49ers 2012 NFL Draft: Is There A Trade Trigger To Be Pulled?
by David Fucillo on Feb 9, 2012 6:02 AM PST
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PrintThe San Francisco 49ers find themselves sitting at the bottom of the first round thanks to a spirited run to the NFC Championship Game. The 30th pick will have plenty of talented football players, but it remains to be seen whether or not that talent will match what the 49ers need at this point. Potentially more importantly, the talent might match what somebody at the top of the second round is looking for, and thus would be willing to deal.
Discussing trades of the 30th pick borders a little bit on the ludicrous when we have even gotten to free agency, or even the NFL Combine. Of course, ludicrous is our business to a certain extent. However, even with only a limited amount of information in front of us, I have to think some folks already have ideas on what they would like to do with that pick when it comes to a possible trade.
Some folks are aggressive and look at this first round as a chance to find a big-time playmaker in some form or fashion higher in the first round. They are ready to unload some picks and make a move to get a player who can make a big impact right off the bat.
Other folks look at this draft and fully expect the 49ers needed talent to not be available at that pick. They are ready to move back and pile up some picks. The 49ers are not expected to have any compensatory picks, so adding two or three picks might not be the worst idea in the world.
And of course, there are people like me who really aren't sure what they would do at this early juncture. I'd imagine a lot of people fit in this category.
Where do you see yourself when it comes to potentially dealing this draft pick? On draft day the pick could gain some more value depending on who slides, but going in it is not a pick where people unload a ton of picks to move too far up. Are you ready to unload this pick yet, or do you still find yourself sitting and wondering?
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Voted IDHAC, but
would trade up or down if it made sense based on who is/isn’t available as the picking neared the Niners’ slot. Kinda Maddenesque, but if the situation makes sense, then I’d pull the trigger.
Niners Nation on the Reservation
people compare Harbaugh to Belichick in certain aspects
Why cant one of those be knowing how to wheel and deal, thus loading up on picks..
It can happen..
by sundaysfinest on Feb 9, 2012 6:34 AM PST via iPhone app reply actions
need
don’t see us spending big dollars in the FA, hope Rogers is back. We’ll need a WR or CB, most likely a WR.
I trust baalke will move up or down to get a value player
by reedkrase on Feb 9, 2012 7:59 AM PST via iPhone app reply actions
I can see Harbaugh pulling a Belicheck and trading the 1st for a 2, 3, 5, 6
Founder of Isaiah as Mogwai..
exactly what i was thinking
the drop-off from talent from end of the first to beginning of the second isn’t that huge, might as well stockpile picks if you can (unless there’s a must-have player that drops to them).
Depends on who is available
At the bottom of the first round you are already into the second tier of talent or even the third tier at premium positions so there isn’t much difference between #30 and #42 unless you are targeting a specific guy. If you are just going BPA you won’t see too much difference.
Every time Jamie Dukes says something enlightening and informative about football Jerry Rice and I mount up on our flying grizzly bears and claim pirate treasure from the moon. That's how often it happens.
I'm solidly on the Fleener train.
Who is a late first, early second round pick. I’d rather not risk trading down into the second and then having him gone.
So no trade for me!
But if he’s gone, trade into the second and pick up a first for next year.
yes lets draft another TE in the first round......please
r u a seahwaks fan lol?
why not
Fleener would be a good draft choice, but it would depend on whether it not we picked up a WR in FA. That way we could drop Peele and Go with VD, Delanie and Fleener all three are treats downfield and we can run out of it too. Get a burner in rounds 2 or 3 and we would be good to go.
by IHavIssues on Feb 9, 2012 7:39 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
Aside from the fact that he's not a first round player.
He’s fast enough for college and he has 1st round hands. But the 4.7 whatever he’s going to run is not fast enough to beat NFL athletes
Gimme 1 round!
by ItBurnzWhenIP on Feb 10, 2012 12:02 AM PST up reply actions
I'm planning on Baalke making the most of what we have available...
It’s a good feeling going into this draft with confidence in or GM & etc. to make the most of it…
"You have to reinvent yourself each year, ... What helped us was that there was some turnover each year." Bill Walsh...
by AzNiner on Feb 9, 2012 8:48 AM PST via Android app reply actions
Hope we trade down
I don’t really see any really special players at 30, but I see a lot of really good players that will still be available at pick 40 – 100. So I hope the 9ers trade back so they have 2 in the 2nd and 2 in the third and then take a WR, OG, OLB, and S/CB with those first 4 picks.
They could come away with 4 solid starters.
Trading down would be nice
but i think it totally depends on what the niners do in FA. If they can sign a #1 wr and resign rogers then trade down and fill more holes and add depth. If they dont get both then i think they have to stay put and try to get a playmaker WR or a starting CB. i can;t see them trading up earlier in the first…..at least i hope they don’t
4 starters 3 years from now
Gimme 2 guys that start now and 1 that starts in a couple years
Gimme 1 round!
by ItBurnzWhenIP on Feb 9, 2012 2:40 PM PST up reply actions
Trade down
Go for a WR, but later rounds – eg 3rd or so. Someone will knock on the 49ers door to trade if they let it be known it is an option.The team has gelled well and has some talent still to work up. I hope they get at least 1 OL and 1 WR. If they sign Bowe, then they can look at later rounds (eg 5th ? for another wr option). Dump Rachal and get another option there.
Voted No
But could trade down slightly if the WR, lineman or CB they covet is likely to be still available
I am not sure
My thought is this, we will have Morgan back next year and Williams. I think we sign a FA WR (Bowe or Colston) and maybe trade down for a little more depth at the OL but otherwise I think wee have a good solid team that is young and will be a force for years. We have plenty of cap room so we can sign our FA and still get a good quality WR.
Cleveland Browns
Mike Holmgren traded the Browns’ 2011 first round pick (6th overall- Julio Jones) to the Atlanta Falcons for five following picks.
2011
1st- 24th pick (Phil Taylor) 350 pound
2nd- Greg Little- the promising NFL receiver
4th- Owen Marecic- the Stanford Alumni
Plus 2012:
1st- (22nd pick)
4th
I feel the Browns will capture RG3 and Kendall Wright. The Browns will get my thoughtful award, “Draft Team of the Year” after the upcoming NFL Draft. Take my bet.
They won't get RG3 at 4
Somebody will trade with the vikings and grab him at 3 if nobody moves all the way up to 2 to do so. Vikings can still get Riley Reiff at 7 or 8 for sure. They will trade
Gimme 1 round!
by ItBurnzWhenIP on Feb 9, 2012 2:42 PM PST up reply actions
Please write an article...
Outlining our positions of need and the players likely to be available during free agency and the draft. Might be interesting since we’re going at ludicrous speed with this topic.
by Leoniner on Feb 9, 2012 9:58 AM PST via mobile reply actions
positions
We’re slowly working towards. We’ve been posting about each position in general and then we’re going through looking at the specific players. We’ll start breaking down each position’s free agent availability as well in a bit.
by David Fucillo on Feb 9, 2012 10:16 AM PST up reply actions
Trade down I'll take...
Realistically, we’re looking at drafting the 5th or 6th best WR at #30; another receiving TE, the 3rd or 4th best CB or another OL when the best are already off the board.
Moving down a few places and picking up either an early pick next year, or additional high-mid round picks this year would help to either get another top talent in 2013, or fill out the whole roster with higher end talent.
Personally, I don’t want a trade up because I think the mid round picks we can get will be quality football players and improve over what we already have. Also, it would force the holdovers from the previous regime to earn their job or pack up.
WWBWD
what would bill walsh do? still a good strategy.
other than the first 2 picks (assuming you’re certain who #1 is), it’s almost useless to speculate on trading up, down or staying put. all depends on how the dominoes fall on draft day.
Let them hate us as long as they fear us. -- Caligula
There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. Some kind of high powered mutant never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live and too rare to die. -- Raoul Duke
You can always move up in the Draft
But only pull the trigger if you think this is the final piece to getting to the Super Bowl. To move in the Top 5 will take a lot of now and future picks. I think we can still get some quality players just have to wait and see.
If the 49ers success offends you, so be it." Jim Harbaugh quote... Love It!
Nobody said to move up to the front of the draft.
Trading up 6 spots costs us the 3rd. Trading 1st and 2nd takes us all the way to 18
Gimme 1 round!
by ItBurnzWhenIP on Feb 9, 2012 2:45 PM PST up reply actions
Thinkn " everyone is getting ahead of themselves as far as the draft goes ...
… most everything as far as the draft goes will hinge on Free/ Agency , so everyone just Slow Your Roll …!!
I'm your " Huckelberry "...it's just my game ..( .AleX ) was asked , what do you think about all the game manager talk ... AleX i guess i just managed myself a VIctory ... Extend the Man ...!!
we know it's early....but its fun to try and speculate
it’s not like baalke and harbaugh are reading these posts looking for giudance lol
Baalke emailed me saying he does
It’s the tooth.
And when we win, we want to dominate. We want to take guys out. We want to hurt guys. We want to win. We just want to dominate, hit them in the mouth. - Rathman
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by manraj7 on Feb 9, 2012 1:53 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
Years ago I read somewhere that since the days of Walsh the 49ers have never valued 2nd Rnd picks and no matter who has come into the front office that strategy has always remained. I doubt at #30 anyone left has a 1st Rnd grade from the 49ers. Expect them to shop it for next years 1st Rnd pick or if forced bite the bullet and pick someone. Anyone still remember Kentwan Balmer?
Staley was what... 29th?
We have gotten some quality there.
Gimme 1 round!
by ItBurnzWhenIP on Feb 10, 2012 12:03 AM PST up reply actions
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