The seldom seen white cornerback remains secluded

I'm sure we'll be hearing his name a lot more in the coming years, and if the owners are smart, they'll keep him on their team.He could be a major part of future Panthers success, and who know's maybe they'll build a team around this guy. Only time will tell.Get more of my NHL Opinions at my blog TipsForHockey . Memo to Arsene Wenger: Theo Walcott is not a winger. Theo is a striker who urges to use his searing pace to split defences down the middle before releasing the ball not to a fellow teammate but pass the opposing keeper and into the back of the net.If only life were so simple, Then maybe Arsene might also realise that Eboue (aka I don't know what I doue) is not a qualityfootball player and has no place amongst the slick playing superstars at Arsenal football club.Now as we all already know Wenger has had some incredible successes in the pass by taking a winger and turning him into a world class striker, Henry and Robin van Persie being the two outstanding examples.On the other hand taking a striker and turning him into a world class winger is proving a much more difficult task for the Arsenal manager.Don't get me wrong, Walcott has done a decent job on the right flank and we have seensignificant improvement over the last year or so by the youngEnglishman. To be fair to Theo, various injuries have halted hisdevelopment as much as anything else.If one takes the time to observe Walcott masquerading as a winger in any recent Arsenal line up it's not hard to notice the tell tale signs of someone who in a positional sense, feels like he doesn't quite belong.Walcott often gets himself into great positions one on one with the opposing full back but more likely than not we see him cross early rather than running at the defender like any natural winger with his kind of pace would do.When a player is playing in a position where he for one reason or another finds it difficult to utilise his main asset, then i think it's clear that said player is not being deployed in the most effective way possible.Admittedly, Theo Walcott does not have the most prolific record in front of goal; he has averaged roughly one goal every six games so far in his career.But what he does have and has displayed this quite a few times for Arsenal already, is the pace to get in behind defences and the composure needed to keep a cool head in front of goal.Strength could be an issue, but I think since his most recent shoulder operation, improvement has been made on that front as well.Right now in terms of options up front, Arsenal has Arshavin, who has done a more than decent job of leading the line, but I think he can be just as effective on the wingoccasionally drifting into the centre when theopportunityarises.Both Eduardo and Vela have tried to fill the void created by the injury to Van Persie. The former needs someone up front to play off of and seems much more affective facing goal in and around the six yard area, while the latter is more suited to a position on the wing.I've been watching Walcott very closely and whenever he drifts into the centre, he almostautomatically appears to be more calm andcomposed.

In fact, Walcott appears to have started the second half againstLiverpool leading the line and in my opinion he was doing a pretty good job in terms of movement off the ball.Walcott in the middle just seems right. It feels right and I believe it is right.Arsene knows.That's why I think we could be seeing Theo in his natural position sooner or later. Wenger has already stated his intention to one day play Walcott as striker and I, for one, hope that day comes sooner rather then later.. It has been six years since the last of its kind was spotted. The last reported sighting was on field turf in urban St Louis.

The seldom seen white cornerback remains secluded. Some would even say the rare species no longer exists. When former NFL cornerback Jason Sehorn retired from the St. Louis Rams in 2003, little did we know it would be the last time professional football fans would witness a white cornerback. Although Sehorn played his final game a few years ago as a safety, he was truly the last full time white cornerback to man the position in a league focused on equality. Equality is something the NFL has strived for in recent years. In 2002, Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney spearheaded the NFL Committee for Workplace Diversity. Designed to promote diversity in coaching and front office positions, the committee instituted a policy that is now known as the “Rooney Rule." The rule calls for one minority candidate to be interviewed for every vacant coaching or executive position in the NFL. The policy worked as planned, as the number of minority coaches in the NFL jumped from six percent to 22 percent in a five year period. But the word “equality” is often used as a matter of convenience, rather than its true meaning. If the NFL truly wants equality throughout, it has to be a two way street. The league encouraged (albeit, not publically) teams to give more African-American quarterbacks a chance in the early 1990’s. Today, nearly a third of all starting or reserve quarterbacks in the league are African-American. So when does the push come from the league to encourage teams to give white cornerbacks a shot With the exception of a handful of shut down cornerbacks the league has to offer, there are very few who play the position at a high level week after week. The white cornerback is not fast or quick enough. One who is willing to stick his helmet in an opponent’s chest, should be preferred over a track star whose ideal method of tackling is to dive at the feet of a receiver. Now this isn’t a cry for the NFL to change its rules or open the flood gates for white cornerbacks in the league, but find a few out of the estimated 50 or 60 million white males between the ages of 20-35 in North America and make equality truly equal. .