http://finance.yahoo.com/news/nfl-draft-experts-hated-draft-165928120.html
All 49ers have to show for the 2012 Draft is AWFUL reserve Guard/Center Joe Looney hahaha wow!
Of all the smart things the Seahawks have done — hiring Pete Carroll, trading for Marshawn Lynch, fleecing the Broncos to get Earl Thomas — they don't make two-straight Super Bowls without hitting the jackpot in 2012.
They drafted five players that have become a part of their core, and got many of them in the late rounds:
Bruce Irvin, linebacker (1st round, 15th overall)Bobby Wagner, linebacker (2nd round, 47th overall)Russell Wilson, quarterback (3rd round, 75th overall)Robert Turbin, running back (4th round, 106th overall)J.R. Sweezy, guard (7th round, 225th overall)Wilson is the best young quarterback in the league, and he's about to become the highest-paid quarterback in the NFL.
Wagner is arguably the most important player on the league's best defense. During a midseason stretch where Wagner missed five games with an injury, Seattle went 3-2 and let up 20.4 points per game. Since he returned Seattle has gone 8-0 and let up 9.8 points per game.
Irvin is the team's second leading pass rusher. Turbin is good enough that the Seahawks might get rid of Marshawn Lynch after the season. Sweezy has started 31 of 32 regular season games over the last two years.
In the end, the Seahawks got a franchise quarterback, one of the best defensive players in the league, and three above-average starters in a single draft.
NFL Draft experts at the time didn't see it coming. In fact, Seattle's 2012 draft was harshly criticized.
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This is Why I dislike Baalke.....A LOT!!
Jan 20, 2015 at 1:05 PM
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Jan 20, 2015 at 1:07 PM
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yup pretty sucky. Can't complain too much about the state of our current roster tho
Jan 20, 2015 at 1:09 PM
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Yes but compare their 2014 drafts and 49ers hit a home run... not even close.
Jan 20, 2015 at 1:10 PM
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Originally posted by socalniner:
yup pretty sucky. Can't complain too much about the state of our current roster tho
But, but, the 2012 draft was where dreams were made and the 49ers blew it. If only the 2012 draft wasn't a snafu... I mean, a strong 2012 draft would have been able to convince HaRoman to get plays in on time. Prevented Bowman and Willis from getting injured. Helped the offensive line remember how to pass block....
the 2012 draft would have fixed all the issues that have seemed to hinder the 49ers for the past two to three years.
Jan 20, 2015 at 1:10 PM
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Originally posted by amosmac28:
Yes but compare their 2014 drafts and 49ers hit a home run... not even close.
Um they are about to repeat and at worst are in the super bowl. How could you compare 2014 draft to theirs when all it got the 49ers was 8-8
Jan 20, 2015 at 1:10 PM
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does this dead horse really deserve to be rehashed ,let alone a whole thread dedicated to it? me thinks you're just mad that certain coach was given walking papers so you dig up any old dirt just to complain about the GM.
not to mention the linked article is about the Seahawks.
not to mention the linked article is about the Seahawks.
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Jan 20, 2015 at 1:11 PM
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Originally posted by amosmac28:
Yes but compare their 2014 drafts and 49ers hit a home run... not even close.
This doesn't compute with those that utilize selective reasoning or confirmation bias.
Jan 20, 2015 at 1:46 PM
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So picking one year when Baalke had a bad draft and Seattle had a good year is justification for hating on our GM? You sure you not a Dallas fan trolling? And, of course, all a GM does is draft, isn't it? Oh wait, it isnt.