1.   At safety, George Teague and Darren Woodson provide a talented safety blanket when the cornerbacks get beat.

2.   Once Irvin goes to the bench, the Cleveland cornerbacks might get overconfident.

3.   There has even been talk that the cornerbacks will get a lot of coverage help from the safeties.

4.   With eight defenders up front, cornerbacks get no help, and defenses can pay a price for aggressiveness.

5.   The Washington Redskins cornerback got a nonguaranteed minor league contract Wednesday to play for Triple-A Louisville.