Wednesday 31 December 2008

Happy New Year - final mocks of 2008

Happy New Year to everyone. I hope you all have a great night tonight and are able to drown the sorrows created by Seattle's season ending before January for the first time in a few years. I'm having a strictly family occasion this evening.

Here are some final mock drafts to send you into 2009.

Walter Cherepinsky at Walterfootball.com has a new mock draft with Matt Stafford going first overall and Michael Crabtree taken by the 'Hawks in fourth spot.

Michael Abromowitz agrees and also has Stafford going first and Crabtree to Seattle with the fourth pick. He has Andre Smith, OT from Alabama, dropping out of the top five.

You can see a theme emerging in today's mocks, with Kansas City Chiefs Fanatics also giving the Seahawks Crabtree. They think Stafford will fall to them with the third pick, and have Andre Smith going first overall.

New NFL Draft are giving Seattle... guess who?

Draft Empire think Michael Crabtree is heading to Qwest Field. I wonder if all of today's mocks were created in a war room somewhere?

Finally something a bit different. Pete Dymeck at Sideline Scouting thinks Seattle will snub Crabtree, Matt Stafford, Andre Smith, Taylor Mays and Michael Oher to take Chris 'Beanie' Wells (RB, Ohio State).

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Rob, I know you are a big Crabtree fan so I was just curious if you knew how he grades out compared to other wideouts that have been drafted in the first round?

Rob Staton said...

I think Crabtree is as close to a sure thing you will get in this class. I can't really answer the question fully until after the combine but right now I believe he is being graded closely to the Fitzgerald's of yester year. He is explosive off the line, he is difficult to cover, he catches everything, he makes big plays. He is a supreme playmaker who demands attention at all times. The downsides are his speed which is not elite and will likely be in the 4.50's and the fact he is a red shirt sophomore (some argue this means he is still learning his trade). I wouldn't compare him to guys like Calvin Johnson or Andre Johnson, but I believe he is good enough to be put on a plateau with the Larry Fitzgerald's out there.

I will try to research this question further and write an article to answer you in a more detailed fashion.

Battenrouge said...

Thanks Rob! I always hate to compare athletes but I just do not know enough about Crabtree to see how his skill set will translate into the NFL.

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