Press coverage is king. There is not a more valuable way to cover a receiver than to disrupt his timing out of his stance and forcing him off his desired path to get through his route. As fragile as passing concepts can be due to the speed of the NFL, even the slightest delay in route-running can be the difference between a quarterback seeing a covered receiver instead of an open receiver.
While a few impressive cornerbacks with press coverage credentials will go in the first round on Thursday, there will still be plenty of Day 2 options who may be able to provide that pesky press style teams are looking for.