I come to you today, asking for patience.
This is former Fresno State tight end Bear Pascoe. Pascoe was a 6th round pick for the San Francisco 49ers in 2009. He was drafted to be a blocking tight end for the 49ers, replacing Billy Bajema, who was cut from the team during the 2009 offseason.
Now, as some of you may recall, some Niner fans on this board quickly bought into the notion that Bear Pascoe could potentially surpass Vernon Davis on the depth chart by the end of the 2009 season. This was mostly based on training camp reports where Matt Maiocco reported Pascoe catching passes in drills and in 11-on-11 walkthroughs. Why this led to some believing that a 6th-round blocking tight end from Fresno State could surpass the 6th overall pick in the 2006 NFL draft is unknown.
My Webzone brethren, all I am asking of you these next few months is patience. Don't crown the members of our 2010 draft class before we know what we have. Otherwise you could look silly, like those who crowned Pascoe before he was cut from the team last August... before he could even suit up for the regular season (or even make the practice squad).
You know who you are. Please be patient.
Go Niners.
(This post also goes for those Webzone members who predicted 4th-round center Cody Wallace would surpass incumbent Eric Heitmen during Wallace's rookie year in 2008)
** UPDATE ** - Thread has been bumped because Zoners are already crowning 6th-round running back Anthony Dixon... and to no surprise, some want to turn him into a full back. It never ends.
[ Edited by NickSh49 on May 4, 2010 at 6:22 PM ]
