 season, well, I believe him.
Cromartie is throwing around the number 15. You hear it and know what he must be referring to. Yet you must get clarification.And you know what, I'm taking it very, very seriously. Cromartie pretty much forces you to do so after some of the things he did last season (see YouTubes fun above).
Antonio, you seriously think that's how many interceptions you can get in a single season? This season?
"That's a very serious statement," Cromartie said. "A very, very serious statement."
The thing is, the Chargers' could have one of the best secondaries in the AFC in a year or two. Second-year safety Eric Weddle may not look like much, but he's a player. And 2008 first-round pick, cornerback Antoine Cason has a chance to be the team's nickel back while he's groomed for the starting gig at some point in the future.
In other, less pick-erific news, there's the Steelers Ike Taylor. A fine cornerback in his own right, who also happens to have cement mitts for hands. From the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review:
Ike Taylor has made six interceptions since becoming a starter in 2005. The Steelers cornerback said that total should be closer to 25.Ike Taylor, the anti-Cromartie.
"At least eight a year," Taylor said of how many interceptions he could have made the last three seasons.
