2009 NFL Draft (Mocks, Evaluation, etc.)

[jwinslow]

NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles - Maurice Evans

Evans' decision to enter the draft as a junior was surprising considering his lack of production as a senior. Early in the season, he was suspended after marijuana was found in his apartment, taking him out of rhythm for most of the season (four starts, 34 tackles, three sacks). He was on most All-American watch lists entering 2008 because of his first-team All-Big Ten performance (12.5 sacks, five forced fumbles) as a sophomore. Although his draft stock has taken a beating, teams looking for a solid reserve end could consider Evans late in the draft.

 

[NugentsMyHero]

Can't believe no one took a chance on drafting Boone. After all the talk last year about being a possible first rounder. Even if teams didn't like him at LT I always thought he could be a really good RT.

 

[3074326]

Can't believe no one took a chance on drafting Boone. After all the talk last year about being a possible first rounder. Even if teams didn't like him at LT I always thought he could be a really good RT.

SF fans are pretty excited about him. It's rare that a UFA will have the chance to compete for a starting spot, but I think this is one situation where it's possible.

 

[Buckrock]

Evans and Boone have no one to blame but themselves. At least they got to pick where they play as UDFA. Best of luck.

 

[NFBuck]

Anyone else surprised that Maurice Evans of PSU, who left college a year early, went undrafted?

*cough*Ernest Shazor*cough*

 

[ScriptOhio]

Now here is a guy (Jeff Pearlman) that tells ity like it is:

Michael Crabtree going down a dangerous path with holdout

If 49ers first-round pick Michael Crabtree follows through on his threat to hold out all season, he may not ever strut his stuff.

In a nation that often seems to lack the principle historically required from its great and just people, it is reassuring to see that, once again, a select few are willing to stand up and fight for what is righteous.
First, on Wednesday, we learned that Paula Abdul, our modern-day John Adams, is walking away from American Idol after the show refused to pay her more than $5 million per season. Then, one day later, Michael Crabtree, the San Francisco 49ers' recent first-round pick and a sure-handed, slow-afoot J.J Stokes impersonator, insisted he is more than willing to skip the entire season and re-enter the draft should San Francisco not meet his demands -- believed to be in the range of $23 million guaranteed.
For those of you who automatically pooh-pooh the so-called greed of folks like Abdul and Crabtree, I say -- Have you no decency? This, my friends, is not greed. Not indulgence. Not covetousness. Not selfishness and not piggishness.
No, this is just plain old stupidity.

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Maybe Crabtree will only enhance his status by, oh, using the down time to pump up his physique and cut a tenth of a second or two from his 40 time. More than likely, however, he and Abdul will soon find themselves in eerily similar circumstances: Forgotten, depressed, and chatting up William Katt while wondering whether there's time for a bathroom break between shifts at the Celebrity Superstar Autograph Show inside Banquet Room C at the Idaho Falls Holiday Inn.
Cash only, please.


Read more: San Francisco's Michael Crabtree going down dangerous path - Jeff Pearlman - SI.com


Read more: San Francisco's Michael Crabtree going down dangerous path - Jeff Pearlman - SI.com

 

[Fungo Squiggly]

Forgotten, depressed, and chatting up William Katt while wondering whether there's time for a bathroom break between shifts at the Celebrity Superstar Autograph Show inside Banquet Room C at the Idaho Falls Holiday Inn.

I would not say such things about The Greatest American Hero.

 

[3074326]

Pretty sure his cousin made this threat and his agent refuted it. There are plenty of guys still holding out. People in the media are taking this way too far at the moment. Big surprise.

If it gets worse, fine, but it's not even close yet.

 

[Bucklion]

No way in hell he holds out the whole season, because no one in their right mind would draft a guy next year in the 1st round knowing he a) hasn't played in a year, and b) is going to hold out until he gets Manning money. I agree, much ado about not very much at the moment...I think he'll sign at some point in time to play in a preseason game.

 

[NFBuck]

No way in hell he holds out the whole season, because no one in their right mind would draft a guy next year in the 1st round knowing he a) hasn't played in a year, and b) is going to hold out until he gets Manning money. I agree, much ado about not very much at the moment...I think he'll sign at some point in time to play in a preseason game.

Agreed. Bo Fucking Jackson went from #1 overall, then slipped to round seven the next year, and he was a transcendant talent...something Mr. Crabtree is not. Granted, Bo had the baseball gig, but a lot of luster fades after a year away from the game.