"Because of his experience [at Texas], he's played in the slot, he's played man-to-man in the slot on displaced receivers, he's also played on tight ends," Vaughn said in an interview with the Giants' website.
"But he's also played out wide in one-on-one coverage against wide receivers, so that always helped him versus athletic tight ends in the league, those guys are big receivers for the most part, so his experience in the slot and playing at corner at times should help him in the coverage aspect." |
5th and 7th round picks often don't pan out even if they are the "BPA," so the Giants didn't risk a whole lot by going for need.
If Thompson at 190 pounds can absorb the bruising of TEs and make tackles in run support, the Giants may have found a sleeper. IMO, the need for depth at safety was great enough to risk a 5th round pick.
hopefully we got another gibril wilson find who nobody heard much about at tennessee
at least he is another big body for the slot - Spags has some atypical requirements for the slot position
real NFL competition. Let;s see if he will sink or swim in the summer games.