Here’s a quick list of cornerbacks set to be free agents unless their teams retain them first: Byron Jones, 27, Cowboys. James Bradberry, 27, Panthers. Jimmy Smith, 32, Ravens. Chris Harris, 31. Aug 21, 2018 Add in this year’s free-agency numbers, and it might seem like the NFL is completely unaware of the success quarterbacks are having passing the ball to receivers lined up in the slot.

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ROBINSON: The Chargers' addition of three 30-something free agents –- 11th-year right tackle Bryan Bulaga, 11th-year defensive tackle Linval Joseph and 10th-year cornerback Harris -– and Los Angeles' decision to go with either Tyrod Taylor or a first-round pick at quarterback looks odd. But there is no denying the Bolts made a value buy in Harris.

The NFL features maybe three active position players whose resumes are strong enough to have claims at being the greatest ever at their jobs: Tom Brady, Aaron Donald and Harris. Although Harris’ role of slot cornerback has not existed for generations like Brady’s and Donald’s, he has thrived in it for so long -– in the most difficult era to play cornerback -– it is reasonable to call him the top slot defender in NFL history. And the Chargers signed Harris to a mere two-year, $17 million deal, with $9.5M guaranteed.

The Bolts capitalized on multiple factors to land an all-decade-caliber corner at that price, which is tied for the 24th-highest salary at the position. A four-time Pro Bowler, Harris will turn 31 in June. He is also coming off a down 2019 campaign. Injuries and an understaffed cornerback depth chart prompted the Broncos to play Harris out of position last season, keeping him as an outside corner rather than letting him patrol the slot as he did for Denver’s acclaimed 'No Fly Zone' secondaries. Pro Football Focus, which rated Harris as the NFL's second-best cornerback from 2006-19, ranked him outside the position’s top 30 last year as a result. But the Bolts appear ready to allow the three-time All-Pro to operate at his best position.

The former undrafted free agent has displayed the seldom-seen ability to be a high-end boundary defender in base sets and an elite slot stopper in nickel looks. This made Harris the centerpiece of multiple Broncos Super Bowl secondaries. The Chargers informed Harris he will primarily play the slot role, while incumbent Desmond King -– who has become one of the game’s top slot defenders –- will shift to his college position of safety. This configuration would allow the Bolts to deploy Harris, King, cornerback Casey Hayward and safety Derwin James as starters in an extraordinarily rare position group featuring four All-Pros. This quartet will be a strong candidate to enter next season as the NFL’s top secondary.

Harris aimed for a better contract in free agency, opting to hit the market after signing a Broncos-friendly extension -– five years, $42.5M -– late in 2014. With a better deal eluding him, he could give the Chargers immense value. He's signed at a much lower rate than less talented free agents James Bradberry ($14.5M-per-year Giants deal) and Trae Waynes ($14M-per-year Bengals deal). Cornerbacks age faster than players at several other positions, but modern examples of productive post-30 play exist.

Champ Bailey, Charles Woodson, Aeneas Williams, Ronde Barber, Antoine Winfield, Al Harris, Troy Vincent and Brent Grimes represent the group of 21st-century corners voted to at least two Pro Bowls after their 31st birthdays. Nine more made one Pro Bowl past 30 since 2000. Harris, who went 36 games without allowing a touchdown from 2013-15, is better than several members of this 17-cornerback contingent. He has a good chance of not only rewarding the Chargers on this contract but adding multiple quality seasons to one of this era’s most underrated resumes.

Count this among the reasons that total yards is among the worst ways to measure a team’s performance: it lacks the context of opportunity.

The Los Angeles Chargers finished with the fifth-fewest passing yards allowed in 2019 but watching the games, you knew that they were not the fifth-best pass defense. The Chargers gave up many big passing plays and had many regrettable moments on defense when they couldn’t make a critical stop that may have improved their 5-11 record. Gus Bradley’s defense was fifth in passing yards allowed but they also faced the fewest number of pass attempts in the NFL.

The Chargers ranked 20th in net yards per attempt allowed, 22nd in interceptions, and they were 20th in pass defense DVOA. According to NFLGSIS, LA ranked 32nd in pass defense to the deep left, 20th to the deep right, and 23rd to the deep middle. They were also 24th to the short middle.

They had 28 plays go to the deep left with an average gain of 15.5 yards. That could be telling us that whoever was opposite of Casey Hayward that day was not having a grand moment and that Hayward himself was not able to shut receivers down like he wants to. Speaking of which, Hayward was one of the best free agent signings of the 2016 offseason, going to San Diego from Green Bay and making the Pro Bowl in each of his first two seasons with the Chargers. Four years later, the team may want to check the market again for a starting corner.

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What are their options?

Here’s a quick list of cornerbacks set to be free agents unless their teams retain them first:

Byron Jones, 27, Cowboys

James Bradberry, 27, Panthers

Jimmy Smith, 32, Ravens

Chris Harris, 31, Broncos

Darqueze Dennard, 28, Bengals

Bradley Roby, 28, Texans

Trae Waynes, 28, Vikings

Brian Poole, 27, Jets

Kendall Fuller, 25, Chiefs

Mackensie Alexander, 26, Vikings

Logan Ryan, 29, Titans

Kevin Johnson, 28, Bills

Tramon Williams, 37, Packers

Ross Cockrell, 29, Panthers

Javien Elliott, 27, Panthers

Mike Hilton, 26, Steelers (RFA)

Jalen Mills, 26, Eagles

Daryl Worley, 25, Raiders

Ronald Darby, 26, Eagles

Aqib Talib, 34, Dolphins

Johnathan Joseph, 36, Texans

Eli Apple, 25, Saints

Jason Verrett, 29, 49ers

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Artie Burns, 25, Steelers

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One thing you’ll notice is that many of these players have been in the slot recently or long term, such as Harris, Dennard, Fuller, Poole, Alexander, Hilton, Johnson, Ryan, Williams. Last summer, PFF ranked the Chargers as having the best cornerback trio in the NFL in large part due to Hayward and slot cornerback Desmond King. But King’s numbers and rankings took a major hit in 2019 compared to 2018, allowing more yards per completion, per target, more touchdowns allowed, and going from three interceptions to zero.

LA can now decide to just stick with the 25-year-old King for another year, but King is also set to be a free agent in 2021. There are a lot of slot options in free agency and the draft as teams are still more concerned about finding guys on the outside. Obviously that will also apply to the Chargers, who struggled there with Brandon Facyson and Michael Davis.

Obviously the splash signings will be Jones or Bradberry, if they hit free agency. Given the Cowboys must deal with Dak Prescott and Amari Cooper and so on, Jones seems more likely to hit the market. Whether the Chargers would be interested — Jones has spent the last two years learning from Kris Richard, who was a defensive backs coach under Bradley in Seattle with the Seahawks — is another story. Do they have the money?

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