Who do you want your team to draft?

[Blake]

The knocks on both players are injury concerns and lack of having run NFL type routes.

Route Running: Crabtree excels at taking quick slants and generating positive yardage after the catch. He has crisp stop-&-go action to redirect and uses his body well to protect the ball. He tends to dance and try to out-juke opponents at times, but generally settles and breaks off his routes well (rare to see him round off). He does a fine job of lowering his weight getting into his breaks and is a physical receiver that makes it tough for defenders to push him off his routes. He makes sharp cuts in the open and does a very good job of using his body to gain position. He is especially effective working on fade routes, as he is more effective when used on controlled routes, stops and quick slants. He does show good body control to break down, but is best when operating along the sidelines where he can build to top speed and maintain it throughout his route. GRADE: 8.4

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/players/1125838

"His route running is already comparable to many NFL receivers."

Read more: "Michael Crabtree NFL Draft Prospect: 2009 Top 5 Players in College Football" - http://national-football-league-nfl....xzz0Chuh95Wm&A

And the concern that Crabtree had ample opportunities to put up gaudy numbers in Texas Tech’s pass-happy offense? It’s actually a non-issue. Unlike system quarterbacks, wideout is an isolated position that provides tape which translates easily to the NFL. A player’s ability to catch, block, run routes, display body control and balance has virtually nothing to do with play-calling. So the quality behind Crabtree’s two Biletnikoff Award-winning seasons, which produced 3,127 receiving yards and 41 touchdowns, is undeniable.


“We did blocking,” Crabtree said. “We did a lot of routes. That’s probably an advantage over regular receivers, learning all those routes [in the spread offense]. The only thing I’ll have to adjust to is probably blocking, which I’ve been working real hard on that since the end of last season. I had a good blocking season, so it shouldn’t be a problem.”

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slu...yhoo&type=lgns

you're a clueless ing idiot.

[stretch]

you're a clueless ing idiot.

you didn't say "focking"???

[dirk4mvp]

lmao

[Blake]

you didn't say "focking"???

Im not at work right now....



woo hoo

[DisgruntledLionFan#54,927]

NFL Scout 's view:

Pros: "Obviously he has size and strength and good hands. He's really strong. He has good run after the catch ability. He has a natural feel for following the ball and taking it away at it's highest point. He's kind of a unique guy. He's a former quarterback and he has a real good football sense. He has a feel for where he is on the field. He has the athleticism, it's just a matter of projecting how he'll do at the next level."

Cons: "He's hard to get a read on. It's hard to know if he's a good route runner based on Leach's spread offense. It's much like judging quarterbacks in that offense. You keep going back to those Florida receivers and wonder about that. He ran a lot of stops and slip screens. The foot is obviously an issue. It's supposed to be cut and dried. But no one has seen him run. You have to go on the tape."

http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/42613727.html

It's something hard to project, even more so due to the injury, because they've never seem him do it, much like the pass rush skills of one Aaron Curry.

[Blake]

http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/42613727.html

It's something hard to project, even more so due to the injury, because they've never seem him do it, much like the pass rush skills of one Aaron Curry.

Most scouting reports I have seen say his route running is good enough.

Some scouts like that still have questions because of the system. Not knowing is not a knock. It's not knowing.

Of course, the link you provided is from a small market newspaper on some scout most likely from Green Bay that rarely sees anything in the local media except for Big 10 football.

scouts from CBS, ESPN, Yahoo etc are all fine with Crabtree's route running.

[IronMexican]

I have never seen a LB come out as complete as Aaron Curry. I hope the 6 other teams don't want him because of his pass rushing abilities.

[gaKNOW!blee]

Bills: Orakpo or Maybin

2nd round: Clint Sintim or one of the TE's.

[Walter Herrmann]

lions: aaron curry

[LakerHater]

29) Hakeem Nicks, 6'1" WR
45) Clint Sintim, 6'3" 254 lbs, LB
60) Will Beatty, 6'6" 300 lbs, T
85) Ramses Barden 6'6" WR (Tallest WR in draft!)

Not bad!
We'll see!

[gaKNOW!blee]

Bills: Orakpo or Maybin

2nd round: Clint Sintim or one of the TE's.

Well I got Maybin. And Shawn Nelson was considered one of the top TE's so im happy.