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Originally Posted by starang21
he wasn't not productive, IMO. he had decent yards, and receptions. there are recievers that had fewer of both and got picked higher. is maryland a prostyle offense? i don't know, but i think if we look at TTU and the style they play i don't think that it's unfathomable to understand why crabtree had a billion catches.
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Well yeah, the style plays into it too. Plus, there's the issue that Crabtree didn't really have to run many routes in college, so he'll have to adapt to that in the NFL.
There's no guarantee Crabtree is any better than Bey or Maclin or any of the other wideouts, and it's not like he's a slam dunk like Larry Fitzgerald (or even Calvin Johnson) but he at least has a step up on the other guys. Football Outsiders mentioned something about Crabtree catching 94% of the passes that were thrown his way last year. That's a ridiculously high number; looking at that you can figure that he has good hands and can run, and that's a good start towards being a productive NFL receiver.
ETA: I'm not saying Bey will be a failure in the NFL, or even that he was a bad college receiver. Picking him in the top 10 just seems like a bit of a reach.