Didn’t Vahe and Gerry pay attention to the combine. Crabtree didn’t measure 6′3″. He measured just over 6′1″ and Maclin is just about 1 inch shorted. His body is bigger than Maclin but he isn’t as big as you were led to believe and he certainly isn’t a physical beast.

Maclin……………

Maclin!

What a bunch of homers! Crabtree has a little attitude but what top-flight NFL receiver doesn’t these days? It seems to come with the breed.
Crabtree will overcome his slight injury and will have a MUCH better overall career. Maclin will just be a tiny blip on the radar.

seriously Jeff - what injury history on Maclin would you be referring to? The one that allowed him to redshirt? As far as a i know he’s never missed a game after his redshirt year. A play or two here and there isn’t a “lengthy injury history”. You are a St. Louis sports reporter, right? LOL.

Crabtree all day. hes more physical so he can hold up. maclin is one big hit away from being put and left in a return role

The NFL likes height and size, and Crabtree is taller and bigger.

Crabtree lied about his height. like they were not going to find out. he is only 6′1″. Maclin is 6′0″. Maclin has impressed teams with his character and athletic ability while Crabtree is scaring off teams with his attitude and isnt he injured anyway. Plus he lied about his height.

i guess Crabtree didnt pay attention in school on how to read a tape measure.

Crabtree is overrated. Because Crabtree is 6′1 and runs a 4.6 forty, I don’t see him being a #1 receiver in the NFL. If you just look at the receiving stats from last year, Maclin had 1260 receiving yards compared to Crabtree’s 1160 yards receiving. Crabtree had 2 games over 100 yards receiving in the big twelve compared to Maclin 5 games of over 100 yards receiving in the big twelve. Crabtree’s biggest games where against Nevada and Southern Methodist.

Maclin also had 293 rushing yards and 1280 return yards.

Maclin has world class speed. Crabtree is of average height and average speed. Maclin is of great character and is intelligent. Maclin scored a 25 on the wonderlic compared to Crabtree’s 15

Who would you rather have, Anquan Boldin or Desmond Howard….

I wish the sports writers here would stop sucking up to Mizzou…..

Again, more writers who don’t know that Crabtree isn’t 6′3″? WOW!!! Are we sure that these people aren’t meteorologists? Don’t bother to get the facts before you write, guys. Also, don’t let the truth factor into your opinions. It just gets in the way.

J Mac,

Issac, Holt, Reggie Wayne etc. Need I say more.

Maclin couldn’t catch any passes over his shoulder during the combine, and then decided that he was injuried.

Crabtree played through pain this season, and had a great two years. Crabtree caught just about every ball that was thrown his way, rather it be over his shoulder, at his side, too low, too high…Maclin tended to only catch passes that were in front of him, he had to be facing the ball to make the catch. Maclin didn’t show up in the big games….Crabtree showed up in big ways in big games.

I would take Crabtree over Maclin any day…if fact, I wouldn’t even take Maclin in the first round.

Macklin will be pounded right out of the NFL or be confined to special teams. He got hurt at the Combine for God’s sake. I think Chase Patton has the best chance for the longest NFL career of any of the Tigers in the draft.

Three R’s: “Chase Patton has the best chance for the longest NFL career of any of the Tigers in the draft.”

I’ll give you Maclin’s injury history, but more than Coffman, Hood, and Moore?!?! If he does, it’s only because he’ll have 3 or 4 years holding a clipboard while the others are between the lines.

call me a homer all you want. Maclin

I don’t understand all the hype over Crabtree. The guy is 6′1, has average speed and he is going to drafted in the top 10. PLEASE!! Crabtree’s hype reminded me of the hype over Reggie Bush. Some people questioned his size and he may only be a third down back in the pros but the Mel Kipers of the world were hyping this kid up to much. The same with Crabtree. He not that fast or that tall. How does he translate to the NFL.

There is no difference between Hakeem Nicks and Michael Crabtree. Same size with Nicks being a little faster. Both have great hands and run good routes however, Nicks has played in a pro style offense and is a better athlete.

I would take Nicks over Crabtree.

The headline should read, “Whose career will be better,” not “Who’s career will be better”

I would take Maclin. Crabtree sounds like another ocho cinco.

Both will have good careers in the NFL. Reading some of the negative comments on here about how Maclin is too small makes me laugh. Must be Illini fans with the negative comments.

Both will have good careers, it boils down to the system, what a team is looking for.
As far as attitude, any wideout worth his salt has the “swagger”, “I can beat you” Tude’. That is a non-factor, it is what a team is looking for.
Simple as that! Personally, I would be comfortable with either one and one more note, I don’t won’t my wideouts running back kicks and punts, he is either a receiver or a returner, not both, this isn’t State U., this is the NFL!

y’all are nuts and dont know football. I’ve seen alot more football from maclin and everybody’s a crabtree fan. said it before,imagine a packed jones dome and jeremy maclin is ready for kickoff!AWESOME.

I’m all fpr the “local kid done good” but jeez, everyone’s born somewhere. Take that out of the equation and you have 2 decent wr’s who probably both have decent careers … it’s not like were talkin’ Jerry Rice here. The people that evaluate for a living seem to think Crabtree has an edge … who knows for sure and who cares?
And what’s wrong with having an attitude? Do you think Ike and Torry didn’t 8 years ago? If you can do it, it ain’t braggin’

“Who is career will be better?”

Come on, guys. That’s ridiculous.

I’m a big fan of both Ohio State and Mizzou. Maclin = Ted Ginn, Jr. a few years later. They are the same player, Ginn is just a little smaller (5′11″ as opposed to 6′1″). Both are burners, both had explosive ability after the catch and in the return game, but both also received criticism over their route running ability. Ginn hasn’t found much success yet and I won’t be surprised if Maclin struggles in his transition to the NFL, too.

As pointed out, Crabtree is only 6′1″, and Maclin is 6′0″. The height issue is pretty moot, as both of them will just be average in that department. To go along with modest size, Crabtree adds average (or worse) speed, possible attitude problems, and a bum foot. Sure, he had great success in college, but he played in a pass-happy offense.

I’m not saying Maclin will be better, I just wouldn’t take either of them in the top ten.

CRABTREE BY A MILE

Physically, Crabtree is the better player for the NFL. Bigger, stronger than Maclin. But Crabtree appears to be a self-absorbed idiot. I saw him on ESPN last night running his mouth - years down the road, this guy has the potential to make T.O. look like a model teammate.

I think Maclin will be a very good, but not great, PR/KR/WR type player. He’s got the skills, the wheels, a great work ethic and a good head on his shoulders, but he’s still undersized for an NFL WR.

In a few years, most will find it funny that these two were ever being mentioned in the same sentence.

Crabtree was suppose to be a “big strong receiver” yet shows up just an inch taller than Maclin, and refuses to run the 40 at the combine. He knew if he ran he would be exposed for being not only shorter, but slower than he claimed. Maclin will be an immediate impact on special teams and #2 or #3 WR. Crabtree will simply be a slow WR with an attitude in the NFL.

Shouldn’t the title read “whose” instead of “who’s”?

As Lenny Bruce would say, that’s like comparing a Rolls-Royce and a Volkswagen. And if you have to ask which is which in this case, you’re obviously from Missouri. Get out of state a little bit more. See the sites…

J-MAC, no comparison across the board. Crab has more hype, and one highlight, his catch against Texas. Mac has clutch catches, returns and big plays go to Youtube and see for yourself.

Hands! Have you seen J-Macs catches in the back on the endzone and on the sideline ? J-MAC has Fitzgerald type hands. In space, J-MAC has seperation quickness and speed. Return Game, just go to Youtube and get your popcorn ready for the show.

Crab may be a better downfield blocker and maybe physical, but MAC has much better complete body of work.

Maclin can’t hold Crabtree’s jock in the receiving or work ethic departments. Maclin will be a better return man, but I’ll take the hard-working Crabtree over Maclin any day.

who are these idiots that keep saying maclin is too small? hes as big and faster than chad johnson , marvin harrison, reggie wayne. some people need to get there facts straight. the guy averaged over 200 yards a game.maclin easy.

Being a member of the media should give you closer access to real statistical info on a player as in height/weight/injury history etc. I’m leaning more in the opinion that the guy on the sofa with an open beer that never can seem to make his way to the shower, does more investigating on a topic than half the self proclaimed experts listed. I can tell he knows more about football from the fruitless remarks above.