In their week one rookie analysis nationalfootballpost.com had the following to say about Detroit Lions first round pick Jahvid Best:
"He struggles in pass protection, does not get good position and he lacks power. But on the positive side, he shows a willingness to block."
The website also suggested:
Best will eventually be used as a complementary back to Kevin Smith
I think they are completely wrong on this. They clearly have been looking at this from a national perspective since all of the local coverage suggests they are full of crap. Additionally they seem to be stuck on the scouting reports that Best has injury concerns and is not big enough to be a starter in the NFL. No one has questioned CJ Spiller's ability to be a starter even though he and Best are almost exactly the same size. When considering Best, think Brian Westbrook not Reggie Bush. I also take issue with Kevin Smith as the feature back. If Kevin Smith gets more than 10 carriers in a game that Best plays in I would be shocked. Nationalfootballpost.com actually has it backwards, Best is a feature back and Smith is the complementary back. One other note, why is it when talking about Tim Tebow, his willingness to compete proves he can be successful since he can taught all of the other things but with Best somehow it is a knock.
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