If Jack Falls to 49ers, Would Baalke Ignore Concerns About Knee?
Back in December, it was projected that UCLA's Myles Jack would be a top-five pick in this year's draft.Some analysts were even calling the athletic Bruins linebacker – who also played running back in his college career – perhaps the best player in the draft. The 6-foot-1, 245-pounder was described as having "upper-echelon explosiveness with the desire, speed and aggression to find his way into play after play."With the No. 7 pick in Thursday's first round of the NFL draft, it figured that the 49ers would be out of the running for the UCLA standout.But as the draft nears, Jack's stock has fallen because of questions about his knee. As Michael David Smith of NBC's Pro Football Talk noted this past weekend, that injury – to his cartilage – has receieved mixed reviews from medical experts. Some believe Jack has healed just fine. Others see a knee that could continue to give him problems. Les Bowen of the Philadelphia Daily News recently reported that a source called Jack "a time bomb" whose "knee could give him several good years, or not. Bone and cartilage starting to break away."If NFL teams at the top of Thursday's first round have concerns, then Jack could...
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