49ers Free Agents: Compensatory Draft Picks & Blogger Perspectives

by David Fucillo on Aug 8, 2011 6:00 AM PDT in NFL Draft

This past week was a fairly busy week for the 49ers as they signed up a whole host of players and got into gear at training camp with the veterans finally getting to take part. Over the last few days we ran a series of posts called Player X: A Team Y Blogger Perspective. The 49ers added a host of free agents last week and I thought it would be helpful to get thoughts on them from their former team's SB Nation blogger.

Jonathan Goodwin
Braylon Edwards
Madieu Williams
Antwan Applewhite
Carlos Rogers
Donte Whitner

I thought I'd kill two birds with one stone in this post and open the floor for discussion of possible compensatory picks. There was a brief Fanpost about the topic but I thought I'd flesh it out a bit more on the front page.

In addition to the six players above, the 49ers also signed David Akers and Blake Costanzo. Compensatory picks are figured out by a formula that involves free agents added and free agents lost and their performance in the upcoming season. The 49ers added eight unrestricted free agents while losing eight, and likely at least a ninth, if not more. The 49ers free agents that have signed elsewhere:

David Baas - Giants
David Carr - Giants
Nate Clements - Bengals
Aubrayo Franklin - Saints
Travis LaBoy - Chargers
Manny Lawson - Bengals
Jeff Reed - Seahawks
Takeo Spikes - Chargers

Aside from those eight, Dashon Goldson is going to get a contract that will likely take him elsewhere. Beyond Goldson, remaining 49ers free agents include:

Demetric Evans
Will James
Barry Sims
Troy Smith

If the 49ers 2011 season goes the way many of us hope it will, it's entirely possible the 49ers will end up with no compensatory picks. A few monster years for the departed free agents could make a difference, but I'd almost hope they don't do enough more because of strong performances from the 49ers additions.

We'll keep an eye on these players over the course of the season, but a solid resource for projecting comp picks is this site. He's used the blog to focus in on compensatory picks and hopefully he'll be back for the 2012 NFL Draft.

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Do released players really count?

Somehow I doubt they do, which would exclude Carr and Clements from the list. Even with them, I doubt we get any comp picks.

by 9thevolution on Aug 8, 2011 6:30 AM PDT reply actions

we will. We'll get a few 6th/7th round picks.

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by Tre9er on Aug 8, 2011 7:40 AM PDT up reply actions

I believe released players do not count toward the formula

but the 49ers will likely get some minimal picks as tre noted above

by whistlingmountain on Aug 8, 2011 8:04 AM PDT up reply actions

The bicep, she is torn.

AZ’s defense just took a huge loss

"The past is the past. The only time I look into the rear view is for the cops and I don't speed." -Shawn Andrews

by TryAndCatchVD on Aug 8, 2011 7:14 AM PDT via mobile reply actions

he's saying he'll try and play anyways, getting 2nd opinion

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by Tre9er on Aug 8, 2011 7:40 AM PDT up reply actions

I thought they might grab Goldson after that

but he’s apparently re-upped with SF

by UncleHulka on Aug 8, 2011 7:41 AM PDT up reply actions

which is likely due to the R.Smith injury

which I hope isn’t bad

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by Tre9er on Aug 8, 2011 7:41 AM PDT up reply actions

Makes yoi wonder how much h

"I know we're going to have a big challenge to do better than what we did last year, but I feel we have the team to do that. We want to win with numbing repetition." - Jim Harbaugh

by bryceclan on Aug 8, 2011 7:41 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions

Oops pressed send on accident ....

I was gonna say, makes you wonder how limited his range of motion is going to be.

"I know we're going to have a big challenge to do better than what we did last year, but I feel we have the team to do that. We want to win with numbing repetition." - Jim Harbaugh

by bryceclan on Aug 8, 2011 7:43 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions

Dashon Goldson

back on a one year deal

Sam Fuld is the more accomplished Major League Hitter- Gordon Wittenmeyer

by dylanj on Aug 8, 2011 7:34 AM PDT reply actions

saw thar

by Coretete on Aug 8, 2011 7:38 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions

Saw that too on Pro-Football!!

He finally sees the light. Play hard this year then try getting that multi-year deal you want. Man we have a good log-jam battle @ saftey.

Niners,Nets,Reds & USC!!!

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by Kidd2Petrovic on Aug 8, 2011 7:41 AM PDT up reply actions

Wish someone else besides Mike Florio was reporting this to make official...

He’s not the most credible source

Niners,Nets,Reds & USC!!!

The Most Interesting Man In The World---->Mikhail Prokhorov!!!

by Kidd2Petrovic on Aug 8, 2011 7:59 AM PDT up reply actions

finally official for 2mil good contract team wise

Niners,Nets,Reds & USC!!!

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by Kidd2Petrovic on Aug 8, 2011 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions

m. williams released?

Hope Reggie isn’t messed up too bad

by Coretete on Aug 8, 2011 7:43 AM PDT via mobile reply actions

So if Goldson is back

who plays SS & FS?

Sam Fuld is the more accomplished Major League Hitter- Gordon Wittenmeyer

by dylanj on Aug 8, 2011 7:44 AM PDT reply actions

Whitner - SS; Goldson - FS

by 9thevolution on Aug 8, 2011 8:32 AM PDT up reply actions

does this make Mays less or more...

expendable? And do any of us feel he’s gonna be traded? Rumor mill has it that the Vikings are ‘interested’…whatever that means

by Doni S on Aug 8, 2011 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions

FREE AGENTS SIGNING WITH THE 49ER'S

I FEEL REALLY GOOD ABOUT EVERY SIGNING THE NINER’S HAVE LANDED AND EVERY UDFA WE INVITED AND SIGNED INTO CAMP THIS YEAR AND I TELL YOU WHY. REMEMBER THE MOVIE AND WHOM WOULD FORGET THE MIRACLE ON ICE MOVIES. NOW THEY MADE TWO OF THEM BUT I THINK IT WAS THE ONE WITH KURT RUSSELL AS THE HEAD COACH AND HE HAD THE PICTURES OF ALL THE PLAYERS IN FRONT OF HIM WHO WAS TRYING OUT. HE STARTED PUTTING THE TEAM TOGETHER AND THEN HANDED ALL HIS PICKS TO THE GUY WHO GOT ALL THE PLAYERS THERE FOR THE TRYOUTS, HE DIDN’T PICK THE BEST PLAYERS WITH ALL HIS PICKS AND HE WASN’T INTERESTED IN BEING TOLD WHAT TO DO EITHER, HE PUT A LIST TOGETHER OF THE PLAYERS THAT WOULD BEST SUPPORT HIS SYSTEM. I THINK THAT IS WHAT THE NINER’S DID WHEN THEY DIDN’T GO AFTER ALL THE BIG NAME PLAYERS RIGHT AWAY, HE WAITED FOR THE RIGHT GUYS TO SELECT FROM THAT WOULD BEST FIT HIS COACHING STAFFS NEEDS. I AM VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT, BUT IF WE DON’T GET THE QB PLAY WE NEED WE ARE WASTING OUR TIME..VEGAS HAS US AT 6 WINS ON THE OVER/UNDER AND I WILL PLACE 5K ON THE OVER AS WE WILL GET THAT EASILY WITH ALL THE WINS IN OUR DIVISION.

BOB 'BEETLE' BEILHARZ

by BEETLE49715 on Aug 8, 2011 8:41 AM PDT reply actions