The Houston Texans recently signed unrestricted free agent Alan Ball to the roster and initially most fans’ first impressions were he must be Jason Allen’s (former Texans cornerback) replacement. Alan Ball is one of Defensive Coordinator Wade Phillips’ guys he drafted while he was in Dallas. Ball has an impressive combination of size and speed at 6’2 197 lbs with 4.48 speed. Most cornerbacks with those measurements usually become safeties when they come into the NFL. Very few cornerbacks have that type of size, speed, and hip fluidity combination that excel in the NFL. Ball, while in Dallas, was drafted to be a corner but due to his unique skill set and his ability to excel in Wade’s defense he placed him at cornerback. Ball, according to Wade, has great ability to play man and press coverage while showing the ability to play off man coverage as well. Paul Kahaursky of ESPN was at the Texans OTA’s and asked Wade Phillips about his cornerbacks and this is what he had to say about Ala...
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