I can't stop myself from being upset after reading the articles below about Baalke's rapport with Steve Spurrier. This quote had me fuming: "We got a little bit of information, a little inside information," Baalke said with a laugh, referring to his South Carolina pipeline."
Where the hell was this inside information when we drafted AJ Jenkins over Alshon Jeffery?
http://www.csnbayarea.com/49ers/baalke-spurrier-history-leads-49ers-toward-south-carolina-players
http://espn.go.com/blog/san-francisco-49ers/post/_/id/13368/whats-trent-baalkes-deal-with-south-carolina
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Baalke's Ties To South Carolina
May 8, 2015 at 12:21 PM
- GIMMEa6thSHIP
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May 8, 2015 at 12:25 PM
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Prolly getting paid under the table from USC to draft their players so they can brag to recruits of how many players in the nfl they have.
May 8, 2015 at 12:29 PM
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t leas
At least it isn't a big 10 school
Originally posted by susweel:
Prolly getting paid under the table from USC to draft their players so they can brag to recruits of how many players in the nfl they have.
At least it isn't a big 10 school
May 8, 2015 at 12:29 PM
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May 8, 2015 at 12:46 PM
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I'm not getting it... Your fuming because he has connections? Or is it because he missed on a pick? You do realize 32 teams passed up on Alshon right? Every single team had a chance to pick him up and it didn't happen until 13 picks into the second round. s**t happens. Baalkes not the first or the last to miss on a first round pick. Not to mention it was an extremely late first. You must be a pretty dramatic person to be "fuming" over this.
May 8, 2015 at 2:44 PM
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All South Carolina fans knew Alshon was a play-maker. He did it for 3 years at SC.
Not sure why he wasn't picked up sooner. I think he had a gained a little weight in the off-season before the draft and everyone thought he was out of shape and unconditioned.
I guess he has proved the nay-sayers wrong.
I wish SF could have gotten him!
Not sure why he wasn't picked up sooner. I think he had a gained a little weight in the off-season before the draft and everyone thought he was out of shape and unconditioned.
I guess he has proved the nay-sayers wrong.
I wish SF could have gotten him!
May 8, 2015 at 4:14 PM
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Originally posted by whirledps:
All South Carolina fans knew Alshon was a play-maker. He did it for 3 years at SC.
Not sure why he wasn't picked up sooner. I think he had a gained a little weight in the off-season before the draft and everyone thought he was out of shape and unconditioned.
I guess he has proved the nay-sayers wrong.
I wish SF could have gotten him!
Mental health issues?
May 8, 2015 at 4:17 PM
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Originally posted by Dsoto87:
I'm not getting it... Your fuming because he has connections? Or is it because he missed on a pick? You do realize 32 teams passed up on Alshon right? Every single team had a chance to pick him up and it didn't happen until 13 picks into the second round. s**t happens. Baalkes not the first or the last to miss on a first round pick. Not to mention it was an extremely late first. You must be a pretty dramatic person to be "fuming" over this.
Microsoft meeting protocol: "Do not voice your complaint until you've firmly found a potential solution."
These SuicidePosters are GREAT at b***hing about everything but have zero counter-solution.
[ Edited by NCommand on May 8, 2015 at 5:25 PM ]
May 8, 2015 at 4:37 PM
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Baalke also likes players born in the state of Georgia apparently
May 8, 2015 at 4:50 PM
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Beat that dead horse. We all know that the AJ Jenkins pick sucked. Every GM has their gaffes and this is one of Baalke's. Even Bill Walsh had his gaffes. Name me a GM who doesn't?
May 8, 2015 at 4:52 PM
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Keep your eyes on Pharoh Cooper from South Carolina if he comes out after next season.
May 8, 2015 at 6:31 PM
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Originally posted by MC9BEAT:
Beat that dead horse. We all know that the AJ Jenkins pick sucked. Every GM has their gaffes and this is one of Baalke's. Even Bill Walsh had his gaffes. Name me a GM who doesn't?
Every other GM ever. Or at least that's the way some posters make it seem the way the constantly cry over the AJ pick.
May 8, 2015 at 7:44 PM
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Originally posted by NCommand:Ok Let's talk about solutions smart guy:
Originally posted by Dsoto87:
I'm not getting it... Your fuming because he has connections? Or is it because he missed on a pick? You do realize 32 teams passed up on Alshon right? Every single team had a chance to pick him up and it didn't happen until 13 picks into the second round. s**t happens. Baalkes not the first or the last to miss on a first round pick. Not to mention it was an extremely late first. You must be a pretty dramatic person to be "fuming" over this.
Microsoft meeting protocol: "Do not voice your complaint until you've firmly found a potential solution."
These SuicidePosters are GREAT at b***hing about everything but have zero counter-solution.
1) Cut the Secret Squirrel act & stop taking secret inside information from former NFL failures like Spurrier.
2) Baalke goes to Tony Soprano's shrink & figures out how to get over his weird fetish for "long arms, big hands and surgically repaired knees." It's affecting the team & is NOT a scientific way to choose draft picks.
3) Take Baalke to the team doctor and have him remove some of his massive vanity, over inflated ego & transplant it to his unusually small nut sack so he WILL NEVER EVER AGAIN destroy a team on the verge of a Super Bowl just because he feels "threatened".
There's no need for a "counter-solution" because the solution you fanboys have presented isn't a solution at all.
May 8, 2015 at 8:15 PM
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Originally posted by REB4:
Originally posted by NCommand:Ok Let's talk about solutions smart guy:
Originally posted by Dsoto87:
I'm not getting it... Your fuming because he has connections? Or is it because he missed on a pick? You do realize 32 teams passed up on Alshon right? Every single team had a chance to pick him up and it didn't happen until 13 picks into the second round. s**t happens. Baalkes not the first or the last to miss on a first round pick. Not to mention it was an extremely late first. You must be a pretty dramatic person to be "fuming" over this.
Microsoft meeting protocol: "Do not voice your complaint until you've firmly found a potential solution."
These SuicidePosters are GREAT at b***hing about everything but have zero counter-solution.
1) Cut the Secret Squirrel act & stop taking secret inside information from former NFL failures like Spurrier.
2) Baalke goes to Tony Soprano's shrink & figures out how to get over his weird fetish for "long arms, big hands and surgically repaired knees." It's affecting the team & is NOT a scientific way to choose draft picks.
3) Take Baalke to the team doctor and have him remove some of his massive vanity, over inflated ego & transplant it to his unusually small nut sack so he WILL NEVER EVER AGAIN destroy a team on the verge of a Super Bowl just because he feels "threatened".
There's no need for a "counter-solution" because the solution you fanboys have presented isn't a solution at all.
You may needs meds. Just say'n.
May 8, 2015 at 9:34 PM
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Originally posted by REB4:
Originally posted by NCommand:Ok Let's talk about solutions smart guy:
Originally posted by Dsoto87:
I'm not getting it... Your fuming because he has connections? Or is it because he missed on a pick? You do realize 32 teams passed up on Alshon right? Every single team had a chance to pick him up and it didn't happen until 13 picks into the second round. s**t happens. Baalkes not the first or the last to miss on a first round pick. Not to mention it was an extremely late first. You must be a pretty dramatic person to be "fuming" over this.
Microsoft meeting protocol: "Do not voice your complaint until you've firmly found a potential solution."
These SuicidePosters are GREAT at b***hing about everything but have zero counter-solution.
1) Cut the Secret Squirrel act & stop taking secret inside information from former NFL failures like Spurrier.
2) Baalke goes to Tony Soprano's shrink & figures out how to get over his weird fetish for "long arms, big hands and surgically repaired knees." It's affecting the team & is NOT a scientific way to choose draft picks.
3) Take Baalke to the team doctor and have him remove some of his massive vanity, over inflated ego & transplant it to his unusually small nut sack so he WILL NEVER EVER AGAIN destroy a team on the verge of a Super Bowl just because he feels "threatened".
There's no need for a "counter-solution" because the solution you fanboys have presented isn't a solution at all.
Easy there Morrocco Mole.
As for big hands and long arms there is a reason these things are measured at "THE NFL COMBINE". Longer arms can help a receiver outfight you for the ball or an O-Lineman to keep a defender from getting in to his body ect ect. Big hands make it easier to catch the ball, easier to handle the ball or even to make tackles. Remember Seattle's small hands QB Dave Krieg who had a huge fumbling problem? Every GM takes these attributes and others in to account when evaluating talent. Baalke is not the only 1 nor is he locked in to it. Borland had short arms and was considered too slow to do well in coverage but Baalke used an early 3rd rd pick on him because he was a baller. P.S. Odell Beckham Jr has huge hands. Think that might help when he makes those great catches?
As for his love for surgically repaired knees come on. When you routinely draft at the back end you have to figure out ways to get more value from the picks you have or you fall behind the up and coming teams drafting way ahead of you. One way is to be patient and trade picks away for future picks a round earlier and Baalke does this often. By waiting a year to select you move up a round and get more value.
Another way is to take a chance on a player who has dropped several rounds due to an injury concern. You can sometimes end up with a player who would have been a 2nd rounder with a 4th round pick ect ect. If you can get one 2nd round talent by spending four 4th rounders then it was worth it. Look at the draft value chart if you don't believe me. Anything more than that is bonus time. Teams are so hell bent on winning right now that they pass on trading for future picks or chancing a pick on an injured player but these are smart strategy's to incorporate for long term success.
As for your point 3. I won't venture a guess as to how you know the size of Baalke's nutsack. I will say you would be better off trying to make logical arguments rather than just venting anger.