Our Only Hope Now -- FAII
by Since79 on Apr 26, 2009 2:05 PM PDT
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Crabtree aside, this was another awful draft for Scott Mac. This should be his last year in SF. Giving away a high 2 and a high 4 for a 1 next year made no sense when we had players who could have helped us on the board.
We could have drafted pass rush help at 2 with Sincim. Or we could have had Shonn Green, a perfect running back in the mold of what Sing wanted. We could have Rashad Johnson for safety in the 3rd. Could have had Dorell Scott at NT in the 4th. Are you guys going to tell me they wouldn't help helped us? Because if you do, you haven't seen these guys play.
We also passed up Wm Moore, another very talented safety, As was Derek Pegues. Lawrence Sidbury was also around for the taking, but we passed.
Instead, Mac's brain stepped out for a cup of Coffee. The kid has no change of direction, a weak lower body, drives only downhill, fumble prone, and then -- shouldn't anyone want to check out who a RB has on his OLine, since great Olines open up huge holes at the college level and make lots of big backs with no shiftiness gain 5 to 10 yards at a time. Who was his LT? Andre Smith! MAC>>> what were you thinking? Or not thinking?
So now here is the question for you? Who can help us at pass rush (NOT Peppers, too expensive) and safety and CB and NT and OL when FA II comes around? When teams start to release guys like Edgerrin James, etc. Who could be there for us that's a veteran that can fill the gap for a year or two?
If we don't make some serious moves in FAII this season is over. Our defense will be awful against good offenses like it was last year. And we will all be looking for something else to do with our Sunday after a particularly ugly gain by the opposing offense on 3rd down in the 3rd quarter. Sound familiar? (That;'s if we kept the game close for that long, which against NE and the other good offenses we didn't.)
So who can save the D in FAII? The forum is open . . . . I'll start it off:
After Coffee is a bust, we might be able to pick up Edgerrin James for our 2nd RB if he is released. . . . Your turn. Think mostly OL and defense. . . . . .
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coffee a bust?
He is going to get the first carry opening day. He is going be 2/3 rb. He will have Rathman as a RB coach. DO you not have any faith in our team? The trade was actually pretty good.
1. Next year we could get Bradford and Mays or any whoever
2. Panthers could fall apart if Peppers gets traded
3. They will have injuries that could effect them
4. Didn’t have a 1st round pick so they aren’t getting a lot of extra help (only brown)
5. They didn’t land any new players
6. GO 49ers!
In Shaun Hill will trust
by iaalexeeff on Apr 26, 2009 5:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
first carry
I wanna see what Coffee can do, but do you really think he gets the first carry over Gore?
by Fooch on Apr 26, 2009 5:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
preseason maybe
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by 49erLou on Apr 26, 2009 6:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No
I just think it is too early to judge Coffee.
In Shaun Hill will trust
by iaalexeeff on Apr 26, 2009 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sintim isn't a 3-down line backer ...
… he’s a pass-rush specialist. The notion that we somehow had a horrible day that we elected to wait to try to get a full-time player rather than pick up a situational one is just absurd. Pass-rush specialists are nice, but he’s not a solution to our PR problems.
Shonn Green didn’t go until the third round, implying that you may have him rated a little highly.
by Ronaldinho on Apr 26, 2009 5:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Pass rushers are nice, but they're not a solution to the pass rush problem?
Um…
"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 Apr 26, 2009 6:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was thinking the same thing
I understand that teams pass on 1st and 2nd down, but when it’s 3rd and 8, it helps to have a guy come in who specializes in getting to the QB. This is the position that I thought needed to be addressed the most, and when Brown was still there in the 2nd round, I was getting excited. Oh well. They might very well pick up a better pass rusher with the extra first pick next year, but if the D struggles to get off the field on 3rd downs this year, it is going to be hard to take.
by illini49er on Apr 27, 2009 7:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
From what I understand, Parys Haralson already seems to be more of a pure pass rusher than he is a pure linebacker. Is that correct? If so, if we’d drafted another pure pass rusher, wouldn’t it just be having a redundant situation? If not, then disregard.
I'm thinking but nothing's happening.
by JRPhillips on Apr 27, 2009 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You kind of want two...
… pass rushers, esepcially on third downs and second and long situations.
by sfgfan on Apr 27, 2009 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Me 2
He is obviously not wrapped very tight.
by Italia1970 on May 3, 2009 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’d hardly call this an awful draft. Crabtree was luck, but he’s also a completely awesome pick. The trade doesn’t make much sense this year, but I have absolutely nothing against having more picks in the future. I’m pretty ambivalent toward the next two picks, but I think Nate Davis was also a great pick, and there’s been some good things said about the linebacker.
I don’t think it was that good of a draft, don’t get me wrong. But I do think it was at least productive and bore out a couple of really nice picks.
Personally, I’m not really a McLoughan fan, but I don’t think this draft was anywhere near being the disaster some would like to see him get fired for.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Apr 26, 2009 6:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
i agree
and next years first round is a lot better then this year and if we really wanted to get a top 10 player next year and neither us or the panthers are bad enough to be there we can always trade one or both our first rounders so i personally like the trade and dont hate this years draft
by gbears16 on Apr 26, 2009 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
BOHICA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You got to be sh*ttin me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The 2 biggest needs in the draft went unfulfilled, OL and PR.
The team traded away the 2 and 4, which basically boils down to Crabtree, hopefully a decent back up for Gore, and a bunch of flyers in rounds 5 through 7. I got news for you; teams aren’t built on players drafted in those rounds.
They had Everette Brown, 1st round talent right in front of them and let him go. He would’ve provided a pass rush, which the team needs badly from day 1.
Carolina is a solid team that will probably make the playoffs. That means that 1st round draft pick will not be all that high.
This organization NEEDED PLAYERS NOW that could step in and contribute NOW. This is unlikely to happen in more than 3 players tops.
In my opinion, this was a move that the GM made to buy himself some more time before he gets canned and nothing more. Passing a stud pass rusher wasn’t in the teams best interest-that’s for damn sure.
I think this draft guarantees the Niners will be picking in the top 15 next year as the major needs once again weren’t addressed.
With that being said-the tradition in the bay of piss poor draft classes seems to continue and all I can say is BOHICA-BEND OVER HERE IT COMES AGAIN.
by Italia1970 on Apr 26, 2009 6:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
PR?
Punt returner is one of our two biggest needs? Really? Also, if the GM is on the hot seat (as McCloughan probably is), how would trading away picks buy him time? Wouldn’t he want players now? I’m confused by your argument.
by Fooch on Apr 26, 2009 6:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
umm..
we picked up UDFA DE Pannel Egboh, and i’m guessing that the 49er organization has a lot of faith in Marvel Smith but also during the free agency we picked up OT Joe Toledo.
by StevenC on Apr 26, 2009 6:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
sorry fooch
that last reply was intended for Italia1970
by StevenC on Apr 26, 2009 6:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Toledo
Toledo was in training camp last season. He was part of the last cuts to end the preseason.
by Fooch on Apr 26, 2009 6:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
we shouldn't...
have cut him than. . . i hope we pick up an UDFA OT than
by StevenC on Apr 26, 2009 6:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Probably on the hot seat???
The flames should be incinerating him after that lack luster performance.
by Italia1970 on Apr 26, 2009 6:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
hot seat
That’s why I don’t understand your comment about him buying time with this draft.
by Fooch on Apr 26, 2009 6:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's simple
When the team goes 6-10 or whatever, he can say “I didn’t use all the draft picks this past year; I gave the team a chance to improve even more in the future”, compared to “I used all my draft picks this year” and therefore have one less excuse as why the team underperformed.
by Italia1970 on Apr 26, 2009 6:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's a terrible excuse
If the Niners go 6-10, saying he traded away draft picks is not going to save his job. If your correct that not using the 2nd and 4th round picks doomed this team then the trade hastened McCloughan’s trip out the door, it did not buy him time.
by DiegoAsFan on Apr 28, 2009 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Exactly.
If the team sucks and the players he actually took sucks, he’ll get even further criticized for trading away a pick he could have used to obtain more help. There is no way this trade could be used as a crutch. Now if he had taken a QB, it could have bought him a couple of years, as it takes a few years for a QB to develop enough to actually judge them (assuming their surrounding situation is somewhat normal or at least close to ideal).
by sfgfan on Apr 29, 2009 8:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
my fear
Is that the QB excuse will be next year’s tactic. One thing that appears obvious from McC is that he becomes attached to players and not value in the draft. If that’s the case, one asks themselves why he wanted two 1st rounders next year so badly…. then we look at Sam Bradford and Colt McCoy. Personally, I’m frightened by next year’s draft. It has the potential to be the greatest draft in recent 49ers history or the most epic failure (even above Alex Smith) in 49ers history.
Rays in '08.... Desmond Jennings - the breakout continues.....
by youALREADYknow on Apr 29, 2009 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Only hope?
This team is what it is at this point. I hate going into a season hoping that we underachieve, but that’s almost the only positive thing that can come out of this season aside from player development. If the 49ers have to package 1st round picks next year to draft a franchise QB, then we’ll be set back another 3-5 years.
With a truly great draft, this could have been a legitimate playoff team capable of beating anyone on any given Sunday. As of now, this team could overachieve and reach the playoffs, but I don’t see a team that’s capable of doing anything in the playoffs regardless of player development.
The reason the trade with the Panthers was a bad trade is that this is a young team that will need to grow together and develop chemistry. We lost a year of development for two prospects (one arguably could have been a 1st-2nd round talent and that’s counting the 2-3 other prospects aside from Everette Brown who were on the board).
I look back at this draft and we have three defenders selected, none above the 5th round. That’s not the recipe for building a successful franchise. This draft just placed IMMENSE pressure on the development of Lawson and Goldson, two guys who have yet to show even a glimmer of stardom at the next level.
My realistic goals for this team have shifted drastically following this draft.
I’ll consider this season a success now if the following occurs:
1. Hill or Smith established as an average to above-average starter, thus eliminating the need for QB in the 2010 draft.
2. Lawson develops into a halfway decent pass rusher off the edge.
3. Haralson duplicates his 2008 performance.
4. Clements goes back to his pre-49ers form and doesn’t get torched nearly every game.
5. Crabtree becomes the primary receiver and has a good rookie season.
6. Vernon Davis becomes a legitimate receiving TE.
If those things happen, then maybe 2010 becomes a year where the 49ers can contend again. If we’re looking at the same situation going into next offseason, then we’ve lost a year as a franchise that will never come back. We cannot go into the 2010 draft desperate and pressured into making a terrible draft day trade.
This team gets a good grade in rounds 1 and 5. That’s the positive that comes out of this weekend. We have Crabtree…. I’ll keep telling myself that to keep the smile on my face.
Rays in '08.... Desmond Jennings - the breakout continues.....
by youALREADYknow on Apr 26, 2009 7:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
5. Crabtree becomes the primary receiver and has a good rookie season.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXlotSXaMQo&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBUz-uoT1Ys&NR=1
Wes Welker can't be stopped.
by 10forTech on Apr 26, 2009 8:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
you don't need to convince me
I’m one of the biggest Crabtree supporters here. I think the kid is amazing and did jumping jacks when he was selected.
Rays in '08.... Desmond Jennings - the breakout continues.....
by youALREADYknow on Apr 26, 2009 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
iALREADYknew that :)
But I thought these videos were so good, I had to post them somewhere.
And you weren’t the only one doing jumping jacks:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZ0NdoVs5D8&feature=related
Wes Welker can't be stopped.
by 10forTech on Apr 27, 2009 9:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
But ...
I look back at this draft and we have three defenders selected, none above the 5th round. That’s not the recipe for building a successful franchise. This draft just placed IMMENSE pressure on the development of Lawson and Goldson, two guys who have yet to show even a glimmer of stardom at the next level.
… this assumes that there is a player in the draft who the team thinks can step in and contribute defensively, and I’m just not sure who that player is. Brown? I doubt it.
the success of the trade has to be measured on how Brown does compared to how the guy we take next year with the pick does. That means we’re probably 2-3 years from knowing if it was a good deal (giving both players the chance to get past their rookie blues).
I mean, even if Brown turns into a rookie contributor, aren’t you happier if we get an eventual star with that pick, as opposed to say, a simple quality starter?
It makes no sense to draft players who you aren’t confident can get the job done.
I’d also like to see what Lawson can do when he’s used properly (which he clearly hasn’t been under Nolan) for a full season. It’s not at all obvious to me that Brown would be an upgrade over him.
by Ronaldinho on Apr 26, 2009 8:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
you're missing my point
Brown was not the only available legit 1st/2nd round talent on the board. He was the clearcut top value available, but there were plenty of others along with him.
Personally I think it is extremely short-sighted and narrow-minded to evaluate that as Everette Brown being the 43rd pick. It was a pick where the 49ers could get a potential long-term starter and immediate contributor.
The 4th round pick? Same deal.
The 49ers are a team that should be looking for MORE picks in a draft, not LESS. This team had 4-5 areas of immediate and long-term need, not to mention a lack of quality depth in other areas.
Rays in '08.... Desmond Jennings - the breakout continues.....
by youALREADYknow on Apr 26, 2009 9:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Brown was not the only available legit 1st/2nd round talent on the board. He was the clearcut top value available, but there were plenty of others along with him.
Who?
It’s easy to say “they should have picked someone” but unless you can point to a name and say “he would have made me happy” they you’re just tilting at windmills.
Furthermore, the history of the 4th pick suggest s that “long-term starter and immediate contributor” is a longshot. It is NOT even remotely a given.
he 49ers are a team that should be looking for MORE picks in a draft, not LESS. This team had 4-5 areas of immediate and long-term need, not to mention a lack of quality depth in other areas.
The problem is that, really, the 49ers don’t need players – they need impact players. This is, I think, the crux of our disagreement.
These Niners are not the Niners of 2004. We have a lot of league-average players. There were very few positions, going into this draft, where we were substantially worse the league-average. QB and WR most notably, DL and OLB.
And of those positions, DL and OLB contain a lot of question marks. Who are Lawson and Balmer, as pros? We don’t know yet.
In 2005, at the beginning of the Scotty McCloughan era, we just needed NFL-capable players, so your approach (pick lots and lots of players, see who sticks).
But now adding a player who might eventually develop into a league-average pass rusher doesn’t help us. We already have that guy (Haralson.) We’ve got a player at that position who we really don’t know what he’s capable of (Lawson). Adding a player who might develop into a league-average RT? Again, we already have that league-average OT in Adam Snyder. It doesn’t improve us even if he the draftee becomes who we hope to become.
We need impact players. We need above-average players in order to improve. If the team didn’t think that player was available in the second round they did the right thing.
by Ronaldinho on Apr 26, 2009 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
perhaps they believe next years draft will be more beneficial to building
we have two #1s.. maybe we go patriots and trade those for 3 picks each and get 11 picks next year. we dont know what the plan is.
Everette Brown must be second round talent, since no one wanted him in the first and 10 teams in the second passed as well.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Apr 26, 2009 11:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why?
Alls I gots to say is you guys are being negititive about this draft. I liked it and IMO Scott McC job is not in danger.This is the 1st season McC was not influnced by Nolan.
by oddthomas on May 2, 2009 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is the 1st season McC was not influnced by Nolan.
I don’t think any fans really know how true that statement can be. Technically, last year was McCloughan’s first year as GM (and Nolan’s superior). So technically, this is McCloughan’s second draft where he had the final say in all the picks. If anyone is going to get blamed for another losing season, it’ll be McCloughan.
I know. I know. “But Nolan could have got him to take some players last season.” Well, if McCloughan was willing to put his reputation on the line to appease Nolan, than he’ll have to face the music if those decisions fail him.
by sfgfan on May 5, 2009 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes but . . .
Scotty Mac didn’t just blow it with that trade. In the 3rd round we could have had a really good safety in a good class of safeties, or a better RB than Coffee. It’s not just trading away picks — there are times in a team’s development when trading a 2 and 4 for a 1 next year would be a no brainer move — like when a team is already filled with starters and someone new would have to win a starting job. But at this point in the Niners’ development we can’t afford to pass on young talent at positions that need to be filled.
A few days ago no one believed Everette Brown would slide to 10. We could have had two 1st round talents in our first two picks then picked a safety in round 3 and a RB in round 4 — there were a number of good ones there. THAT would have been an “A” draft, instead of a “C” draft that could set us back years as far as finding a young team that starts to play well together in the same system.
Scott should be done. 5 years, he found only 4 good position players in the draft, this with having high picks in round 1 every year since he came. How many round 1-5 draft picks in that in 5 years and if you look at the team most of the best players were either free agents that cost a lot of money upfront. He let Julian Peterson go — he stayed at pro bowl level for years. He replaced him with who? Have we had an OLB since that could compare. He has made so many wrong moves we tend to wee in our pants when something good accidentally happens like Crabtree. (Although I bet Harvin end up with a better career injuries notwithstanding.)
So now we have two 1s next year. Tell me, if Scotty Mac is still calling the shots, how many of you feel confident that he won’t blow those picks? You automatically assume we can trade up top get the best QB or 2 in the draft? Why would you assume the worst teams would want to trade down instead of taking the QB? That’s pipedram stuff. That’s like saying, well, I walked out on my girlfriend who could have been great, but now I’ve freed myself up to find someone EVEN BETTER. Don’t be so sure. Especially if Scotty is the one playing cupid.
This draft was horrible. Bad coffee, and they must have slipped something in the OJ, because anyone who thinks NE, NYG, Jags, Miami, etc, didn’t get a boatload of great young potential in this draft has been given a dopey pill. They will flourish. We will pin our hopes on next year . . .again. I am so close to done with this team. I’ve been rooting for them every game for thirty years. I can only tell you from my long perspective, they are getting worse and worse. I hoped this draft would turn the corner. They basically abstained until 2010, willing to let a bad team with a ton of holes to stay bad. What moron would run a team thinking like that?
by Since79 on Apr 26, 2009 8:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I disagree with your assumptions:
But at this point in the Niners’ development we can’t afford to pass on young talent at positions that need to be filled.
I don’t think there was a player in the second round who was going to step in and be competitive toward being a starter at OT or OLB. LIke “youALreadyKnow” you are talking about the Niners as if they were the team of four or five years ago, when it was relatively easy for a quality college player to step in and earn significant PT. THat is no longer the case. As I said to him: adding league-average players doesn’t help us very much.
You’re down on Coffee, which I don’t understand. Getting a player who can reduce Gore’s touches will extend Frank’s career by several years.
Scott should be done. 5 years, he found only 4 good position players in the draft, this with having high picks in round 1 every year since he came.
Huh? Chilo Rachal, Josh Morgan, Patrick Willis, Joe Staley, Ray McDonald, Parys Haralson, and Vernon Davis, Frank Gore, are all “good position players.” And that’s leaving the jury still out on Lawson and Balmer, who it’s simply hard to evaluate at this point. The only hugely disappointing early round picks he made are Smith and Brandon Williams.
As I’ve said before, NE was able to leap up and grab some players they wanted because, in past years, they had traded away picks rather than pick players they weren’t excited by. Everybody’s holding them up as an example but the ground for their jump into the early second round was laid by previous years that look a lot like ours. NYG? The Jags? Miami? I don’t see it. There only thing i can guess is that there are a few players like Sintim who you think are going to be good, but our brain trust disagrees. All I can to that is that time will tell.
The notion that any one draft can set us back “years” is absurd.
by Ronaldinho on Apr 26, 2009 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Everette Brown cannot play in 3-4
It’s why he slipped so far in the draft. The 49ers could not use him. Trust me, at the combine he did terrible at the drills scouts use to determine whether he could play in the 3-4. Essentially the 49ers flipped him for a future 1st rounder.
Carolina . . . who traded for him plays the 4-3. He fits perfectly as a speed edge rusher which is why we got the 1st round pick.
I wouldn’t blame management for making the trade. It really was the best option at the time. Blame management for cruising through the free agent season not seeing that Belichick was going swoop in and steal all the 3-4 defensive pieces sitting in the 2nd and 3rd round draft.
by bignerd on Apr 26, 2009 11:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
PS
Fooch, I know it’s a tough postion for you to be in since you want to stay upbeat for the sake of the other bloggers, but , being totally honest with us, what did YOU think of the draft moves the Niners made this weekend and the players they picked up vs where the team needs to go?
Let’s here from you!
by Since79 on Apr 26, 2009 8:49 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
moves
I’m putting together my grades on each player and the draft as a whole. I’m scheduling it to post at 5am pacific/8am eastern. I’m including the undrafted free agents in the assessment b/c they’ll be part of our rookie class. Overall, I’m going to give the draft as a whole a B (no pluses or minuses in any of the grades). I’m sure many will disagree with me. I’ll be giving Coffee a C, but I’d imagine some of you would give it a flunking grade. From my research though, I really think with the right workout regimen and a few more pounds, Coffee could do very good things as the backup to Frank Gore.
I understand the disappointment by some people and I reflect it in some of the grades. However, my optimistic nature is not just for the sake of the people as a whole. I consider myself a realistic optimist (or maybe optimistic realist?) and while I see the problems with the draft, I also see where positives can come from it. The undrafted free agent class has me particularly intrigued.
It’s going to take me some time (and multiple posts) to follow explain my feelings on this draft. It was a very weird draft in my opinion. Weird isn’t always bad, but still just odd overall.
by Fooch on Apr 26, 2009 9:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just thinj about...
How pumped you’ll be next year when the niners have two 1st-round picks! You can’t always think about the present, think ahead.
by pbroks13 on Apr 27, 2009 12:27 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Is the draft half full...Or half empty?
I must give this years Niner’s draft a C. Not great, but, not bad either. Reading some of the articles that have been posted so far, a few of you claim that we shouldn’t have taken the trade for our 2nd and 4th rd choices. Granted, the players we COULD have chosen may have been good. HOWEVER……..2nd rd choices are usually guys seen as back-ups and unless the Gods are displeased, most players chosen in the 4th rd are simply roster fillers who play ST’s.
Yes….Everett Brown MIGHT have been able to step in and make a couple contributions early, yet again, he could also NOT FIT THE SYSTEM and been a complete waste. Even more of you and the so called “Draft Experts” are saying after a certain point in the 2nd rd, this years draft was rather lackluster at best.
And why is everyone so down on Glen Coffee? At this point in the game, all he is going to be is a guy to give Gore a BREATHER! Exactly what he needs! Not every back that’s chosen is going to be the next Adrian Peterson! Yes….we could have gotten guys to fill holes at Ol or OLB, which for the past few weeks on this site I have heard TOO MANY people scream we need. But, why waste picks on guys we simply aren’t sold on for the team. Just imagine the uproar on here if we chose players at those positiions who simply weren’t ready or no good to begin with?
And, why no talk of the Niner’s move forward in choosing Nate Davis? I think a majority of the folks on this site are either Alex Smith simpathizers, or Shawn Hill hopefulls. Don’t get me wrong, I have the utmost respect for Hill, but as a Def.Co.Or. I wouldn’t lose to many nights of sleep. As for Smith……I think my previous posts about him speak volumes of my confidence in him. AND JUST WHO IN THE HECK IS DAMON HUARD????!!!!! Yet, the Niners acquiered Davis (who by the way was in a lot of the top 10 draft picks at QB) we got him in the 5th rd. Yes, yes, I know……learning disability and all. But, he also started for Ball State and finished his ’08 season with 3,591 yards and 26 touchdowns on 258-of-401 throws (64.34%), as he was picked off only eight times. His 3,591 yards ranked 11th in the nation, as he also placed 19th with an average of 278.79 yards per game in total offense. Not to shabby for a 5th rounder, and more importantly we have 2 1st rd picks next year regardless of the standings that give us a crack at Bradford, Tebow, McCoy, and Pryer. All of whom will have 1 thing over Sanchez AND Stafford, MORE GAME EXPERIENCE!
Next, we acquired some much needed DB help in FS Curtis Taylor, who will finally push Micheal Lewis to s@*t or get off the pot!
All of these picks on face value might not seem like much in a closed environment, but looking at the whole puzzle that is the Niners, a few pieces are now in place to make a couple strides forward. Don’t get so down guys, we play in the NFC West, which hasn’t been all that difficult in a long time. Not since the Falcons were doin’ the “Dirty Bird”. now think how long ago that was.
I digress, the purpose of this post was who will be available after FA2 starts…..at this point who knows. I definately know we DON"T need Eggerin James. But, I can guarantee this, plenty of guys will be released due to salary cap reasons or just plain let go. Not withstanding the guys who slipped under the radar of the NFL Draft, who we can sign for as little as a handshake and a lollypop! With the money under the cap we have, there’s no doubt we can throw a lil’ green around to pick up an OL or OLB to sub for a year or two until the next “April Madness” following a full season of watching young men turn into monsters and learn to disembowel their opponents on the grid iron. Then we can strike and pick the players that will anchor our team into the next millenium of Niner Dominence. Rome, New England, Indy, and Baltimore weren’t built in 1 season, neither will we. But whoa be unto the team that takes us lightly from now on.
K.C.Edwards -AKA- "THE" DarkkStarr
by DarkkStarr1 on Apr 27, 2009 6:41 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow two threads.
Just to complain about the same thing. Good teams look to the future you are not a scout or NFL evaluator watch the players before you judge.
by Mullester on Apr 27, 2009 3:49 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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