Who is Aaron Colvin and what do you think about him joining the Packers?
Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool
Since seeing his college tape of him before his draft, I have wanted the Packers to get him. Though I think Hayward is a bad comparison, in an attempt to bring up Hayward (again), when a much better/easier comparison would of been Hyde.
I've also compared Colvin college tape to a young and unpolished Nick Collins (who also played CB in college). Both Colvin and a young Collins were very over aggressive, played the running game GREAT but would bite WAY TOO HARD on play fakes.
I think both Colvin and Hyde are part CB and part LB, making them great fits for a slot hybrid position (and maybe Safety) that ask them to be a versatile physical slot CB. Also something to note, I believe Colvin played in man coverage in college and his first two years, then the Jags switched over to zone coverage which hurt both House and Colvin had to adjust some too. But he (like House) might welcome getting back to more man coverage (assuming the Packers are running man coverage this year)
But looking at PFF Colvin sounds like he's one of the best tackling and blitzing CBs in the game which matches what I thought of him in the draft that he's at his best when going forward which is why I thought of him as a slower Nick Collins that might be better if he got moved to Safety. But in the slot he's very physical and versatile.
One thing I remember though that I had some concerns with, was that it sounded like Colvin had a lifetime shoulder injury that sounded like was more painful in football season and especially cold weather.