Taylor Mays traded to the Bengals

Mays was a huge waste of a #2... Apparently the only one that wanted to draft him (Singletary) is now gone. Keep in mind, that when he was drafted it was a few weeks after McCloughan left, and Baalke was not the GM, only acting GM, so there was a bit of a power struggle and leadership vacuum on the team. I suspect that Baalke didn't have the sack stand his ground and Singletary won the argument.

The new regime decided to cut their loses and get what they could. As for sending out a mass email, it's no different then letting a player go out and seek their own deal.

So stop crying, sell your Mays jersey and move on.

Originally posted by unst4bl3:

Originally posted by LAFortyNinerfan:

Those teams are all perpetual cellar dwellers. If we're in that type of company we may as well be considered the worst at wasting picks.

we have been doing good picking up talent in later rounds, so might as well stock up on 4ths and 5ths.

Also btw, that makes sense, they didnt let him practice or play, so he wouldn't get hurt.

I noticed that too, which is why I figured the issue wasn't over. Also I guess the mass email worked.

The Bengals? Really?

Originally posted by billbird2111:
The Bengals? Really?

To join Lawson, and clements.

they now have a shutdown secondary.

Week 3 should be fun

I wonder if fan boards on other teams roll up similar pages of posts about players who leave, never to be heard from again, i.e., Thomas Clayton, Korey Sheets, Nate Davis, and now Mays. Not trying to be snide...just wondering.

Stop Krying For Mays He'll still live the good life.....even if hes on a practice squad, just too bad for us we wasted a #2 pick hoping he could of been our next #42

Originally posted by jrg:

Originally posted by ninerfan4life:
It would suck if Mays turns out to be a beast.

He will

Just like Nate Davis

Originally posted by MadDog49er:

Update: The Niners received as compensation a bag of Doritos Cool Ranch chips in their trade of Taylor Mays to the Cincinnati Bengals today. The conditional trade can upgrade to a 2-liter of Diet Dr. Pepper, and two tickets to the Hometown Buffet, if Mays plays three or more snaps in 2011. GM Trent Baalke stated that this was the highlight of his NFL career, proving Mike Singletary wrong that Jimmy Clausen would be better than Taylor Mays.

I recall specifically you and I being staunchly opposed to that pick and we were getting flamed here for it, well you were more so than I.

Originally posted by billbird2111:
Just like Nate Davis

lol mays will at least exist in the NFL, he has work ethic and desire.. Nate's gonna nate.

Mays is going to Bengals.... ... Good bye to Mays...

Originally posted by KID9R:
This thread reminds me of a group of 14 year old girls all trying to talk over each other. " no listen to me everyone!" I guess you were tired of being ignored in the the actual Taylor Mays thread.

+1 seems like every move the niners make people feel like they have to make their own separate threads. There's a dedicated thread for a reason...

Sorry OP but unless you're someone who's perspective I should pay extra attention to, I don't give a f**k.

So for that reason, I throw up one of these and leave:

Originally posted by niners9ers:
Stop Krying For Mays He'll still live the good life.....even if hes on a practice squad, just too bad for us we wasted a #2 pick hoping he could of been our next #42

Yeah, but the story's been written on that. Bill Walsh lucked into #42. He wanted Kenny Easley -- but the Seahawks grabbed him first. #42 was the fallback pick.

Sometimes, you get lucky.

Sometimes you get REALLY lucky

Damn... This kid was gonna be a star. I hoped they would keep him and give him a chance.

f**king bullcrap. i wanted him on the roster so i could abuse him in madden. 95 speed and 90+ hit power.... gone!