Golden Nuggets: I Remember It Like It Was Yesterday...

by James Brady on Apr 30, 2009 2:00 AM PDT in 49ers Links

All the news, the links, the overabundance of stories with which to link you good readers to, it all seems so distant, yet so close. As things settle down I'll have less and less links for you, and its a shame! But, alas... Morning folks, James here with your Nuggets for the day, checking in once again in a sorry and tired state but nonetheless still checking in! Of note today is talks about Peppers.. Man, I'd love for the 49ers to get him. I think if we got Peppers in a trade from Carolina the 49ers might just gain instant credibility what with having just selected Crabtree in the draft. Its not confirmed, not even really rumored at this point, but hey, its something to think about yeah?

Peppers might just be on the trade block. (SacBee.com)

Some late-to-the-party draft analysis from the Chronicle. (SFGate.com)

Crabtree does indeed have plenty to prove for the 49ers. (RealFootball365.com)

A wrap up of the draft. (49ers.com)

I posted this article yesterday, but its a great so check it out about the 49ers shooting for relevance. (Yahoo.com)

A rather.. spooky look at Crabtree and...J.J. Stokes. (MercuryNews.com)

So uh.. Anquan Boldin, anyone? (SFGate.com)

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Ugh

I don’t know what to be scared of more:
1. Crabtree compared to JJ Stokes (that will get this board fuming)
2. 49ers trading their draft, salary cap health and common sense for an aging Peppers who’s never played in a 3-4.

Ok, that’s easy . . . #2 is much more scary. If Crabtree is a bust we lose an opportunity with our pick. A Peppers mistake reboots the entire franchise for another 4 years.

Barrows . . .that’s the dumbest idea you ever penned for print!!!!!

by bignerd on Apr 30, 2009 2:30 AM PDT reply actions

This.

There is no reason the 49ers should send away half a draft (especially all the significant picks) in addition to committing a bonus of (probably) around $5M to $6M a year to a guy who’s never played the position that he’d probably best fit into with the team (3-4 OLB).

by sfgfan on Apr 30, 2009 8:46 AM PDT up reply actions

When they swapped

When they swapped draft picks I wondered if the first round pick going to the Niners was a kind of place holder for a trade that wasn’t yet done that would have sent Peppers to the Niners. That is, Peppers was up for the trade, the Panthers were willing to ship him for the price (essentially this year’s 2 and 4 if they send back their 1st for next year), and maybe another player. Maybe we can send them a receiver. We’ve got lots of ’em.

What I’m thinking is that the details and amount of what Pepper’s asking wasn’t worked out by draft weekend. The trade got the Panthers Brown, which makes it easier to trade Peppers. And Peppers refuses to stay there.

Right now I don’t think that Carolina can demand a huge price for Peppers (multiple 1s). In any case, if the cost isn’t too crazy then the Niners should get them. Lots of great pass rushers do their best work in their thirties.

Peppers could upgrade the Niners immensely. It’s all a matter of cost and value.

by Bob In Beaverton on Apr 30, 2009 2:47 PM PDT reply actions