NFL Combine

[Bigtinylittle]

Originally Posted by Roy P

I can interpret that to mean that there haven't been very many 1st round talented Safety prospects to choose from. So, that would make them a rare find and highly valuable. The 8 that were chosen over the last 5 years have been pretty good. Perhaps we should take a look at how many Pro-Bowls those 8 have gone to compared to the 17 CBs. Just a thought.

I would never say a team shouldn't draft a safety in the first round. My point was that many fans overvalue the safety position, especially FS, compared to how GM's value the position. and that I think the GM's are right.

Another interesting thing to look at in the last ten drafts is how many times a safety was drafted before any cornerbacks were off the board. I think you will find that in most years a CB is the first to go. Another thing to look at is the average salary of the top 5 safeties in the league compared to the top five CB's.

I'm a big advocate of drafting for need in the first round. If I were a GM and my team was in good shape at DE,QB,CB,LT, and WR, then I might start looking at a safety if I needed one.