Taylor Not One of the Top CB’s Entering Free Agency?

Ike Taylor recently reiterated that he will test the open market in free agency once the NFL lockout comes to an end, so he’ll find out if other teams agree with the Steelers that he ranks among the league’s top cornerbacks. John Clayton, Mike Sando, Kevin Seifert, Pat Yasinskas, Tim Graham, Bill Williamson, James Walker and Paul Kuharsky voted for ESPN.com.

The top five were close, but it got a little sketchy after that with the remaining 18 players being named on at least one ballot, none of the final 18 were named on every ballot, however, and Taylor couldn’t get at least one top-10 vote for one point. The now nine-year veteran has not made a Pro Bowl in that time, either, primarily because Taylor does not have good hands. He rarely picks off passes, but he’s solid in coverage and an excellent tackle in the open field, as well as coming up for run support, Taylor has just 11 interceptions in eight NFL seasons, including two last year and a high of three in 2007.