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<blockquote data-quote="FrankRizzo" data-source="post: 553311" data-attributes="member: 2232"><p>Is there a projected cornerback who can transition to be a great safety?</p><p></p><p>Nick Collins, Cornerback, 5-11, 206</p><p></p><p>I was looking back at the NFLDraftScout stuff and other rankings, ratings, from the 2005 Draft.</p><p>For us, it was Teddy Thompson's first draft, and his first 2 picks became Hall of Fame quality players:</p><p></p><p>Aaron Rodgers</p><p>Nick Collins</p><p></p><p>But what even I didn't know, since I never heard of him before we drafted him, was that he was a projected cornerback, out of Bethune-Cookman.</p><p><a href="http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=53604&draftyear=2005&genpos=CB" target="_blank">http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=53604&draftyear=2005&genpos=CB</a></p><p></p><p>Look at his numbers, no wonder.... he had elite speed.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://nflcombineresults.com/playerpage.php?f=Nick&l=Collins&i=7072" target="_blank">http://nflcombineresults.com/playerpage.php?f=Nick&l=Collins&i=7072</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/players/historical/551584" target="_blank">http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/players/historical/551584</a></p><p></p><p><strong><em>{QUOTE}Negatives </em></strong>… More of a grabber than a striker when tackling in run support … Does not get a good jump coming back to fill the running lanes … Plays too deep in centerfield and has to hurry in order to make plays in front of him … Concentration tends to wander when he is not immediately in the play … Takes some false steps coming out of his backpedal on deep routes … Can be fooled by head fakes and play action … Struggles in run support come mostly because he takes poor angles to the ball … Despite his size, he can be overpowered by the bigger backs near the line of scrimmage … Needs to stay more alert to the receiver's double moves and will blow a coverage …. Might have problems with the mental aspect of the game (struggles to digest a complicated playbook).</p><p></p><p><strong><em>Positives </em></strong>… Has very good overall muscle development, V-shaped upper torso, with broad shoulders and chest … Adequate in man coverage, mirroring the receiver's moves while maintaining position as the play develops … Effective jamming his man in press coverage … Allows little cushion off the line of scrimmage and shows above average straight-line speed and adequate change of direction … Shows some looseness in his hips, turning fluidly coming out of his backpedal … Will play the ball in the air, keeping eye contact on the pass and a hand on the receiver … Has the acceleration to run ball carriers down … Adjusts and times his jumps to get to the ball at its high point, showing natural hands to extend away from the body's frame in order to make the interception … Still a work in progress as a tackler, but does stay low making wrap-up tackles in space … His straight-line acceleration, leaping ability and marginal play recognition skills could see him shift outside to cornerback in the pros (plays the man better than the ball).{/QUOTE}</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FrankRizzo, post: 553311, member: 2232"] Is there a projected cornerback who can transition to be a great safety? Nick Collins, Cornerback, 5-11, 206 I was looking back at the NFLDraftScout stuff and other rankings, ratings, from the 2005 Draft. For us, it was Teddy Thompson's first draft, and his first 2 picks became Hall of Fame quality players: Aaron Rodgers Nick Collins But what even I didn't know, since I never heard of him before we drafted him, was that he was a projected cornerback, out of Bethune-Cookman. [url]http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=53604&draftyear=2005&genpos=CB[/url] Look at his numbers, no wonder.... he had elite speed. [url]http://nflcombineresults.com/playerpage.php?f=Nick&l=Collins&i=7072[/url] [url]http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/players/historical/551584[/url] [B][I]{QUOTE}Negatives [/I][/B]… More of a grabber than a striker when tackling in run support … Does not get a good jump coming back to fill the running lanes … Plays too deep in centerfield and has to hurry in order to make plays in front of him … Concentration tends to wander when he is not immediately in the play … Takes some false steps coming out of his backpedal on deep routes … Can be fooled by head fakes and play action … Struggles in run support come mostly because he takes poor angles to the ball … Despite his size, he can be overpowered by the bigger backs near the line of scrimmage … Needs to stay more alert to the receiver's double moves and will blow a coverage …. Might have problems with the mental aspect of the game (struggles to digest a complicated playbook). [B][I]Positives [/I][/B]… Has very good overall muscle development, V-shaped upper torso, with broad shoulders and chest … Adequate in man coverage, mirroring the receiver's moves while maintaining position as the play develops … Effective jamming his man in press coverage … Allows little cushion off the line of scrimmage and shows above average straight-line speed and adequate change of direction … Shows some looseness in his hips, turning fluidly coming out of his backpedal … Will play the ball in the air, keeping eye contact on the pass and a hand on the receiver … Has the acceleration to run ball carriers down … Adjusts and times his jumps to get to the ball at its high point, showing natural hands to extend away from the body's frame in order to make the interception … Still a work in progress as a tackler, but does stay low making wrap-up tackles in space … His straight-line acceleration, leaping ability and marginal play recognition skills could see him shift outside to cornerback in the pros (plays the man better than the ball).{/QUOTE} [/QUOTE]
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