Trent Baalke’s 2013 draft class short on impact players
Oct 29, 2016 at 5:15 PM
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[...] he noted that many prospects played in systems, such as the increasingly popular spread offense, that don't have NFL-level sophistication. When you look at a majority of players, how many first-round picks come into the NFL now and make an immediate impact? Given Baalke's timeline, it's now more than fair to start breaking down his 2013 draft, which consists of players who have been in the NFL for three-plus seasons. The news came on the heels of the 49ers' sixth straight loss, 34-17 to Tampa Bay, in which the five remaining players from the 2013 draft class were on the 46-man roster: safety Eric Reid (first round), outside linebacker Tank Carradine (second round), tight end Vance McDonald (second round), wide receiver Quinton Patton (fourth round) and defensive tackle Quinton Dial (fifth round). Of that quintet, Reid, a four-year starter in the midst of a down season, and Dial, a 28-game starter who was a No. 157 overall pick, could be safely classified as solid selections. [...] for most of the next two seasons he played defensive tackle, a position for which he was ill-suited. Late in 2015, the 49ers moved Carradine to outside linebacker, a spot that more closely mirrored...
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