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Better than Taco, similar length but late day pick. Has a bit of playmaking a la David Irving - takes that ball away.

 
Not known if DAL even scouted him, but I'd draft him in the 4th or 5th. Maxx is from the area, but I don't think he went to Dallas Day...weird.
 
Mr_437 said:
Not known if DAL even scouted him, but I'd draft him in the 4th or 5th. Maxx is from the area, but I don't think he went to Dallas Day...weird.
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As suggested the Cowboys brought Maxx in for a visit, better late than never. Too much athleticism to pass up a free look at the guy being local and all. He may not last till the 4th, but that would be a good spot. Dude will make plays in the league, he has too many celebrations to show can't leave those in the bag.
 
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I'm intrigued.
 
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Dude is soooo skinny. NFL LTs will destroy him, especially in the run game. I like his athletic profile. But he seems to play high and not bend much. Looks like a 4-5 rounder to me. I like Dorrance Armstrong better and don’t see his fit on this team.
 
I can't believe anybody could not see a fit for this kid, on this team. He has a fit for any team in the NFL. At worst, he's a guy who can impact on Special Teams. I mean, how can you say he can't help a team?

Lastly, one of the best Pass Rushers I ever saw was Lawrence Taylor. He was only like 237 lbs coming out of UNC. Just saying.
 
cnuball21 said:
Not a big fan.

He basically lines up outside the hash when he rushes so you see zero bend.

4th rounder at best for me.
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The draft media and some game commentators have inadvertantly tried to re-define the meaning of "bend".

Coaches/scouts originally used the term bend to define a physical characteristic of players meaning playing with knee bend. Some coaches/scouts also used it to describe that a player is physically flexible.

The original meaning of "bend" was not a pass rushers ability to bend the corner (i.e. make a tight turn) but that has become part of the way some media draft analysts use the term.

Marinelli used the term bend in regards to David Irving as a DT. Marinelli said he normally wouldn't use a tall player at DT but that Irving has great bend (i.e. He can rush while keeping his knees bent which allowed him to play with good leverage despite being very tall).

Some players have good bend but not enough power to turn a tight corner as s pass rusher. That's where another not well defined term comes into play "Ability to convert speed to power".

Crosby has great bend based on the coach/scout definition. He looks like Gumby. He is very flexible and can accelerate while keeping his knees bent.

The issue for Crosby is consistently turning a tight corner because he does not have great ability to convert speed to power. He does at times against some low level college OTs and TEs but some of the better OTs could easily push him into a wide arc.

Crosby should be able to develop much better core strength which would allow him to take advantage of his bend; although when players get bigger from lifting weights, they do lose some flexibility.

Jaylon Ferguson on the other hand is not overly flexible but he has excellent ability to turn a tight corner around OTs including the OTs he faced from the couple of big schools his team faced.

Ferguson uses excellent core strength and just enough bend to keep OTs from pushing him into a wide arc.

Ferguson:
The equivalent term if he was a RB would be "a 1 cut runner".

Crosby
The equivalent RB term would be something like a scat-back (i.e. Has the flexibility and quick feet to make great open field moves but lacks the size/power to consistently run inside or run through tackles).
 
xwalker said:
The draft media and some game commentators have inadvertantly tried to re-define the meaning of "bend".

Coaches/scouts originally used the term bend to define a physical characteristic of players meaning playing with knee bend. Some coaches/scouts also used it to describe that a player is physically flexible.

The original meaning of "bend" was not a pass rushers ability to bend the corner (i.e. make a tight turn) but that has become part of the way some media draft analysts use the term.

Marinelli used the term bend in regards to David Irving as a DT. Marinelli said he normally wouldn't use a tall player at DT but that Irving has great bend (i.e. He can rush while keeping his knees bent which allowed him to play with good leverage despite being very tall).

Some players have good bend but not enough power to turn a tight corner as s pass rusher. That's where another not well defined term comes into play "Ability to convert speed to power".

Crosby has great bend based on the coach/scout definition. He looks like Gumby. He is very flexible and can accelerate while keeping his knees bent.

The issue for Crosby is consistently turning a tight corner because he does not have great ability to convert speed to power. He does at times against some low level college OTs and TEs but some of the better OTs could easily push him into a wide arc.

Crosby should be able to develop much better core strength which would allow him to take advantage of his bend; although when players get bigger from lifting weights, they do lose some flexibility.

Jaylon Ferguson on the other hand is not overly flexible but he has excellent ability to turn a tight corner around OTs including the OTs he faced from the couple of big schools his team faced.

Ferguson uses excellent core strength and just enough bend to keep OTs from pushing him into a wide arc.

Ferguson:
The equivalent term if he was a RB would be "a 1 cut runner".

Crosby
The equivalent RB term would be something like a scat-back (i.e. Has the flexibility and quick feet to make great open field moves but lacks the size/power to consistently run inside or run through tackles).
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You call it whatever you want, I just don't see natural ability for him to win around the edge.
 
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