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<blockquote data-quote="TJV" data-source="post: 441029" data-attributes="member: 4300"><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">I'm not a "draftnik" (not that there's anything wrong with that). I'll never post a mock draft because I just don't have the time or interest to study the NFL readiness of college players and how they may be perceived by NFL GMs. I'd rather spend my time pre-draft looking just at what I see as the Packers' positions of need and then after the draft learning all I can about the players selected and UDFA signed by the Packers. But I am interested in the process and strategy of the draft and toward that end I've posted about tiers of talent in the draft and how I think it likely explains Thompson's draft strategy of trading down as much as he has. BTW, I certainly didn’t come up with that concept. Anyway, Wes Bunting reinforced the idea of talent tiers on the National Football Post website. He broke down safeties available in the draft by tiers:</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Tier <strong>1</strong>: Mark Barron, Alabama</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Tier <strong>2</strong>: Markelle Martin, Oklahoma St.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Tier <strong>3</strong>: Harrison Smith, Notre Dame; George Iloka, Boise St.; Christian Thompson, S. Carolina St.; Brandon Taylor, Louisiana St.; Kelcie McCray, Arkansas.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Tier <strong>4</strong>: Trenton Robinson, Michigan St.; Aaron Henry, Wisconsin. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Tier <strong>5</strong>: Tony Dye, UCLA; Janzen Jackson, McNeese St.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">He didn't mention where in the draft he places these tiers and of course the Packers' list is no doubt different but I think the concept plays a part in how Thompson and other GMs see the talent in the draft. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">I have a couple of questions for the board:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">First, what do you think of how he's broken down the talent at safety.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Second, something he wrote about Iloka ("Has experience playing corner and being a physical press coverage man") got me thinking about Nick Collins. Wasn't he listed as a DB when he came out of college? Is there a player listed as a CB in this draft anyone thinks is big enough to switch to safety? Capers likes safeties who have one-on-one coverage skills and if Collins doesn't return… </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><a href="http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/NFL-Draft-Ranking-the-safety-class-by-tiers.html" target="_blank">http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/NFL-Draft-Ranking-the-safety-class-by-tiers.html</a></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TJV, post: 441029, member: 4300"] [FONT=Tahoma]I'm not a "draftnik" (not that there's anything wrong with that). I'll never post a mock draft because I just don't have the time or interest to study the NFL readiness of college players and how they may be perceived by NFL GMs. I'd rather spend my time pre-draft looking just at what I see as the Packers' positions of need and then after the draft learning all I can about the players selected and UDFA signed by the Packers. But I am interested in the process and strategy of the draft and toward that end I've posted about tiers of talent in the draft and how I think it likely explains Thompson's draft strategy of trading down as much as he has. BTW, I certainly didn’t come up with that concept. Anyway, Wes Bunting reinforced the idea of talent tiers on the National Football Post website. He broke down safeties available in the draft by tiers:[/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma]Tier [B]1[/B]: Mark Barron, Alabama[/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma]Tier [B]2[/B]: Markelle Martin, Oklahoma St.[/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma]Tier [B]3[/B]: Harrison Smith, Notre Dame; George Iloka, Boise St.; Christian Thompson, S. Carolina St.; Brandon Taylor, Louisiana St.; Kelcie McCray, Arkansas.[/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma]Tier [B]4[/B]: Trenton Robinson, Michigan St.; Aaron Henry, Wisconsin. [/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma]Tier [B]5[/B]: Tony Dye, UCLA; Janzen Jackson, McNeese St.[/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma]He didn't mention where in the draft he places these tiers and of course the Packers' list is no doubt different but I think the concept plays a part in how Thompson and other GMs see the talent in the draft. [/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma]I have a couple of questions for the board:[/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma]First, what do you think of how he's broken down the talent at safety.[/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma]Second, something he wrote about Iloka ("Has experience playing corner and being a physical press coverage man") got me thinking about Nick Collins. Wasn't he listed as a DB when he came out of college? Is there a player listed as a CB in this draft anyone thinks is big enough to switch to safety? Capers likes safeties who have one-on-one coverage skills and if Collins doesn't return… [/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma][url]http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/NFL-Draft-Ranking-the-safety-class-by-tiers.html[/url][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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