If Crabtree is there at 9 then a run on the 4 offensive tackles has probably already taken place.. most likely the two top QB's in the draft are off the board and probably Curray and ?...
That means Monroe, J.Smith, A. Smith, M. Oher, Sanchez and Stafford.. then Curry and one of the tweeners or Raji...
If it is one of the tweeners, most likely Orakpo... then the prospects are Raji and Crabtree.. I would be on the Crabtree Bandwagon. Well before the likes of Brown, Maybin, Jenkins, Maclin, Wells, Pettigrew, etc...
That is a reflection on how much I don't trust the off field flags of Raji at 9, not to mention the fact that he was playing next to a load in Brace that often left Raji in an ideal match-up situation.. and the drop off in talent / risk of the other names I have mentioned..
So for me, the logical conclusion is either take Crabtree there or sell the pick to the highest / most value bidder on the phone lines.
If Crabtree is sitting there, to me that is the biggest drama story that could evolve for the Packers in the opening round.
Oh.. to be clear.. I would rather have one of the 3 top tackles without off field questions to fall to us.. J.Smith, Monroe, Oher. In a dream world, Smith or Monroe.. Monroe I think is going to be more of an out of the gate performer.. J.Smith probably has the most overall potential.. Oher is going to be just plain solid IMO.
A. Smith scares the hell out of me with his piss poor decision process of the past 6 months.. talented as hell, just not very bright.
"The oranges are dry; the apples are mealy; and the papayas... I don't know what's going on with the papayas!"