Even though Michael Crabtree once made his meals in the Texas Tech air raid offense, a statistical advantage in college that hasn’t helped a lot of national passing leaders and receivers become NFL players, that didn’t stop the San Francisco 49ers from drafting him 10th overall.
It also didn’t keep his teammate Danny Amendola from signing with the Eagles in 2008, catching on with the St. Louis Rams in 2009, and still playing in the NFL today; Amendola’s Lions are set to face the Rams this Sunday.
We have good evidence to support an argument that certain players do transcend the air raid offense, including the 2018 NFL MVP.