Going into the 2014 NFL Draft, the Green Bay Packers had one clear need above all others — safety.
The position had been an issue since the team lost Nick Collins to a neck injury in 2011. The Packers attempted to man it by putting undrafted M.D. Jennings and draft bust Jerron McMillian next to Morgan Burnett.
All that did was lower Burnett’s level of play.
Coming into the 2014 draft, there were two consensus first-round safeties, Alabama’s Ha Ha Clinton-Dix and Louisville’s Calvin Pryor. What there was no consensus on was which one was better.