Benjamin Barker Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 Do you think Maybin will turn out to have the worst career of any of the DEs drafted in the top 50 of last year's draft? Tyson Jackson Aaron Maybin Brian Orakpo Larry English Robert Ayers Everette Brown Connor Barwin I think Maybin is easily the worst one on the list, and will be out of the league in 2013. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2o Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 Too early to tell. Jackson is a 3-4 DE, Brown a 4-3 DE, and the rest playing OLB. I think Ayers is being played out of position @ OLB in a 3-4. He is cleary a 4-3 LDE IMO. I do think that Maybin is the worst player of the group for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K Gun Special Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 congrats on the maybin thread. This board was sorely lacking a discussion on his abilities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Barker Posted August 16, 2010 Author Share Posted August 16, 2010 I just want to make sure his ineptitude remains at the forefront of everyone's minds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meark Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 I was watching Maybin rush the passer and was like.. doesn't this guy have an inside move? He tries to run around the outside on every play.. Then to my surprise he did a beautiful inside spin move and sacked the QB.. Hey.. just need a couple of those a game. I actually felt a little hope on that play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bills in va Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 I was watching Maybin rush the passer and was like.. doesn't this guy have an inside move? He tries to run around the outside on every play.. Then to my surprise he did a beautiful inside spin move and sacked the QB.. Hey.. just need a couple of those a game. I actually felt a little hope on that play. That Spin move was against an undrafted RFA who is 4th on the depth chart. When he played against Trent Williams he was mauled, manhandled like a little school girl against a gorilla. I was there, watching him play and was very disappointed that he looked to be weak, small, took bad angles. He did have a great penalty on 3rd-3 that cost us a touchdown. I would take any of the guys off that list instead ofMaybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarolinaBill Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 you forgot kentwan balmer, DE UNC now with the seahawks after being traded from the 49ers 3 yrs in the league 0 sacks, maybin wil be better than him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisyphean Bills Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 you forgot kentwan balmer, DE UNC now with the seahawks after being traded from the 49ers 3 yrs in the league 0 sacks, maybin wil be better than him. Balmer was drafted in 2008. The players in the OP were drafted in 2009. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koufax Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 Aside from the previously mentioned fact that he is not a DE anymore (and maybe should not have been), and the fact that he is younger and less experienced and drafted (stupidly) as a project, I think we will have to wait and see. I don't want him thrown under the Donte Whitner bus (good player drafted too high, but after he is given the jersey that is the front office's mistake, not his fault). If he brings commitment and intensity and adapts well to the 3-4 (a lot of IFs), I think he could be a good and valuable Shawn Merriman type (type, not quality) player, and help this football team win games. Bad pick, bad rookie year, occasional bad haircut, but too soon to say if he will be a bad player (having played less than one half at his career position) and that he will be clearly the worst on that list AND will be out of the league in a couple years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 None of the other guys on that list are any great shakes. It's like asking who sucks more, the Jonas Brothers or Justin Bieber? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 I just want to make sure his ineptitude remains at the forefront of everyone's minds. If you thought that Maybin was going to be an immediate impact when he was drafted, then I'd like to know what it is you've been smoking or drinking? I've said from the start that Maybin's potential is enormous, but I felt that it was a mistake for him to have left Penn State so early. I also believed that we may not see any real contribution from him until his third year. I do think that moving him to OLB is a good move, and he needs all the playing time he can get, especially since he is in a new defense, a new defensive position, and he is still a work-in-progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webster Guy Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 Aside from the previously mentioned fact that he is not a DE anymore (and maybe should not have been), and the fact that he is younger and less experienced and drafted (stupidly) as a project, I think we will have to wait and see. I don't want him thrown under the Donte Whitner bus (good player drafted too high, but after he is given the jersey that is the front office's mistake, not his fault). If he brings commitment and intensity and adapts well to the 3-4 (a lot of IFs), I think he could be a good and valuable Shawn Merriman type (type, not quality) player, and help this football team win games. Bad pick, bad rookie year, occasional bad haircut, but too soon to say if he will be a bad player (having played less than one half at his career position) and that he will be clearly the worst on that list AND will be out of the league in a couple years. well said good motor and long arms needs a counter move. If somebody at Penn would've plugged this kid into an OLB spot early in his career he wouldve gone third round and been a decent pro LB/special teamer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisyphean Bills Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 If somebody at Penn would've plugged this kid into an OLB spot early in his career he wouldve gone third round and been a decent pro LB/special teamer. As opposed to a 1st rounder, 11th overall? How is that a good thing? Are you saying that colleges should play players in such ways as to manage NFL teams' expectations so they can do a better job of scouting? How is this not a propped up excuse like the poster that says that Maybin is already a great success story because he is making a lot of money? Say, JaMarcus Russell is a huge success too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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