02-11-2018, 07:08 PM
I don't think that I'd hate any of the three.
James - I'm not as wild about him as many on here. He's best as an in the box safety - a position that this team simply does not need. If they spend a 1st rounder on a safety, I'd really hope that they'd get a centerfield FS, not a guy who may wind up being a Taylor Mays clone. Williams and Iloka aren't a bad starting duo.
Smith - Plays like he was made for the modern NFL. Plays with great quickness and awareness in space. Pass coverage and dumpoff cleanup are really good. The only negatives that I can see are that he's a bit smallish and is not a natural stack and shed, take on the block sort of player.
Vea - Seems to be a great physical specimen with a workmanlike mentality. Very quick for how large and strong he is. He looks amazing on the highlight reel, but then again so did Danny Shelton. For a defense that struggled against the run, drafting an upgrade over Sims/Billings/Glasgow would be really tempting. Can he make enough of an impact in a passing league to justify the pick, or is he a "two down" type of guy for the NFL? I really don't know. I'd have mixed feelings if they drafted him until I saw him play against pro level competition. I also think that I'd prefer Payne over him.
I went with Smith.
James - I'm not as wild about him as many on here. He's best as an in the box safety - a position that this team simply does not need. If they spend a 1st rounder on a safety, I'd really hope that they'd get a centerfield FS, not a guy who may wind up being a Taylor Mays clone. Williams and Iloka aren't a bad starting duo.
Smith - Plays like he was made for the modern NFL. Plays with great quickness and awareness in space. Pass coverage and dumpoff cleanup are really good. The only negatives that I can see are that he's a bit smallish and is not a natural stack and shed, take on the block sort of player.
Vea - Seems to be a great physical specimen with a workmanlike mentality. Very quick for how large and strong he is. He looks amazing on the highlight reel, but then again so did Danny Shelton. For a defense that struggled against the run, drafting an upgrade over Sims/Billings/Glasgow would be really tempting. Can he make enough of an impact in a passing league to justify the pick, or is he a "two down" type of guy for the NFL? I really don't know. I'd have mixed feelings if they drafted him until I saw him play against pro level competition. I also think that I'd prefer Payne over him.
I went with Smith.
