OLB Aaron Maybin cut by Jets

[Rob0729]

The coverage sack king is available. Most overrated player in the NFL last year. On virtually all of his sacks last year, he was easily blocked initially and only got the sack because Revis forced the opposing QB to hold onto the ball too long or tuck it and run.

If the guy could cover, I would say sign him and convert him to safety. But he can't and he can't really do anything else either.

I saw a clip on him on ESPN and apparently he is a good painter. It is good that he has other skills because his NFL career is basically over

 

[patchick]

When Maybin entered the draft after just 10 college starts as a redshirt sophomore, everybody said he was making a mistake. In retrospect, it was a spectacular decision. He made himself the #11 overall pick in a pre-rookie-scale draft, nabbing $15 million guaranteed -- all on pure "potential," before Penn State could give him more responsibilities and reveal his limitations.

 

[supafly]

When Maybin entered the draft after just 10 college starts as a redshirt sophomore, everybody said he was making a mistake. In retrospect, it was a spectacular decision. He made himself the #11 overall pick in a pre-rookie-scale draft, nabbing $15 million guaranteed -- all on pure "potential," before Penn State could give him more responsibilities and reveal his limitations.

Sure, great point, but in comparison we've also seen players who lacked sufficient playing time in college and were chosen on "potential" alone come out and do just fine.

Some off the top of my head are Jason Piere-Paul, Antonio Cromartie, etc.

As many things in the draft are, it's just the luck of hit or miss.

In Maybin's case, you hit the nail right on the head.

 

[supafly]

I may be a lot more inclined to try and take a last chance flier on a guy like Ray Edwards than I would Aaron Maybin, but there are many other varibles that would come into play that may point to that not being a need, or being poor in cost-efficiency, etc.

 

[Joker]

so I guess the days of Rat fan boasting that Maybin will be "BEASTIN!!!! OG OG OG!!!" are over and done....with yet another empty green brag bag filled with dog crap littering the Jersey landscape.

 

[manxman2601]

"Mayhem Maybin" is available???!!!


Sign the beast!!!!!


Oh wait, you mean the guy who even the Rats cut? Nevermind....

There's this undersized RB that springs to mind. Wood-something or other.

 

[DocHoliday]

There's this undersized RB that springs to mind. Wood-something or other.

Woodco*ck?

 

[Brady'sButtBoy]

Maybin did lead the Jets in QB hits, just sayin'...

What this thread really points out is the pass rush remains a concern and thus The Pats should have found a way to keep Mark Anderson.

 

[PatsWickedPissah]

Maybin did lead the Jets in QB hits, just sayin'...

What this thread really points out is the pass rush remains a concern and thus The Pats should have found a way to keep Mark Anderson.

How's my man Andre Carter doing for the Rayduz?

 

[The Gr8est]

There's this undersized RB that springs to mind. Wood-something or other.

OK, good point, but this is a guy who was cut by another team first, before the Rats got to demonstrate how Rex can get something out of a player that other teams failed at.

 

[DocHoliday]

How's my man Andre Carter doing for the Rayduz?

What's Anderson doing right now?

Nothing

 

[patchick]

What this thread really points out is the pass rush remains a concern and thus The Pats should have found a way to keep Mark Anderson.

I'm not sure how that even relates to this thread, but it's pretty clear that the only "way" the Pats could have "found" was to beat Buffalo's offer of $20 million over 4 years, with $8 million guaranteed, for a guy who is solely a situational pass rusher. IOW, you'd be paying that kind of money to have Anderson take over Jermaine Cunningham's snaps. Ouch.

 

[PatsWickedPissah]

I'm not sure how that even relates to this thread, but it's pretty clear that the only "way" the Pats could have "found" was to beat Buffalo's offer of $20 million over 4 years, with $8 million guaranteed, for a guy who is solely a situational pass rusher. IOW, you'd be paying that kind of money to have Anderson take over Jermaine Cunningham's snaps. Ouch.

At least we could have avoided all those Anderson sacks of Brady Sunday!

Patchick, I wonder if some of these posters actually watch the games?

 

[Franchise12]

Maybin is too light (237 lb)to be an effective linebacker. I think a guy like Belichick would convert him to safety. He would essentiely be a chung style of player, not great in coverage but can deliver the blow and at 6'4 maybin might be able to make more plays.

 

[patsfaninpa]

Maybin is too light (237 lb)to be an effective linebacker. I think a guy like Belichick would convert him to safety. He would essentiely be a chung style of player, not great in coverage but can deliver the blow and at 6'4 maybin might be able to make more plays.

Safety?? The dude doesn't have the athleticism to play linebacker. You can't hit it if you can't catch it. 237lb's is fine for an weakside OLB in the 4-3. That guy is usually assigned to the rb and it's the de on the backside who sets the edge not him. It's a position we really don't have anyone with the skill set to play.

 

[Franchise12]

Safety?? The dude doesn't have the athleticism to play linebacker. You can't hit it if you can't catch it. 237lb's is fine for an weakside OLB in the 4-3. That guy is usually assigned to the rb and it's the de on the backside who sets the edge not him. It's a position we really don't have anyone with the skill set to play.

My point is, if belichick converted maybin to safety he would probably be just as good as the overrated chung. both would be really good box defenders who would give up plays in coverage to the likes of Scott chandler. I in no way support the acqusition of maybin.

 

[PatsWickedPissah]

Maybin comes across as a dim bulb, not the football smarts type that would be savvy enough to convert positions

 

[BradyFTW!]

My point is, if belichick converted maybin to safety he would probably be just as good as the overrated chung. both would be really good box defenders who would give up plays in coverage to the likes of Scott chandler. I in no way support the acqusition of maybin.

Maybin would be far, far worse at safety than Chung... and I think that Chung sucks. DL-fast and secondary-fast are very, very different things.

 

[BradyFTW!]

I'm not sure how that even relates to this thread, but it's pretty clear that the only "way" the Pats could have "found" was to beat Buffalo's offer of $20 million over 4 years, with $8 million guaranteed, for a guy who is solely a situational pass rusher. IOW, you'd be paying that kind of money to have Anderson take over Jermaine Cunningham's snaps. Ouch.

I'm not so sure that Anderson is better than Cunningham, as a longer-term option, anyway. Cunningham has been great this season, playing in the role that Fanene was supposed to have been signed for.

 

[PATRIOTSFANINPA]

Maybin did lead the Jets in QB hits, just sayin'...

What this thread really points out is the pass rush remains a concern and thus The Pats should have found a way to keep Mark Anderson.

Yeah,Anderson is sitting on that couch at home right now better than any player we let go :bricks: