The NFL game is changing. The run, run and run some more approach on offense has been discredited during recent NFL betting lines seasons as teams with pass heavy offenses and gun-slinging QBs have outshone traditional running offenses.

As such pass defenders and versatility in the secondary have come to be prized objects in the NFL Draft. This year’s NFL draft is no different and there are some very interesting NFL betting lines player prospects in the secondary this year, especially at the safety spot. Headlining the safety position in the 2010 NFL draft is Tennessee product Eric Berry.

Berry was phenomenal all three year’s he was on campus is projected to be at the very least a top ten pick and an All Pro in the NFL betting lines. Safety hasn’t traditionally been a key position on the defense and rarely does a safety get taken in the top or top five of the draft, but with offense emphasizing the passing game in the modern game a versatile player up the middle who can defend both the run and the pass is integral for defensive success.

Think Troy Polamolu or Ed Reed and the tremendous impact they have on their team’s success. Berry plays a very similar style to these two players and should similarly have a major impact in the league. Other top prospects at safety include Taylor Mays of USC and Earl Thomas of Texas. Another player on the bubble that might slip to team in the mid round of the draft and have a major impact is LSU’s 220-lb bruiser Chad Jones.