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Scouting Report: Penn State DE Aaron Maybin

I just got finished breaking down some film of Penn State DE Aaron Maybin.  I watched the Ohio State game and the Rose Bowl Game vs USC. I was actually at the Rose Bowl, but I didn't know of Maybin at the time.  The reason I watched those two games were because there were different kinds of offenses and I got to see Maybin attack people in different ways.  In the OSU game, Maybin faced a mobile QB, and in the USC game he faced a pro style offense.  Watching tape against pro style offenses gives you more of a read because that's what he will see on Sunday's in the NFL. I can look at a defensive lineman and tell right away if he has certain skills to play at the next level.  I do not claim to be an NFL Draft expert so I won't say where he should be drafted.  Some say he is a top 10-15 pick.  Who knows?  

Restricted Free Agency

Ed Thompson of Scout.com wrote a good article about the rules of restricted free agency.  He breaks down the salaries and compensation that the original team receives for losing a player to another team.  

More on Big Al and TJ

(Albert Haynesworth)

I woke up this morning and read a few football articles on-line. What I posted yesterday got me to thinking.  Players scheduled to become free agents are really getting antsy.  It's like a kid knowing that Christmas is three weeks away.  Each player has different circumstances to worry about.  I will look at two guys, both are guys that I have played with in the past, Albert Haynesworth and TJ Houshmandzadeh.