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  The War Room | HoustonProFootball.com
Dunta has the body to add another ten pounds of muscle and still be effective, which is good because he is smallish for a cornerback.
Robinson has NFL speed but still needs to get used to being on an island in the pros.
Dunta is likely to be used in nickel situations to start with and he may develop into a starter by year's end.
www.houstonprofootball.com /draft/picks/robinson.html   (326 words)

  
 Boston.com / Sports / Football / Texans, Robinson said to agree to terms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
The Houston Texans and cornerback Dunta Robinson have agreed to contract terms, according to a league source, meaning the team would then have both of its first-round draft choices in the fold a week before training camp starts.
Robinson, considered one of the top coverage men in the draft after a stellar career at South Carolina, was so highly regarded by the Texans that they moved veteran cornerback Marcus Coleman to free safety.
Robinson's coverage skills and Babin's pass rush -- along with the addition of free agent defensive lineman Robaire Smith -- are designed to change that.
www.boston.com /sports/football/articles/2004/07/22/texans_robinson_said_to_agree_to_terms   (304 words)

  
 Printable Version   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Robinson has been groomed for this kind of success since he was drafted by the Texans.
Robinson still had the typical rookie struggles early, including a slip and fall that resulted in a wide-open touchdown in Houston's season-opening loss to San Diego.
Robinson had an interception and a helmet-cracking sack of Hutchison that forced a fumble and was returned 60 yards by Charlie Anderson for Houston's final touchdown.
www.herald-democrat.com /articles/2004/12/21/sports/iq_1685273.prt   (555 words)

  
 Dunta Robinson Goes to Houston Texans As #10 Pick In The NFL Draft :: Robinson becomes highest Gamecock player drafted ...
Dunta Robinson was the 10th player taken overall in the 2004 NFL draft.
Robinson becomes the highest Gamecock drafted since Sterling Sharpe was the #7 pick of the 1988 draft by the Green Bay Packers.
Robinson becomes the seventh Gamecock to be taken in the first round of the NFL draft.
uscsports.collegesports.com /sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/042404aaa.html   (471 words)

  
 Dunta Robinson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Robinson excels in zone coverage and has shown considerable improvement in man-to-man coverage since moving from safety to corner.
He is still raw in terms of his technique and recognition skills in man coverage, but he should continue to improve with experience.
Robinson is one of five cornerback prospects who deserve first-round attention.
sparda.250free.com /NFLDRAFT/CB/duntarobinson.html   (254 words)

  
 NFL News - Story - Texans cornerback Robinson playing nothing like a rookie - Giants.com
In between practices during training camp, Robinson could often be found lugging around a backpack with a 4-inch thick playbook, a weekly game plan and hundreds of pages of notes he took during meetings.
Robinson still had the typical rookie struggles early, including a slip and fall that resulted in a touchdown pass to a wide-open receiver in Houston's season-opening loss to San Diego.
Robinson had an interception and a helmet-cracking sack of Hutchinson that forced a fumble and was returned 60 yards by Charlie Anderson for Houston's final touchdown.
www.giants.com /news/nfl_news/story.asp?story_id=4201&print=yes   (575 words)

  
 Football Feature: Dunta Robinson :: Senior captain is well prepared
Dunta Robinson, owner of five career interceptions, is a 2003 team captain and the leader of USC's defensive backfield.
Robinson, an Athens, Ga., native, is not ready to repeat the mistakes of last year.
Robinson and the rest of the Gamecocks are ready to take on the best and show the nation what Carolina football is all about.
www.fansonly.com /schools/scar/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/101003aac.html   (725 words)

  
 Sports: The Cincinnati Post
South Carolina's Dunta Robinson is one of the top-rated cornerbacks in this weekend's NFL draft.
While most draft observers expect Robinson to be off the board when it comes time for the Bengals to pick at No. 24, Cincinnati would like to draft a cornerback to help them improve a defense that finished ranked 28th overall last season, No. 24 against the pass.
Robinson may not have the height (he's 5 feet 11) many NFL teams are looking for these days to combat the ever-increasing number of tall receivers coming into the league, but his speed and aggressiveness tend to make up for that supposed shortcoming.
www.cincypost.com /2004/04/23/beng04-23-2004.html   (658 words)

  
 Cleveland Browns - News Room - Robinson Makes The Most Of His Chances   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Robinson understands that being avoided is the ultimate sign of respect for a cornerback.
Robinson did that often enough to establish himself as one of the top cornerbacks in the draft.
Another quality that Robinson figures NFL talent evaluators will like about him is the consistently high level at which he performed during the Gamecocks' struggles the past two seasons.
www.clevelandbrowns.com /news_room/building/arts/2567.0.html   (511 words)

  
 Fantasy Sports News, Games & Leagues at Fanball.com
Robinson, the team's first pick in the 2004 draft, signed a six-year deal worth $10.7 million in July 2004.
Robinson, the 10th overall pick, is thus far the highest selection in the draft to sign.
Robinson was the 10th overall pick in the April draft.
www.fanball.com /fb/playerProfile.cfm/pid.2959   (985 words)

  
 ABC13.com: Robinson confident entering second season   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Robinson quickly rebounded from that early season faux pas and finished the season with 85 tackles, six interceptions and three sacks.
Robinson has strong coverage skills, but he's also an asset in nickel coverage because he is so quick on the blitz.
Robinson said he feels more comfortable playing in the Texans system now and knows what the coaches expect of him, which makes it easier to be the confident player he was in college.
abclocal.go.com /ktrk/sports/080805_APsports_texans.html   (740 words)

  
 NFL: Houston Texan Talk: December 2004
Robinson was also the only player to sack Colts QB Peyton Manning twice in the same game this season.
As a rookie Dunta is second on the Texans in tackles with 81 tackles.
Cornerback Dunta Robinson paced the defense with seven tackles, one sack, one interception and one forced fumble.
texantalk.blogspot.com /2004_12_01_texantalk_archive.html   (2880 words)

  
 NFL Notebook: Texans' first pick gets six-year deal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Rookie cornerback Dunta Robinson tried to keep his head from spinning as he thumbed through the Houston Texans' nearly 4-inch thick defensive playbook.
Robinson, the 10th overall pick in the NFL draft, is the highest selection of any team to agree to terms this offseason.
Robinson and Babin both enter training camp as starters in an effort to improve a defense that ranked 31st out of 32 teams in 2003, including a pass defense that was the NFL's worst.
www.post-gazette.com /pg/04207/351552.stm   (582 words)

  
 Detroit Lions Site: First pick signs contract with Texans
The 5-foot-10, 174-pound Robinson was considered one of the top defensive backs in the draft coming out of South Carolina, where he tallied 50 tackles and one interception last season.
Robinson will likely start at right cornerback opposite veteran Aaron Glenn, and the coaches have moved last season's starter at the position, Marcus Coleman, to free safety.
Robinson spent much of the minicamps shadowing Glenn, a three-time Pro Bowler and 11-year veteran, to pepper him with questions about the playbook.
www.detroitlions.com /document_display.cfm?document_id=343326   (564 words)

  
 GamecockCentral.com
Robinson had two interceptions in USC’s Homecoming victory over Mississippi State, and a key interception on Kentucky’s first drive in USC’s 16-12 victory last season.
Robinson started all 12 games and will be counted on to be a leader on USC’s defense in 2003.
Robinson and Eiland should form a solid tandem for USC at cornerback.
www.gamecockcentral.com /cgi-bin/article/read-premium.pl?dir=fb&id=2576   (752 words)

  
 GamecockCentral.com - 2003 Football Awards Banquet Held
Senior cornerback Dunta Robinson was honored as the team's Most Valuable Player.
Robinson, who is projected to be one of the top cornerbacks chosen in this year's NFL draft, finished his career with five interceptions.
Robinson and Turner presented the captains' address to the crowd.
southcarolina.rivals.com /content.asp?CID=257716   (215 words)

  
 HoustonTexans.com Message Boards - Dunta Robinson on 'Hey Rookie'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Robinson appeared in the first episode of "Hey Rookie" earlier in the season.
Dunta made an interception in the next series and came back and spiked the ball right in front of Hoke and told him he has his back.
I believe Robinson is going to be on "Hey Rookie" today at either the 3:00 or 4:00 Houston time showing on the NFL Network.
www.houstontexans.com /fan_zone/messageboards/showthread.php?t=5870   (1038 words)

  
 Houston Pro Football | Your Balls-to-the-Wall Source for Houston Texan News, Information and Wild-Ass Opinion   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Dunta Robinson was the man, with an interception, a forced fumble, a sack and tied for the team lead in tackles.
Robinson had his best game as a professional last weekend in the bitter cold of Chicago.
Smith had a big game against the Texans in week 8, but Robinson’s confidence level has to be at an all-time high.
www.houstonprofootball.com /preview/week15.html   (972 words)

  
 HoustonChronicle.com - Texans plead Pro Bowl case for Robinson, Johnson
Rookie cornerback Dunta Robinson and second-year wide receiver Andre Johnson appear to be the Texans' best candidates to be selected to the Feb. 13 Pro Bowl in Honolulu.
Robinson, the No. 10 overall selection in this year's draft, has put together a convincing case for a trip to Hawaii during the second half of the season.
Robinson finished as the fourth-leading vote-getter among rookies, behind only Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, Detroit wide receiver Roy Williams and Washington fullback Chris Cooley.
www.chron.com /cs/CDA/story.hts/chronicle/2959376   (876 words)

  
 ESPN.com - NFL - Scouts: Eye of the storm
On a Houston defense that finished dead last in the NFL in 2004 with only 24 sacks, the Texans have to walk a tightrope between putting pressure on the quarterback with blitzes and exposing the secondary in passing situations.
Additional pressure will be put on Robinson when the coaching staff decides to blitz him off the edge -- the Texans expect Robinson to duplicate the success he had at the end of the 2004 season (three sacks).
Robinson will be expected to be a triple threat: playmaking pass defender, stout run defender and effective blitzer.
insider.espn.go.com /nfl/news/story?id=2074182   (995 words)

  
 ESPN.com - NFL - Dunta Robinson inks contract with Texans   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Cornerback Dunta Robinson, the earlier of the Houston Texans' two selections in the first round and a player already penciled in as a starter, on Thursday reached agreement on his first NFL contract.
Robinson will get a $4.07 million signing bonus and second tier option bonus of $3.93 million, basically giving him $8 million in upfront money.
With Robinson and 15th overall pick Michael Clayton of Tampa Bay having now agreed to terms, negotiations for players in that segment of the first round could heat up.
sports.espn.go.com /nfl/columns/story?columnist=pasquarelli_len&id=1844725   (636 words)

  
 iHigh.com -- The High School Internet Network   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Robinson's athletic ability and football prowess were never an issue, mainly because of growing up with his brother, Dunta Robinson.
Nearly five years after he played his final game at Clarke Central, Dunta is the starting cornerback for the Houston Texans and has a team-high three interceptions in his rookie year.
Dunta, who will be in attendance tonight, is looking forward to seeing his younger brother play for the first time since Darreion was in elementary school.
www.ihigh.com /0,1773,2_1_0_93677,00.html   (571 words)

  
 10News.com - NFL - Texans Sign Dunta Robinson
Robinson, who was selected by the Texans with the 10th overall pick in the April draft, is the sixth of the Texans' nine 2004 draft picks to sign with the team.
Robinson, 5'10" and 186 pounds, was South Carolina's Most Valuable Player in 2003 after recording a career-high 50 tackles, one interception and 12 passes defensed.
He is the highest-drafted South Carolina player since Sterling Sharpe was taken seventh overall by Green Bay in 1988.
www.10news.com /nfl/3569899/detail.html   (213 words)

  
 Black News Channel - Dunta Robinson - Football players.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Dunta Robinson's outstanding rookie season got off to an inauspicious start.
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The more coaches and players watch second-year cornerback Dunta Robinson, the more impressed they are.
blacknewschannel.com /black-sports/dunta-robinson.html   (395 words)

  
 South Carolina cornerback visits Steelers - PittsburghLIVE.com
South Carolina cornerback Dunta Robinson sighed patiently when a reporter asked him to name all the cities he has visited on his three-week tour of the NFL.
If the list of draft prospects invited to Pittsburgh is any indication, the Steelers are working hard to find a young cornerback or two to help rebuild their leaky secondary.
Robinson, 5-foot-11, 186 pounds, moved from safety after his sophomore season at South Carolina and has played cornerback only two years.
www.pittsburghlive.com /x/tribune-review/sports/steelerslive/s_189568.html   (381 words)

  
 Sports Betting and Gambling Odds Online
HOUSTON -- Dunta Robinson tried to keep his head from spinning as he thumbed through the Houston Texans'; nearly four-inch thick defensive playbook.
Robinson, the 10th overall pick in this year's draft, is the highest selection of any team to agree to terms this offseason.
The Texans expect -- and need -- an immediate contribution from Robinson, who will almost certainly be the target of offenses looking to pick on the smallish rookie.
www.covers.com /articles/articles.aspx?TID=27&theArt=28255   (623 words)

  
 Rookie Impact
Fantasy Outlook: The addition of Robinson allows the Texans to upgrade two positions on defense, as he is expected to start immediately at CB, which will allow the Texans to move Marcus Coleman to FS.
Robinson definitely deserves to be one of the top 2 rookie CBs (along with DeAngelo Hall) taken in both redraft and dynasty leagues because of his tackling ability and the fact that he will start from Day 1.
The Texans secondary should be much improved this season, and an improved front 7 should provide a bigger pass rush, which should in turn lead to plenty of INT opportunities.
www.footballguys.com /04rookie_afcsouth.htm   (9202 words)

  
 USC Annual Football Banquet Honors 2003 Squad :: Dunta Robinson Named Team MVP
Senior cornerback Dunta Robinson was named MVP of the 2003 Gamecock football squad.
Coach Lou Holtz presented the four team captains with their awards: linebacker Jeremiah Garrison, cornerback Dunta Robinson, tight end Hart Turner and offensive tackle Travelle Wharton.
Winners certificates were presented by Coach Holtz to defensive end Moe Thompson, Wharton and Robinson.
uscsports.ocsn.com /sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/011704aaa.html   (289 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Buchanon reborn in Houston   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Buchanon was a bit disappointed that Glenn was released because he was hoping to learn from the 32-year-old who is now with Dallas.
The 5-foot-10, 185-pound Buchanon will join 2004 first round draft pick Dunta Robinson to shore up the Texans secondary.
Robinson, who gained a starting job as a rookie, admires Buchanon's confidence.
www.usatoday.com /sports/football/nfl/texans/2005-05-17-buchanon-reborn_x.htm   (683 words)

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