Adrian Colbert: A Seventh-round Diamond in the Rough

NFL general managers are often weary of giving praise to rookies. That made John Lynch’s endorsement for first-year safety Adrian Colbert so noteworthy.

“He’s a rookie and I’m comfortable saying this because I know the type of person that Adrian is, but that was a really, really good football game,” the San Francisco 49ers GM said. “He displayed some things in that game that are characteristic of a big-time starter.”

That’s hefty praise coming from a future Hall of Fame safety. Lynch’s comments came in the wake of Colbert’s first-career start in Week 10 against the New York Giants. He played all 66 defensive snaps and went on to post four tackles and a game-high two passes defended. Colbert's…