July 17th, 2008 by Maclin Zone
Is Jeremy Maclin too valuable to play special teams? In 2007, he averages 12.28 yards per punt return and actually took 2 of them all the way for a touchdown. For kickoffs, he returned 43 of them for over 1,000 yards and score 1 touchdown. Those are awesome stats for a returner. But the question remains, is Jeremy Maclin too valuable to the Missouri Tigers to play special teams?
In the NFL, you will never see star players returning punts or kickoffs. The chance for injury is too high.
We should see a decrease in the number of punts and kickoffs Maclin returns in 2008. This year he is a sophomore and arguably the most valuable player on the team behind Chase Daniel. If Maclin got injured on a punt return it would be devastating. I would love to see him still return some punts and kickoffs, especially in big game situations, but not when the team is winning or playing a non-conference game.
Having great return skills will help Jeremy Maclin get drafted by an NFL team, but it’s not a necessity. Guys like Calvin Johnson, Larry Fitzgerald, and Braylon Edwards were not return specialists. So what do you think? Would you keep him back there returning all the kickoffs and punts, or limit him in 2008?
July 1st, 2008 by Maclin Zone
The 2008 college football season is approaching very quickly. I was searching around on Youtube and found this awesome Jeremy Maclin 2008 preview video. It starts out with a quote that goes like this:
“I have a tendency to start gliding. When I’m running and I know I’m beating everybody, I have a tendency to start gliding.”
June 12th, 2008 by Maclin Zone
EA Sports has released a spreadsheet of the player stats for all players on Top 25 teams. Since the Missouri Tigers are a Top 25 team, we’ve been given a sneak peak at Jeremy Maclin’s game stats. You can download the entire spreadsheet here.
For those of you wanting the Cliff’s Notes: Jeremy Maclin has an overall rating of 94 with 97 (speed), 97 (agility), 98 (acceleration), 96 (elusiveness), 94 (spin), 98 (juke), 93 (catching), and 92 (spectacular catching).
June 10th, 2008 by Maclin Zone
The Missouri Tigers were just dealt some bad news. Wide receiver Danario Alexander will miss at least the nonconference part of the Tigers’ upcoming football season, having torn a graft on his anterior cruciate ligament, a repair to his left knee that he underwent after last season. It was Alexander’s injury last season that opened the door for Jeremy Maclin to be a starter. You never wish for injury on someone, but if Alexander was never hurt, Maclin may not have had the opportunities he had last season.
But Alexander and Maclin are connected in an other way too. They roomed together last season at Missouri and Maclin has been very kind and helpful with Alexanders recovery. “He’s been through this before and knows what it takes to come back quickly,” Alexander said in April. Maclin tore his ACL in the summer before his true freshman year. He sat out that season and then broke out as a redshirt freshman last year.
With Alexander down for at least the first half of the season, even more defender’s eyes will be on Jeremy Maclin.
May 27th, 2008 by Maclin Zone
No wide receiver has won a Heisman since Desmond Howard in 1991. That’s almost 20 years! I’ve been browsing through some 2008 Heisman candidate lists from websites like Scout, and quite a few of them have Jeremy Maclin on the watch list.
Last year Jeremy Maclin was second in the nation in all-purpose yards, averaging 209 yards per game. It is very likely that he will continue his reign of terror since he has another Heisman candidate in Chase Daniel throwing him the ball. In order for Maclin to win the Heisman, he needs to put up gawdy numbers, help Missouri get to the National Championship game and have a Heisman “moment”. It will be hard for him to win it as long as Chase is at QB, because he will garner a lot of the attention. It will really be that spectacular “moment” that Maclin needs to seal the deal.
I think it’s possible, but not likely. Don’t forget Jeremy Maclin is only a sophomore too, and we didn’t see a sophomore win a Heisman until last year with Tim Tebow.
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