Farewell Aaron Maybin

by Steve

Well, that was a quick ugly two years for young Aaron Maybin and his Buffalo Bills "career". That career saw the undersized bust of a bust amass a grand total of 26 tackles zero sacks and a forced fumble. The question isn't was Aaron Maybin the worst Bills draft pick ever but was he the worst draft pick in the history of the NFL.

Okay, that might be a bit hyperbolic but one should not hesitate to at least mention his name while compiling a worst of all time list. Maybin couldn't even crack a Bills lineup that started the season 0-8 in 2010. The guy was so thoroughly useless and embarrassingly ineffective it almost isn't even worth delving into very deeply. I almost feel bad for the guy, then I remember he got $15 mill guaranteed.

Uhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Alright let's go back to April 2009, the oracle of all football knowledge, Mr. "every guy is awesome/HOF caliber" (no not Jon Gruden) Coast had this to say: "The Bills tried addressing their need at defensive end in the first round. Aaron Maybin better be a straight up beast. The last time the Bills drafted a d-end in the first round, his name was Erik Flowers and he was bust city. What a bum he was...we cannot afford that to happen with Maybin. I am real concerned though. Maybin only started 10 games in college...he is only a red shirt sophomore. He did have 12 sacks last year at PSU and hopefully will be a breath of fresh air compared to our other D-ends who don't care about sacks and don't think they matter. Hopefully Maybin is just a beast and that overshadows his lack of experience. He is also small at 249 pounds...and is a pure speed rusher. Seems like another small fast dude that will fit in with Jauron's scheme. I hope he puts on about 25 pounds of pure muscle in the next month."

Ouch, instead Aaron could never amass the size needed to be an NFL player. He was 228 lbs at some point during the 2011 Bills training camp. How is that even possible? Rian Lindell is 6'3 225 for christ sake. Who was this guy's trainer?

I didn't necessarily endorse the pick and I was wrong about Michael Oher (I guess?) but c'mon I'm not paid to scout. The pick clearly was between him and Brian Orakpo and at this point that is like picking between me and Bruce Smith in 1985. We do all realize that Buddy Nix was employed with the Buffalo Bills during that draft right? Are we really all going to believe the lie that Dick Jauron was solely responsible for this pick? True Nix may not have been in a position to make the final decision but he had everyone's ear as a national scout. I guess at least Modrak and Guy are gone (now that there are only four first round Bills picks on the roster) thanks boys.

The professionals for the most part liked the Aaron Maybin pick except, notably, walterfootball, who always hates our drafts. Everyone complained about not taking a LT and that seems especially prescient today. Walterfootball nailed it: "Ignoring the second-most important position in the NFL was one thing. Another was drafting the ultra-raw Aaron Maybin over Brian Orakpo. I really disagree with Dilfer here; I find it highly doubtful Maybin will contribute as a rookie. He's raw; he has limited playing experience; and he's only 20. Defensive ends seldom have a big impact as rookies."

So wait, is Aaron Maybin one of the worst National Football League players ever? Since he is obviously the worst Bills pick of all time he has a top 25 vote by me (don't count out CJ Spiller though considering how little he has accomplished and the useless position he plays). Shockingly the dude is still only 23 but playing in the UFL or at best CFL will age someone quickly. Joe Paterno really pulled the wool over OBD's eyes BIG TIME. My prediction is Maybin sees the NFL again but not in 2011, he won't even see an NFL roster.

Adios and SYM kid, save your money.