Comments on: 2009 Preview: Rating the Safeties http://heismanpundit.com/2009/07/06/2009-preview-rating-the-safeties/ Breaking Down The Politics Of The Most Prestigious Award In Sports Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:30:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anonymous http://heismanpundit.com/2009/07/06/2009-preview-rating-the-safeties/comment-page-1/#comment-9317 Anonymous Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:07:11 +0000 http://heismanpundit.com/?p=2395#comment-9317 What about Jordan Lake at Baylor? Last season he had 97 tackles (66 solo stops), 3 interceptions, 2 forced fumbles, 7 passes broken up. What about Jordan Lake at Baylor? Last season he had 97 tackles (66 solo stops), 3 interceptions, 2 forced fumbles, 7 passes broken up.

]]> By: Kurt http://heismanpundit.com/2009/07/06/2009-preview-rating-the-safeties/comment-page-1/#comment-9296 Kurt Wed, 29 Jul 2009 07:34:50 +0000 http://heismanpundit.com/?p=2395#comment-9296 I want to thank you for mentioning Chris Thomas on this list, which I believe he deserves. He hits his opponents like a ton of bricks, and is pretty skilled at breaking up passes. Adam N must be smoking some pretty decent stuff if he thinks that Chris Thomas doesn't play as well as Joe Dale, Chris Prosinski, or Klint Kubiak (can't believe he mentioned this perpetually-injured player)! I noticed that NOT ONE of the three he mentioned were named to the pre-season all-conference team, as Chris Thomas was. Adam must only want you to mention Naval Academy midshipmen if you're going to bring up players for the service academies. I'm glad that I have now seen Adam's true colors & I'll remember this the next time I see his name on the byline! FWIW, service academy players are rarely seen as "draftable" b/c of their military commitments after graduation. With that in mind, I also noticed that Joe Dale is ranked behind C Thomas on nfldraftscout.com. Chris Prosinski was red-shirted the same year that Thomas was a direct-entry freshman getting playing time on the varsity team. Not bad for someone who just finished the punishment at Jack's Valley! Finally, Klint Kubiak has been injured so frequently that it must be hard to give him any sort of ranking as a prospect. I want to thank you for mentioning Chris Thomas on this list, which I believe he deserves. He hits his opponents like a ton of bricks, and is pretty skilled at breaking up passes. Adam N must be smoking some pretty decent stuff if he thinks that Chris Thomas doesn’t play as well as Joe Dale, Chris Prosinski, or Klint Kubiak (can’t believe he mentioned this perpetually-injured player)! I noticed that NOT ONE of the three he mentioned were named to the pre-season all-conference team, as Chris Thomas was. Adam must only want you to mention Naval Academy midshipmen if you’re going to bring up players for the service academies. I’m glad that I have now seen Adam’s true colors & I’ll remember this the next time I see his name on the byline!

FWIW, service academy players are rarely seen as “draftable” b/c of their military commitments after graduation. With that in mind, I also noticed that Joe Dale is ranked behind C Thomas on nfldraftscout.com. Chris Prosinski was red-shirted the same year that Thomas was a direct-entry freshman getting playing time on the varsity team. Not bad for someone who just finished the punishment at Jack’s Valley! Finally, Klint Kubiak has been injured so frequently that it must be hard to give him any sort of ranking as a prospect.

]]> By: Adam Nettina http://heismanpundit.com/2009/07/06/2009-preview-rating-the-safeties/comment-page-1/#comment-9129 Adam Nettina Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:50:01 +0000 http://heismanpundit.com/?p=2395#comment-9129 Haha, well like I said I think Thomas is a good player, but I don't think he is <i>that</i> good. Not like I put a ton of stock into their ratings, but Blesto and National actually have Nevada's Amaya and Toledo's Church on their "radar" and don't consider Thomas a draftable prospect. Haha, well like I said I think Thomas is a good player, but I don’t think he is that good. Not like I put a ton of stock into their ratings, but Blesto and National actually have Nevada’s Amaya and Toledo’s Church on their “radar” and don’t consider Thomas a draftable prospect.

]]> By: Heismanpundit http://heismanpundit.com/2009/07/06/2009-preview-rating-the-safeties/comment-page-1/#comment-9128 Heismanpundit Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:22:34 +0000 http://heismanpundit.com/?p=2395#comment-9128 And here I thought you'd be excited that i finally put a service academy guy up here...:) And here I thought you’d be excited that i finally put a service academy guy up here…:)

]]> By: Adam Nettina http://heismanpundit.com/2009/07/06/2009-preview-rating-the-safeties/comment-page-1/#comment-9127 Adam Nettina Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:23:16 +0000 http://heismanpundit.com/?p=2395#comment-9127 As someone who has watched Chris Thomas play multiple times, I can tell you he is waay to high on this list (you also list him twice.) He is a good player but he is not Top 10 or even "HR" worthy. I'd say Thomas is actually the third or fourth best safety in the conference behind guys like Joe Dale, Chris Prosinski, and Klint Kubiak. Really not sure how you leave a guy like Jordan Lake off this list either... As someone who has watched Chris Thomas play multiple times, I can tell you he is waay to high on this list (you also list him twice.) He is a good player but he is not Top 10 or even “HR” worthy. I’d say Thomas is actually the third or fourth best safety in the conference behind guys like Joe Dale, Chris Prosinski, and Klint Kubiak. Really not sure how you leave a guy like Jordan Lake off this list either…

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