Griffin vs. Nelson

I'm sorry but i think it's ridiculous to even compare griffin to ed reed. Ed Reed is the best safety in the league, griffin hasn't done anything to be compared to reed. Reed was by far the best safety in college when he was at miami, griffin...not quite. Stop drinkin that homer-ade everyone. This draft sucked, and griffin while he might end up being good is def no ed reed.

 

i dont think anyone is comparing the two, as far as talent goes, just their playing styles.

 

Well...

First off, Taylor is a beast cause he's like 220lbs and can fly. Nelson and Griffin are pretty much the same size but Nelson is the faster player (4.36 at his pro day). Nelson is also the better cover S...like Taylor was in college.

Archuletta doesn't compare to either of these guys.

Nelson is the pass D version of Brian Dawkins (but not nearly as good in the box...his weakness).

Griffin is kind of a poor man's Michael Huff...versatile and a very good athlete for his size (and the secondary), but he's not married to any position and we'll need to find where he fits best. If he can play CB well, I'd be thrilled...as long as LT doesn't start at S!!!

Gut

 

Agreed...

Nelson tries to knock everyone out and it works very well for him in the secondary where the WR is fixed on the ball and Nelson can blind side him. He's been surprisingly effective at taking down even excellent college RB's diving for them ('ankle biter') but he'll have to learn to wrap up better in the Pros.

Griffin is a much more solid tackler but Griffin also occasionally tries to knock you out and blows the tackle. Griffin usually wraps though but he doesn't hit with as much pop as Nelson in the secondary...he hits better vs RB's.

Gut

 

Yes...

The poor angles I was talking about was vs the run...not the pass. I think Griffin is pretty good against the pass though I'd like to see him develop his instincts a little better. Perhaps that is a negative of playing all of the secondary positions and if he moves to one position (like FS), then maybe he'll react a tad faster and put more of his athleticism to better use.

I think he'll play FS for us (in the sense that he'll play the deep middle like LT did last year with Hope being the predominant in the box S). I'd like to see him at CB though if Lowry or Fuller can handle FS.

Thanks for your input!

Gut

 

he was talking about he would be out of position against the pass

 

After the season, there was a debate about who should be taken first - Nelson or Landry. Nuff said.

 

mayeb we were wong?

griffin rated as the number two safety.

http://www.nfldraftcountdown.com/rankings/s.html

 

Griffin will be better. Better size, more durable, can play special teams, big hits, and also has better knowledge of the game.

 

Well...

The majority of the league didn't have Griffin as the #2 S. A few did. We can suppose the Titans were a part of that minority.

Plus, I guess Scott Wright didn't go to Reggie Nelson's pro-day where he was clocked between a 4.31-4.37 40 (depending on who's stopwatch you went by).

Gut