The Los Angeles Chargers boasted one of the best defenses in the NFL last season, and that was thanks much in part to a stingy secondary led by safety Derwin James. While James is widely regarded as one of the best safeties in football, one league executive feels that four-time Pro Bowler is vastly overrated. In a poll conducted by ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, James was ranked sixth among NFL safeties, but an AFC personnel staffer certainly didn’t have him placed that highly. “People talked about him like he was Ed Reed early in his career, and I’d say while he’s always been a good player, I’ve never really seen him as an elite guy year to year,” the person said.