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I would have been overjoyed with Revis, personally, but I wouldn't have wanted Hall. Hall's not a good bump and run corner, as the knock on him in college is that he gives a huge cushion (see the Ohio State Michigan shootout for proof.) I'd take Harrell over hall 11 times out of 13.
Also, the sheer mental capacity of the Nick Collins/Reggie Nelson safety tandem is a little terrifying. I wouldn't have been broken up about taking Nelson, but he's has really poor technique, so he probably wouldn't start right away over someone like Underwood.
Also, I'd like to point out that not all injury histories are equal. Harrell's injury is a torn bicep, which is an injury that is relatively simple to make a complete recovery from with surgery and rehab in under a year with no future adverse effects whatsoever. His other injuries were broken ankles, which can happen to any player in the trenches who's sufficiently unlucky. If Harrell had come off an ACL tear or something, that amount of injury history would give me pause because guys don't usually recover from those either quickly or right away. But since the bicep tear is a less than one year full recovery with no future adverse effects, and the man clearly doesn't have "brittle ankles" or some nonsense like that, his injury history really isn't that much a cause for worry.
I'd be really happy with Revis, but he was gone. I don't particularly think that Hall fits the system, and I like that Nelson is a hell of a playmaker but I don't think he could come in and start or get significant playing time as a rookie over the other young guys we have at safety, but I wouldn't have been upset with the pick (since he might be great in a couple of years.) I do think Nelson would have gotten fewer snaps this season than Harrell will, however.
Also, the sheer mental capacity of the Nick Collins/Reggie Nelson safety tandem is a little terrifying. I wouldn't have been broken up about taking Nelson, but he's has really poor technique, so he probably wouldn't start right away over someone like Underwood.
Also, I'd like to point out that not all injury histories are equal. Harrell's injury is a torn bicep, which is an injury that is relatively simple to make a complete recovery from with surgery and rehab in under a year with no future adverse effects whatsoever. His other injuries were broken ankles, which can happen to any player in the trenches who's sufficiently unlucky. If Harrell had come off an ACL tear or something, that amount of injury history would give me pause because guys don't usually recover from those either quickly or right away. But since the bicep tear is a less than one year full recovery with no future adverse effects, and the man clearly doesn't have "brittle ankles" or some nonsense like that, his injury history really isn't that much a cause for worry.
I'd be really happy with Revis, but he was gone. I don't particularly think that Hall fits the system, and I like that Nelson is a hell of a playmaker but I don't think he could come in and start or get significant playing time as a rookie over the other young guys we have at safety, but I wouldn't have been upset with the pick (since he might be great in a couple of years.) I do think Nelson would have gotten fewer snaps this season than Harrell will, however.
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