ATTN: All sportswriters - we do not want Sanchez

by Rishi on Feb 13, 2009 9:44 AM PST Comment 93 comments

So stop putting it in your damn mock drafts.

Normally, this wouldn't warrent its own post, but mock draft after mock draft say a couple things:

1) Mark Sanchez is a top ten talent (he's not)

2) If he isn't picked up by the Lions or the Chiefs, the Niners will take him (they won't)

3) Shaun Hill is a non-factor (he's awesome)

4) The Niners can't win big with Hill (they can and will)

Singletary loves Shaun Hill. He showed tremendous faith in him, especially during the Rams game when he had a JTO-esque performance before bouncing back in epic fashion. The team has a thousand more important needs than another fourteen-game starter who is more a product of the talent around him than anything else.

Plus, if Alex Smith is resigned to a different deal, he'll push Shaun Hill, but that's it.

Stick with the guy who's winning games. Say no to Sanchez.

This is a FanPost and does not necessarily reflect the views of Niners Nation's writers or editors. It does reflect the views of this particular fan though, which is as important as the views of Niners Nation's writers or editors.

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Sanchez

I agree with your annoyance about sports writers concluding that the 49ers will draft Sanchez. So much so, that at some point it was going to become a front page post. People just seem convinced of it.

by Fooch on Feb 13, 2009 9:47 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Can we just declare them all Sanchez?

I declare you Sanchez.

by Rishi on Feb 13, 2009 9:56 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

you might need to explain your “Declare Sanchez” button to this crowd.

Tedford...if you're reading this...I'LL WORK FOR FREE! I'll fill out your Coach's Poll!

by carp on Feb 13, 2009 5:46 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

My idea:

In addition to a rec button, there really should be a “DECLARE SANCHEZ” button that serves the opposite purpose.

I declare you Sanchez.

by Rishi on Feb 17, 2009 6:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Sanchez is a top 10 prospect

First off, and this is important, would you have a problem with the Niners taking Stafford at #10? If not, then you don’t have much room to object against Sanchez. If so and you’re totally against the Niners drafting any QB with the #10 pick than your objection is valid.

But if you’d consider taking Stafford at #10 I’ll give my opinion why you should welcome Sanchez at #10. Sanchez has the most potential out of all the QB’s in this years draft class. Whether he reaches his viewed potential makes him a risky a pick for the Niners or for anybody in the top 15. However, I do think there are some reasons why Sanchez fits for the Niners. Hill is a decent QB, no more, no less. I highly doubt Hill is going to lead any team to the Super Bowl let alone a divisional playoff game. Sanchez on the other hand is viewed as possibly being a top tier QB after a couple of seasons. So with Hill signed for a couple more years Sanchez could sit the bench, take some lessons, and be ready to take the reins once Hill’s contract expires.

I get that everybody around here is a little gun shy about drafting a QB. But it’s going to need to happen some time and I understand why some would prefer to wait for a QB who established himself a little more in college but I also get why the sports writers think Sanchez is a possibility for the Niners at #10.

Lastly, I’d probably prefer to take Sanchez over a RT at #10.

by methodrampage on Feb 13, 2009 10:10 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

I wouldn’t take Stafford at #10 either, unless it was to threaten to take it so we could trade down to another team.

I’m a Pac 10 guy, so I’ve seen a lot of Sanchez. I’m not impressed, honestly.

And how do you know Shaun Hill can’t be the man to take us to a SB? Give him a chance – he never gets one.

I declare you Sanchez.

by Rishi on Feb 13, 2009 10:20 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Outside of Pete Carrol nobody has seen a lot of Sanchez

by methodrampage on Feb 13, 2009 10:28 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

If that’s the case, how can you justify taking him at #10?

I declare you Sanchez.

by Rishi on Feb 13, 2009 10:31 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I'm not justifying taking him at #10

What don’t you get about this?

Whether he reaches his viewed potential makes him a risky a pick for the Niners or for anybody in the top 15.

I merely pointed out why I think sports writers think the Niners will take him. He’s got the potential to be considered but it doesn’t mean I think he’s the right pick at #10. However, I would prefer taking a potential elite QB of the future with the #10 pick over a RT which should be easy to find else where.

by methodrampage on Feb 13, 2009 10:37 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

If we’re talking upside, sorry to say, but Freeman out of KSU has a much higher upside than Sanchez.

And Stafford, for all the suckage he encompasses, is more pro-ready than Sanchez.

Sanchez is just an uncomfortable compromise.

I declare you Sanchez.

by Rishi on Feb 13, 2009 11:01 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I've heard Freeman is right behind Sanchez

by methodrampage on Feb 13, 2009 12:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

In what? Be more specific

I declare you Sanchez.

by Rishi on Feb 13, 2009 12:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Something I read somewhere online (I don’t keep a daily log of my internet readings). It had Sanchez, Freeman then Stafford ranked in that order as far as potential goes. It also said Stafford is more NFL ready and that Sanchez and Freeman are projects but have more tools and talent than Stafford. What are you basing your assertion that Freeman have more upside on?

by methodrampage on Feb 13, 2009 1:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

My own opinon having watched these players.

I declare you Sanchez.

by Rishi on Feb 13, 2009 1:22 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Freeman couldn’t hit open receivers in college. I watched him several times and it was not pretty.

by cornball on Feb 14, 2009 9:55 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Gotta agree with Rishi

I watched a lot of game-time Sanchez this past season, and the games never seemed sure-in-hand, even though he had an amazing receiving core.

That, combined with the fact that in the next draft class there will be an over-abundance of quality QB’s ripe for the taking, I can’t justify using the #10 on any quarterback, be it Sanchez, Freeman or Stafford.

Blind devotion.

by ProfessorBigelow on Feb 17, 2009 9:07 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

RE: Hill

You’re right I don’t know that Hill can’t take the Niners to the Super Bowl. I just find it highly unlikely. To me, he’s like the Darin Erstad of NFL QBs.

by methodrampage on Feb 13, 2009 10:30 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Erstad

So he also punts?

by Fooch on Feb 13, 2009 10:31 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

If Cassel and Roflburger can punt, why can’t SHAUN HILL?

I declare you Sanchez.

by Rishi on Feb 13, 2009 10:31 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Okay, spill it out.

What do you not like about Shaun Hill, other than his bizarre backpeddling motion?

I declare you Sanchez.

by Rishi on Feb 13, 2009 10:31 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I don't want to (or can't) get too deep on this issue

But he strikes me more as being a gritty player more so than a skilled player and I doubt he’ll have much success against the better defenses in the league.

by methodrampage on Feb 13, 2009 10:51 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

But why should he not be given a chance to show that he’s the man?

I declare you Sanchez.

by Rishi on Feb 13, 2009 11:01 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

He will get the chance

Unless he gets beats out by Smith or a rookie.

by methodrampage on Feb 13, 2009 12:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

bitach pls

If you draft Sanchez, Hill knows he’s not going to be the man.

I declare you Sanchez.

by Rishi on Feb 13, 2009 12:48 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I don't care

Hill can be the man for one to two years while Sanchez or another rookie QB sits after that he’s done.

by methodrampage on Feb 13, 2009 1:13 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

methodrampage

Last two years:
Alex Smith, Trent Dilfer, Chris Winke, JTO: 5-17
Shaun Hill: 7-3
Who cares if he does not always look good, he has played 10 games. But in that, he has lead game winning drives, shown heart and intensity, had confidence when others would implode, perfect passer ratings, and most importantly won. How can you go off and draft Sanchez when we need a pass rusher and other issues about 100000 times more.

According to the comminsioner of the nfl, 104 people retired last year. 7 due to age, and the rest because of Patrick Willis

by montasmob69 on Feb 13, 2009 10:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Do you guys read?

How can you go off and draft Sanchez when we need a pass rusher and other issues about 100000 times more.

Seriously, do you guys read? Or do you just like to make stuff up? Where did I say the Niners should draft Sanchez? All I said, and I’ll say it again, is that I get why the sports writers think the QB position is a position that the Niners need to address in the draft and why I think Sanchez might make some sense. I’ve also said that Sanchez being a total project would make him a risky pick inside the top 15. I did however say that I’d rather draft Sanchez than a RT with that first pick but that’s only because I don’t think RT is a huge need and I think that it can be addressed elsewhere.

Don't sweat it. I'm illiterate.

by methodrampage on Feb 16, 2009 9:03 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I didn't read that.

Just FYI.

"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."

by mikev on Feb 16, 2009 9:53 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Why do asume..

… a drafted QB will start immediately? Hill will have his time to shine regardless, unless he sucks so bad taht he gets bumped. From what I understand, though, I don’t think that’s going to happen. I read somewhere that Singletary understands Hill sucks in practice situations, so he will be actively incorporating that into any evaluation of a “starting” QB.

by sfgfan on Feb 14, 2009 8:28 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Because Shaun Hill deserves the chance to be our franchise QB.

Drafting a first-round QB says “thanks for winning, now teach the new guy and leave”

I declare you Sanchez.

by Rishi on Feb 17, 2009 6:11 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Drafting a first-round QB says "thanks for winning, now teach the new guy and leave

What’s that, you say? Football is a business?

NOWAI!

by shlecko on Feb 18, 2009 6:18 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Shaun Hill doesn't deserve anything

He has to earn his keep. The reason the Niners are in this crap QB situation is because they handed the starting job to Alex Smith. Hill may proven to be an above average QB, he may prove to be an average QB or he may even prove to be a below average QB because frankly the jury is still out on how good he is or isn’t. But by not drafting a QB to eventually challenge Hill you’re running a huge risk of potentially setting the franchise back 5+ years if Hill doesn’t turn out to be the man.

Like I’ve said previously, this is the NFL and we’re talking about the starting QB position for the San Francisco 49ers not food stamps. But you’re advocating that Hill gets the job for the foreseeable future without having to earn his keep and that is bull [shite decorum].

Don't sweat it. I'm illiterate.

by methodrampage on Feb 18, 2009 8:03 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Hill

I actually do think Hill could take this team to the playoffs. Given some of the QBs that have won playoff games in this league, I don’t think it’s out of the realm of possibility. He may never be able to carry this team, but with the right talent around him, he can be an effective QB. He’ll never be an all-time great, but I think he could be quite solid.

by Fooch on Feb 13, 2009 10:30 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I’d rather have a guy that plays mistake-free football and can lead his team to victory in clutch situations (which we’ve seen from him) than a superstar with all the physical tools who turns the ball over like Brett Favre at a Danish bakery.

I declare you Sanchez.

by Rishi on Feb 13, 2009 10:32 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Like Brett Favre at a Danish bakery?

You might need to explain that simile.

by Fooch on Feb 13, 2009 10:38 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Here's a hint: What are these lovely desserts called?

I declare you Sanchez.

by Rishi on Feb 13, 2009 11:00 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

TURNOVERS!

by J2daZ on Feb 13, 2009 12:26 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

WIN!

I declare you Sanchez.

by Rishi on Feb 13, 2009 12:48 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

How do you know...

… that it has to be one of the two extremes? Why can’t it be someone who is a balance between “safe” (Hill) and “gunslinger” (Favre)?

by sfgfan on Feb 14, 2009 8:29 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

plus the niners are going to run like 80% of the plays anyway…

Tedford...if you're reading this...I'LL WORK FOR FREE! I'll fill out your Coach's Poll!

by carp on Feb 13, 2009 5:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I predict 48%

Come back next January and bow before my foresight.

by shlecko on Feb 14, 2009 4:57 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I know absolutely nothing about college football

so I will take you word for it that Sanchez is a one-season wonder. College football is not shown over here and gets no media coverage of any kind for obvious reasons, so I will not comment on who we should be drafting this year.

However, that does not mean to say that I do not know where we should be drafting this year – and like Rishi says we have a load of needs elsewhere of higher priority. This suggests to me that the sportswriters over there either show a lack of knowledge about the game-which I seriously doubt somehow-or they have not done enough research as to the exact needs of the Niners for next season which is, I suspect, more likely.

I would like to say that if the Niners was an east coast team these articles would not be written cos the required research would have been done. What does this say about the media if true? Is this an opinion which you guys agree with or not?

by Ninerfromacrossthepond on Feb 13, 2009 10:17 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

I think the problem is this – the sportswriters underestimate how happy the Niners fans and Niners coaching staff are with Shaun Hill.

There’s no need to shoehorn the Niners in with the Chiefs, the Vikings, and the Lions as teams that have “QB Needs”.

I declare you Sanchez.

by Rishi on Feb 13, 2009 10:20 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

QB need

I actually do think we need a QB of the future, but a guy that would sit for a year before slowly taking over. I’ve said it a million times, but I think the situation is ripe for that given Shaun Hill’s short, relatively inexpensive contract. However, I’d rather go with a middle round QB.

by Fooch on Feb 13, 2009 10:26 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Agreed – I just can’t justify wasting the #10 overall selection on a guy with sixteen games of starting experience (thirteen this year plus Zona, ND, and Oregon last year).

I declare you Sanchez.

by Rishi on Feb 13, 2009 10:30 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

2nd Round

Josh Freeman, QB, Kansas St.

I’m going to keep posting his name until he gets a scouting report post.

by methodrampage on Feb 13, 2009 10:52 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Freeman is going in the second round or late first round before we can nab him. He will be awesome in the combines.

I declare you Sanchez.

by Rishi on Feb 13, 2009 11:01 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

dude has an arm

by J2daZ on Feb 13, 2009 12:27 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

That’s good news. The last QB we drafted with no arms never worked out well.

I declare you Sanchez.

by Rishi on Feb 13, 2009 12:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

SLUT

Tedford...if you're reading this...I'LL WORK FOR FREE! I'll fill out your Coach's Poll!

by carp on Feb 13, 2009 5:54 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

no u

I declare you Sanchez.

by Rishi on Feb 17, 2009 6:11 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

good one

Blind devotion.

by ProfessorBigelow on Feb 17, 2009 9:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

that's what ur mom said last nite lololol

I declare you Sanchez.

by Rishi on Feb 17, 2009 10:30 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

scouting report

Working on it. I just emailed out K-State blogger so I’ll hopefully have something in the near future.

by Fooch on Feb 13, 2009 1:13 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

How happy?

I think you’re overstating people’s (fans and coaching staff included) opinion of Hill. If Singletary won’t name Hill are the starter for next season then I’ve got to believe that not many people within the Niners organization are truly happy with Hill.

by methodrampage on Feb 13, 2009 10:34 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I mean, Singletary wants to push Hill. But remember how he kept him in the Rams game in spite of all the turnovers? Remember how benching JTO for Hill was one of Singletary’s first acts as Coach? It really seems as if Singletary is happy with him.

I declare you Sanchez.

by Rishi on Feb 13, 2009 11:03 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Singletary's move had more to due with JTO's turnovers than it did Hill

by methodrampage on Feb 13, 2009 12:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

the sportswriters underestimate how happy the Niners fans and Niners coaching staff are with Shaun Hill.

If by “Niner fans and coaches” you are referring exclusively to yourself, then yeah.

Look, it’s pretty clear that Singletary is not sold on Shaun Hill, and he shouldn’t be. And fans everywhere are looking forward, past Hill, for a QB of the future.

He’s a good 1-2 year short-term solution, but he’s just not the guy. He’s okay if you severely limit your playcalls to the very select few things that he is capable of. However, you’re not going to build successful regime on the back of that kind of quarterback. Ask too much of him and he will get exposed. He’s got a weak arm, shaky accuracy, average vision, and he lacks the intangibles that warrant placing a “potential” label on him.

He’s a good guy. He’s humble, he’s a student of the game, and he’s got the respect of the guys in the locker room. He was a hell of a lot better than JTO. These are the compliments that you can pay Shaun Hill.

Unfortunately, none of these things equate to being a very good NFL quarterback.

by shlecko on Feb 14, 2009 5:05 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

It's not that I don't want Sanchez

I’d love to have Sanchez. I just think that, at the place where we’re drafting, there are probably going to be other people available who will fill positions of need, people who are going to be worth more to the Niners. We do need a QB of the future; that person wouldn’t necessarily take over for Hill on opening day. It’s just that I don’t think Sanchez at 10 this year is the best way to do things.

by J. Frank Parnell on Feb 13, 2009 12:34 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

and then there are some people that

think he’s going to be worthless in whatever round he’s drafted, like me.

MURS for President!!!!!!!

by jtoj on Feb 13, 2009 1:45 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

and then there are some people that

are completely worthless

Don't sweat it. I'm illiterate.

by methodrampage on Feb 13, 2009 2:24 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Rishi’s right…say no to Sanchez. It’s not that Sanchez is a bad player, but we’ve seen a lot of “miss” in the first round with QBs. I’d say yes to Sanchez in the middle rounds, but I don’t see him being a good pick @ 10. This team needs more help than a QB at 10. Let’s get a primo OT, pass rush OLB, or CB…@ 10…QB, WR, NT, S in later rounds.

Stafford sucks too. BTW.

Tedford...if you're reading this...I'LL WORK FOR FREE! I'll fill out your Coach's Poll!

by carp on Feb 13, 2009 5:50 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

By OT, I'm assuming you mean RT

Even a primo RT would be a waste of the #10 pick.

Don't sweat it. I'm illiterate.

by methodrampage on Feb 16, 2009 9:05 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

if we haven't been able to address RT in free agency ...

Then I want Eugene Monroe, Michael Oher, Andre Smith or Jason Smith as our #10 pick.

On the other hand, if we’ve signed (oh say Jordan Gross CAR, Marvel Smith PIT, Mark Tauscher GB, or Jon Runyan PHI), then we can look a little more closely at Sanchez.

Problem is, could you really take Sanchez instead of Everette Brown or Brian Orakpo? With both Shaun Hill and with our holes in defense – I don’t think I could.

"Those boos really motivate me to make something happen." - Bonds

by Persiflage on Feb 16, 2009 9:12 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Did I ever say I would?

Problem is, could you really take Sanchez instead of Everette Brown or Brian Orakpo?

Where I have advocated drafting Sanchez over a defensive player. How many RT have been taking in the top 10?

Don't sweat it. I'm illiterate.

by methodrampage on Feb 16, 2009 11:10 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I say “OT” @ # 10 I really mean an LT who’s better than Staley and move Staley (for good this time) back to RT. If an OT were selected in round 2, I’m thinking it should be a RT.

Tedford...if you're reading this...I'LL WORK FOR FREE! I'll fill out your Coach's Poll!

by carp on Feb 17, 2009 8:59 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I see no reason to move Staley

Thusly I see no reason to draft an OT at #10.

Don't sweat it. I'm illiterate.

by methodrampage on Feb 17, 2009 9:20 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I agree.

Staley adds serious value (fiscally, especially) by playing left tackle. His salary allows for the 49ers to spend more money on other positions (not right tackle). Right tackle needs to be a decent/strong run blocker. Those are fairly common, at least common enough to not spend a top 10 pick on one.

by sfgfan on Feb 17, 2009 11:25 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Plus

The Niners would have looked really dumb by trading up when they did to draft Staley and in the recent past they haven’t really been willing to admit mistakes. So my money is on the Niners keeping Staley at LT and not drafting a RT at #10.

Don't sweat it. I'm illiterate.

by methodrampage on Feb 17, 2009 12:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I'd just like to say that the niner's deity

was drafted in the 6th round (I think), and the ‘son of deity’ was traded for off the scrap heap from Tampa Bay when they were the worst team in the league.

the niner’s would get more value from signing former Cal qb Nate Longshore or ASU qb Rudy Carpenter as an undrafted free agent and let him run the scout team for a few years. drafting the qb’s is really a crap shoot, unless they’ve started A LOT of games.

Go Bears Go

by Rocksanddirt on Feb 13, 2009 6:10 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Oh god

please please please dont even joke about Longshore. That would make me seriously ill to my stomach. That guy didn’t even deserve his starting job in college.

Rafael Rodriguez: Your number 8 organizational prospect before stepping a foot on American soil and has "looked just super so far," according to Felipe Alou...according to Baggs.

by BrianBokake on Feb 14, 2009 2:44 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Great idea

Because undrafted FA QB really do have a high success rate.

Don't sweat it. I'm illiterate.

by methodrampage on Feb 16, 2009 9:06 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

mostly to wait until who ever the next savior is

is available to be drafted/traded for/whatever. you pay some dufus the minimum and he’s happy to work his ass off.

you draft sanchez in the first round and you’ve got to pay him waaaaaay more than the minimum, and if the coach doesn’t play him the owner and fans start asking why almost immediatly.

do the ’niners have the same institutional patience that green bay does? to pay a guy a big salary while he runs the scout team?

Go Bears Go

by Rocksanddirt on Feb 16, 2009 3:37 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

This makes no sense

So you’re waiting for the next savior that you can draft, trade for, whatever? How do you know who the next savior is? How do you know it’s not Sanchez? How many times do “savior” QB get traded for or whatevered? And are you really comforted with some dufus being your starting QB?

you draft sanchez in the first round and you’ve got to pay him waaaaaay more than the minimum, and if the coach doesn’t play him the owner and fans start asking why almost immediatly.

I don’t think this is a truth at all.

do the ’niners have the same institutional patience that green bay does? to pay a guy a big salary while he runs the scout team?

Let’s see the Packers had one of the greatest QB of all time playing for them when they drafted Rodgers (who they didn’t pay a big salary to). So the Packers’ situation is pretty irrelevant to the Niners. I, for one, would like to think that if the Niners did draft a project QB, like Sanchez or Freeman, that they would let them sit for a year or two while Hill or Smith ran the offense.

Don't sweat it. I'm illiterate.

by methodrampage on Feb 17, 2009 8:01 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Higher than early entrant QBs.

WHATNOW

I declare you Sanchez.

by Rishi on Feb 17, 2009 6:12 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

sanchez

Sanchez probably won’t be there at 10 …this year is a weak draft for first round QB’s and so I say stand pat until later rounds if we pick a QB( maybe a small schooler like Greg Micheli-my darkhorse pick of the year- Chase Holbrook or Mike Reilly)! If an Alex Smith deal can’t be negotiated maybe we p/u a vet in FA (Garcia ?) as second quarterback and groom the rookie-in the meantime addressing pass rush /OT / and secondary (Domonigue Johnson anyone?) would be prudent!

by alleyoop on Feb 13, 2009 8:45 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

I think QBs should be drafted in bulk in the late rounds

No one has a damn clue what makes a good one anyway… why waste a valuable pick that could be used acquiring a known quantity?

Many years from now, when his name's recalled
Everyone will say, "He should have passed the ball"
-- Al Stewart, "Football Hero"

by PaulThomas on Feb 14, 2009 12:31 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Please educate me

What positions are known quantities.

Don't sweat it. I'm illiterate.

by methodrampage on Feb 16, 2009 9:10 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Sanchez NOOOOO!

Sanchez has shown to be nothing like Palmer and Leinart at USC with having just as much talent to work with. Even at USC there has been constant questions to whether he should be the starter because of his lack of consistency. He’s been good in the Rose Bowl but so so against Pac 10 competition. In fact bad performances by Sanchez has cost USC the 2 chances for national title. Pete Carroll knew Sanchez still needed a lot of work to be a good QB at the college level and now we want the 49ers to take over his training and hope to make him into a NFL QB? By all inside accounts he’s not exactly the most coachable player or easy to deal with when not getting his way.

Yes, the 49ers need a QB in development and Hill seems unlikely to get them to Super Bowl but lets try to make the playoffs first! Hill gives us a great chance to do that. This franchise needs to change it’s reputation of being a constant loser. Every other franchise seems to make the playoffs every few years, we are long over due and need some success in order to keep our current crop of players from going elsewhere.

A wasted pick on Sanchez does nothing. It’s bad top crop of QB’s so lets wait til next year were the odds highly favor getting a better QB at a higher pick. In the meantime there are good players available at positions of need.

Oh, and sports writers suck. Just about every fan on this forum knows more about the 49ers than any sports writer not assigned to covering the team.

by bignerd on Feb 14, 2009 1:05 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

coughcoughtebowcoughcough

by hyphy cowboy on Feb 14, 2009 2:49 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

No.

GROUGTHINK ALERT

by groug on Feb 14, 2009 3:24 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Why the LCF says he'll be awesome!

Don't sweat it. I'm illiterate.

by methodrampage on Feb 16, 2009 9:08 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

coughPleaseNocough

by Fooch on Feb 14, 2009 4:14 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

well maybe

As a TE

by illini49er on Feb 16, 2009 8:11 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Maybe

As a fullback / wildcat QB

by J. Frank Parnell on Feb 16, 2009 5:28 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

in 2010

by hyphy cowboy on Feb 14, 2009 2:49 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

At #10, pick the best player left on the board...

that is either a Safety, DE/OLB, or OT

by djfivenine on Feb 17, 2009 2:07 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

I don't know that there are any safetys worthy of an early 1st round selection this year

by shlecko on Feb 18, 2009 6:20 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I can think of...

… a CB that can play safety!

by sfgfan on Feb 18, 2009 8:40 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

i still believe they will handle the defensive voids via free agency, and i still truly believe they will draft a QB in either round 1 or 2…..we shall see……

by sundaysfinest on Feb 17, 2009 7:23 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

I gotta feeling

Sanchez will be this years Rogers. Stafford will go early (good chance it’ll be Lions) and Sanchez will fall into the lower 1st round. Why take a flyer on this guy when it appears as though next years draft will be loaded with much more talent at QB.

by Sebaz49 on Feb 18, 2009 10:52 AM PST reply actions 0 recs