“Last year was a tough year for us; we had a lot of injuries back there. The thing Tyson Campbell gave is flexibility at something other — he was a safety in high school and he’s a very physical player, great blitzer. Those are all qualities of the nickel. They’re very hard to find. I go back to Florida days, a Will Hill or an Ahmad Black, but they’re hard to find, the guys that can go inside and outside, and that’s the reason when we saw him sitting there — I didn’t know he’d make it there — we were worried he’d be gone before then.” — Urban Meyer on drafting Campbell, even though the Jaguars have CJ Henderson and Shaquill Griffin on the roster at cornerback
I do not understand this with Campbell - i get the idea that you take the good player because he's good - but if you draft Campbell you're drafting a guy who's very much a press corner on the outside - he's really adept with his initial press technique, uses his jab and patience and footwork well, uses the sideline well
he is least comfortable in zone coverage and finding the ball in the air - 2 things that are pretty important for a nickel
he does have good, fluid movement skills - i just think you take away his best technical traits (his press technique) by putting him in the nickel...