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Aaron Maybin's first step is unreal!!


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His lateral movement is eh.

 

I think the pick was a mistake, but there is no denying his explosiveness. Even if he turns into a 3rd down specialist, he can't hurt at this point.

 

 

He has an explosive first step and he is only 21. I think he should at least be able to step on the field in a bills uniform until you pass judgment. If anything, you have to love his haircut, showing some buffalo pride in his press conference on nfl.com

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He has an explosive first step and he is only 21. I think he should at least be able to step on the field in a bills uniform until you pass judgment. If anything, you have to love his haircut, showing some buffalo pride in his press conference on nfl.com

This is a board to express our opinions, or so I thought. Before the draft, Many of us said this would be a mistake taking a guy that for one-year made Temple, Coastal Carolina, Syracuse and the Big 10 look bad (der)... AND made USC look like the New England Patriots offense. We shall see.

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This is a board to express our opinions, or so I thought. Before the draft, Many of us said this would be a mistake taking a guy that for one-year made Temple, Coastal Carolina, Syracuse and the Big 10 look bad (der)... AND made USC look like the New England Patriots offense. We shall see.

 

 

he had an explosive sack in the 1st qtr and 3 other pressures.....

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He sure looks quick there.

 

Honestly though I am worried about the 30-40 extra pounds he will have to carry to play in the NFL. Very few humans could retain that quickness when they need to add that kind of weight. As he hasnt played any football yet at his combine weight of 250, the only thing we can really look at is his 40 time from the combine to see how he carries it. his 10 yard split was one of the fastest, but his 4.88 40 is not a good showing. That kind of burst should translate to a fast time. I fear he lost his burst once he bulked up.

 

In college Maybins game was built solely on his quickness, without it I believe he is SOL. Here is to hoping he can carry the weight... :P

 

PS Isn't it funny how once we FINALLY decide to draft a defensive lineman, he is the size of a DB? Dickie strikes again.

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Think about it, though. If that one-trick-pony kid can knock down a quarterback a mere three times in the first 8 games, the ESPNs of this world are going to tout him as the next...well, Bruce Smith, I suppose. That's a pace of 6 sacks in his rookie year. He'd be carried out of the stadium on a chariot.

 

I guess the question we should be asking ourselves is "What is the quality of the starting left tackle of the opposing team" for 2009? (Or, maybe right tackle. Who knows where he's going to line up).

 

I'm not saying it's going to be easy, but noodle through it. Say an offense has 2 1/2 possessions per quarter, or 10 per game. In each of those possessions, they find themselves in a 3rd-and-long situation three times per drive. That's 30 times per game, and in 8 games that's 240 pass rushing attempts. And we fans would annoint him demigod if he crushed the quarterback into the ground a mere three times, or a success rate of 1.25%.

 

Debate the probabilities. The success rate only changes a few percentage points. Not a bad living for $25 million. We should all have that first step.

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if u take away demarcus ware's first step he also wouldnt be that good. duh, of course. all de's that are good or great at putting pressure on the qb are quick.

 

also maybin ran a 4.58 at 251lbs on his pro day, faster that demarcus ware. imo he is very similar to john abraham/dwight freeney and even derrick thomas who was also all speed and quickness and no power...

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He sure looks more like a linebacker than a D-lineman. He reminds me of C.Bennett (he had a great first step too), a lot more than of Bruce Smith.

 

I hope he can contribute right away like CB did, but I have the feeling he will disappoint for the first 2 seasons while he learns how to be a pro. He is real young....

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go to 1:00 and see for yourself, this guy may not be big but man as a 3rd dowm pass rusher off the edge he is just what we need!!!!!!

i'm thrilled. he can school purdue's left tackle. hoo-ray.

 

this pick only works on a team where 4or 5 of the front 7 aren't constantly getting worked over. on the bills it's scary. and now the guy's missed camp.

 

i guess on the bright side, we'll get a LITTLE more out of him than we did in mcgahee's rookie year...

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i'm thrilled. he can school purdue's left tackle. hoo-ray.

 

this pick only works on a team where 4or 5 of the front 7 aren't constantly getting worked over. on the bills it's scary. and now the guy's missed camp.

 

i guess on the bright side, we'll get a LITTLE more out of him than we did in mcgahee's rookie year...

Another vanity, luxury pick by DJ et al. Hope not, but looks like it to me. He is best suited to a position he did NOT play in collegee, sound familiar?

 

At lease DJ put some good pieces in place for the next regime

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This is a board to express our opinions, or so I thought. Before the draft, Many of us said this would be a mistake taking a guy that for one-year made Temple, Coastal Carolina, Syracuse and the Big 10 look bad (der)... AND made USC look like the New England Patriots offense. We shall see.

 

USC is the Patriots of NCAA football. They light up 75% of their opponents....and have for 8 straight years now.

Maybin would have the same explosion if he played at USC, Penn State or Indiana Correctional Institute. He's an incredible athlete at 250 pounds.

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Another vanity, luxury pick by DJ et al. Hope not, but looks like it to me. He is best suited to a position he did NOT play in collegee, sound familiar?

 

At lease DJ put some good pieces in place for the next regime

...which will wind up coming in at least 2 years too late.

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Sarcasm I hope?

 

Mike Williams. Erik Flowers. J.P. Losman. John McCargo. Donte Whitner and that's just off the top of my head.

 

 

I would agree with everyone except Whitner. Even though I would rather have Ngata than whitner, I would not call Whitner a bust yet

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Between our FO, scouts and DJ, this team is perpetually undermanned and under coached. 6 wins is the ceiling on this football team. I am interested to see how quick a 250lb Maybin is rather than the 220lb Maybin.

 

Well, he's apparently still pretty quick and athletic given his combine and pro-day performances at 250lbs.

 

GO BILLS!!!

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USC is the Patriots of NCAA football. They light up 75% of their opponents....and have for 8 straight years now.

 

That's because they play in a division with Cincinnati, Detroit, Cleveland, Oakland, St Louis, Kansans City, Houston and Seattle.

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USC is the Patriots of NCAA football. They light up 75% of their opponents....and have for 8 straight years now.

Maybin would have the same explosion if he played at USC, Penn State or Indiana Correctional Institute. He's an incredible athlete at 250 pounds.

He's never played at 250 lbs, so how would you know this?

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