Adopt-a-Redskin - Justin Tryon

There has been some mention of people feeling we still need to upgrade the CB position.  Therefore, I believe it is my duty to hype my guy, Justin Tryon, not that he doesn't do that himself. 

"I bring wisdom to the game," he said in a conference call. "I bring heart to the game. I was made for this. I was made to play football. I was made to be in this game."

The 5-9, 190-pound cornerback out of Arizona State later added: "I love to compete, so I am looking forward to guarding the T.O.'s and the Chad Johnson's. I'm looking forward to that."   http://www.redskins.com/news/newsDetail.jsp?id=35892

So, I looked around the internet and found some comparisons.  Follow me across and I'll share them with you. 

So, here they are.

 These guys seem to be big on him. 

http://azsportshub.com/2008/03/18/justin-tryon-draft-preview-from-draft-guys-tv/

I love the part of him never quitting on the play, using his speed to recover, and not getting beaten big.  I can take the comparison to Ellis Hobbs (hopefully without the injuries), but I think a 5'9" corner reminds us around here of someone else, who was also a former track star and used his speed to recover and break up plays. 

Here is some from his College Football Hall of Fame bio:

A track and football star, Darrell Green made great use of his exceptional speed.  Green was able to cover receivers from the line of scrimmage, eliminating the short pass, confident that his speed would allow him to recover on deep patterns. 

http://www.collegefootball.org/famersearch.php?id=90037

If Tryon is only half the player that Darrell Green is, I will certainly take that.  In any case, it seems that Tryon is holding his own at camp in any case.  Referring back to redskins.com,

As Tryon wrapped up mini-camp on May 4, he felt like he held his own covering Moss, Randel El, James Thrash, Anthony Mix and talented rookies Devin Thomas and Malcolm Kelly.

"No one has beaten me deep yet, so I'm looking all right," he said.

http://www.redskins.com/news/newsDetail.jsp?id=35892

I look forward to Tryon being our nickel back this season, and hopefully being the long searched for legacy of Darrell Green long term. 

Good off season everyone, and Hail to the Redskins.