Comments on: Draft Impressions http://49ersfanboy.wordpress.com/2008/05/02/draft-impressions/ Fan Podcast on the San Francisco 49ers, Coming Soon! Sat, 12 Dec 2009 03:50:34 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Smitty http://49ersfanboy.wordpress.com/2008/05/02/draft-impressions/#comment-1101 Smitty Sat, 31 May 2008 22:02:49 +0000 http://49ersfanboy.wordpress.com/?p=50#comment-1101 hey Indiana Jim. i love your blog. i've checking your blog for a while and i see you haven't posted in a long time. i check it daily for updates. you're leaving this Niner fan thirsty for more blog posts!!! hey Indiana Jim. i love your blog. i’ve checking your blog for a while and i see you haven’t posted in a long time. i check it daily for updates. you’re leaving this Niner fan thirsty for more blog posts!!!

]]> By: VANiner http://49ersfanboy.wordpress.com/2008/05/02/draft-impressions/#comment-1067 VANiner Tue, 06 May 2008 19:01:40 +0000 http://49ersfanboy.wordpress.com/?p=50#comment-1067 People forget how great teams are built. For example, I think McCloughan's approach is a lot like the Patriots and how they draft. Take the best player available regardless of position, try to stockpile offensive and defensive lines, and draft atheletes that will fit your system. IMO: SF got Kentwan Balmer because the teams a head of the panicked. Trading up to get OT's Baker and Brown pushed Balmer - a better all around prospect down to SF. Chilo Rachel is huge, agile, and strong. If this guy stayed for his senior year, then no way you'd get him at pick 39! He's long arms too - enough span to play tackle. Reggie Smith? I like what McCloughan said. Doesn't matter where you play him Smith can play. Smith may make the most immediate impact given Shawntee Spencer's fragility. Wallace was rated by Mel Kiper as the top center in this draft. He may be a reach in some eyes but you got to respect McCloughan for sticking to his draft board. Morgan is a mystery. He was hampered by a run oriented Va Tech offense, and shakey QB play. Grant could be one of those late round steals. Again, look at tape of Ohio State games and he's always around the ball. May be too much attention on Vernon Goldston got Grant over looked. I think the biggest impact of this draft was not have a 5th round pick. I was hoping USC OLB Thomas Williams would fall to round 6, where he'd be a steal. Too bad Jacksonville took Williams round 5. People forget how great teams are built. For example, I think McCloughan’s approach is a lot like the Patriots and how they draft. Take the best player available regardless of position, try to stockpile offensive and defensive lines, and draft atheletes that will fit your system.
IMO: SF got Kentwan Balmer because the teams a head of the panicked. Trading up to get OT’s Baker and Brown pushed Balmer – a better all around prospect down to SF.

Chilo Rachel is huge, agile, and strong. If this guy stayed for his senior year, then no way you’d get him at pick 39! He’s long arms too – enough span to play tackle.

Reggie Smith? I like what McCloughan said. Doesn’t matter where you play him Smith can play. Smith may make the most immediate impact given Shawntee Spencer’s fragility.

Wallace was rated by Mel Kiper as the top center in this draft. He may be a reach in some eyes but you got to respect McCloughan for sticking to his draft board.

Morgan is a mystery. He was hampered by a run oriented Va Tech offense, and shakey QB play.

Grant could be one of those late round steals. Again, look at tape of Ohio State games and he’s always around the ball. May be too much attention on Vernon Goldston got Grant over looked.

I think the biggest impact of this draft was not have a 5th round pick. I was hoping USC OLB Thomas Williams would fall to round 6, where he’d be a steal. Too bad Jacksonville took Williams round 5.

]]> By: Erich http://49ersfanboy.wordpress.com/2008/05/02/draft-impressions/#comment-947 Erich Mon, 05 May 2008 16:49:26 +0000 http://49ersfanboy.wordpress.com/?p=50#comment-947 I agree with you, we did have a decent draft, the only thing that threw me off was the Wallace pick. From what I've read he was tossed around in the senior bowl, and that he probably was going to be available in the 6th round, he was deff a reach in the 4th and i can't believe they didn't have another player rated better than him such as Hawkins who i think would've fit very nicely in Martz offensive system. other than that i think Balmer and Smith were good value picks, chilo i think we will have to wait and see. I agree with you, we did have a decent draft, the only thing that threw me off was the Wallace pick. From what I’ve read he was tossed around in the senior bowl, and that he probably was going to be available in the 6th round, he was deff a reach in the 4th and i can’t believe they didn’t have another player rated better than him such as Hawkins who i think would’ve fit very nicely in Martz offensive system. other than that i think Balmer and Smith were good value picks, chilo i think we will have to wait and see.

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