"Even though it was a position of need, whether you all believe it or not, he was the highest-rated player on our board," general manager Ozzie Newsome said. "The thing we like about Matt is his speed. He's probably one of the better tacklers that we've seen play the position, and he enjoys practice and enjoys playing the game of football." ouch..make no mistake..i watched elam ( last year i bothered watching college football) and all i saw was a low IQ flash over substance undersized safety that was not NFL material.