Put it in Writing, Best Players Biggest Busts of '09

Best Players

1. Mark Sanchez (I have tasted the Dilfer Kool-Aid and it is good)
2. Jason Smith
3. B.J. Raji

Biggest Busts

1. Matt Stafford (Lions WILL FIND A WAY to screw him up)
2. Michael Crabtree (we'll see who eats crow on this one)
3. Brian Orakpo (Epic tweener fail)

Best Players

Aaron Curry - explosive, hard hitting and high character LB's go very far.

Michael Crabtree - hands, route running, leaping and body control all top notch next great WR

Knoshown Moreno - will go to a good team and be the best of his RB class


I don't like labelling people busts as they normally are just victim of injury or falling into the wrong situation but here's a few who might struggle.


Chris Wells - reminds me of Benson I don't see the willingness to stick his head in for the tough yards, coupled with the inability to play through pain I see red flags.

BJ Raji - has gotten by being stronger than everyone else in addition to having a beast next to him, if made the main guy I can see a dissapointing player esp as a 3-4 NT. (If he goes to the Jags he'll be a stud!)

Aaron Maybin - If asked to take on LT's full time he'll be a liability against the run and relegated to a very expensive 3rd down specialist. (If he finds his way to 4-3 WILL he'll be a stud)

Best players

Crabtree
Malcolm Jenkins
Jason Smith



Busts

Aaron Curry
Robert Ayers
Aaron Maybin

Busts

Orackpo
Crabtree
Stafford
Sanchez

Best

Curry
J.Smith
Monroe

Best-
Monroe
Wells
Ayers


Bust-
Stafford
Andrea Smith
Everette Brown

Best-

M. Crabtree
A. Curry
M. Jenkins

Bust-

B. Cushing
A. Smith
D. Heyward-Bey

Biggest busts/
Heyward-Bey
A. Maybin

Best Players/
BJ Raji
M Crabtree
R. Maualga
Andre Smith
M Jenkins

Busts:
Stafford
Hayward-Bey
Freeman
Wells

Best:
Raji
Crabs
E. Brown
J. Smith

BEST -

Jason Smith, OT Baylor

Aaron Curry, OLB Wake Forest

Michael Crabtree*, WR Texas Tech

Hakeem Nicks, WR North Carolina

Malcolm Jenkins, CB Ohio State


BUSTS -

Jeremy Maclin**, WR Missouri

Mark Sanchez, QB USC

Brian Orakpo, DE Texas

Darrius Heyward-Bey*, WR Maryland

Percy Harvin, WR Florida

Best Players - Stafford, Sanchez, Wells, Sintim, Maualuga and Bey
Busts Maybin, Brown, Vontae Davis, Mathews, and Cushing

Best-

Mark Sanchez
BJ Raji
Tyson Jackson
Malcom Jenkins
Eugene Monroe
Crabtree
Curry

Busts-

Matthew Stafford
Jason Smith
Aaron Maybin
Everette Brown
Jeremy Maclin

I'd say Beanie and his messed up foot.

A lot of this depends on where players go and the system.

Best - Curry, Moreno, Matthews
Bust - Stafford, Sanchez, Freeman anyone the Raiders take

This place has a fascination with busts.

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Too bad this thread will be long gone before we can judge the 09 draft class.