I was at the game and I keyed on him. Fast without any moves at all. He only gets to the QB if they move right into him. He has zero moves, just runs fast to the QB and usually right past them. Lets hope he learns.
You, snorting 19 bumps of coke off of a homeless man's boner. I don't see it, but it most likely happened. That's really the only reason you could come up with this shit.
On topic, you have to like Maybin's hustle and speed. In this short time he also shows a lot of tenacity and heart. Those are things you can not teach. You can teach technique and you can teach how to diagnose plays, you can not teach mental fortitude and speed. That is what I like. What I don't like, are the very things mentioned in this thread as well. He has one move that is easy for an athletic LT to defend, really easy. He takes himself out of plays too much, while it is admirable that his speed/hustle never completely wash him out. Smart teams are just going to delay runs and or screen to his side all day long............. He is still a keeper. I just hope that he can learn a move or two. He reminds me of a poor mans young J. Taylor. Again I am not saying he is going to be that good, that is ludicrous. JT was, terrible against the run his first year or 2 and was undersized and got hurt because of it. Well anyway, with a little coaching hard work, weight room and an inside move, spin move etc etc. he can be a very good player,certainly good enough to remove that bust label.
As said by a few people, yes he is incredibly raw and needs to work on using more than just a speed rush, however, how can you not love this guys potential especially in our defense? No questioning his motor which has been non stop, or his natural speed rush ability, something we lack on defense. With our cover corners, and the way we blitz, Maybin makes a lot of sense in the defense, as we've seen him be able to make the play as it breaks down and go for the ball, but also in his ability to free blitzers. Every time I see him come off the edge I also see the Tackle try to counter his speed and push him upfield, creating a nice blitz lane. At 23 years old, kid is amazing upside, as I've been saying since preseason. Yes he needs a lot of work, and to put on some LBS, but I still say he has the most natural pass rush ability on our team since Abraham and I trust Rex to bring it out of him.
Maybin might be our best pass rusher but that has more to do with the sad state of the pass rush then it does Maybins ability. Maybin has been productive and he has already accomplished more in limited time then he has his first two years combined. I'm pleasantly surprised by Maybin, the kid got a motor and is blazing fast. I'm now fairly confident this guy can become pretty productive in this D with this coaching staff. If he bulks up and can learn a pass rush move or two he can reach his potential he came into the league with.
Maybin has been great for us. He is not all-world as a player, but his hustle is. He chases people down and fucking tomahawks the ball out of peoples hands left and right. As far as the draft, it really depends on who is there. This team still needs a lot of talent, so we still need to be BPA no matter what early on. If its an elite pass rusher, if its a future monster receiver, if there is a play-making safety available, if its the next all-pro lineman thats who I want. We need to add talent all over the field, and thats the truth. That said, all things equal, my priority list would be 1. Rush OLB 2. Receiver 3. Safety But you cant say PLax is worth resigning, he has dropped more passes than he has caught in the past month, and its a disaster so far.
what I can say about Aaron is he has a nonstop motor, he has no ability to beat an OL other than running by him but he never stops and i love that.
This poor guy could feasibly have close to 10 sacks (2 so far) and a bunch of strips by years end (3 so far), and people will still say "he's all speed, can't do this, and can't do that". Like it or not, OP is right...he is our best pass rusher right now.
The fact that Maybin was cut,, and then cut again by the Jets earlier this season is a joke. That guy definitely has a role in the NFL.
