Originally posted by Marvin49:
Originally posted by McLovinAlexSmith:
Originally posted by Marvin49:
Originally posted by McLovinAlexSmith:
Originally posted by Marvin49:
Originally posted by McLovinAlexSmith:
Originally posted by IdahoNiner:
Im sorry, but you guys defending ORG on this are just wrong. I love what Baalke has done since he has been here and have defended him many times, but he screwed the pooch on this one.
We are in desperate need of quality depth at DL, OLB, and OL and also most would argue TE. Had we drafted at any of those positions #1 or #2 we would have had a contributer, and also an improved team. It is not ok, in todays NFL, to redshirt your #1 and #2 draft picks, barring key positions like QB. Just cant do it. This is not the old NFL, where vets played their whole careers for one team, and draft picks had to earn their spots over time. In todays NFL your #1 and #2 need to contribute.
Also contracts for 1st round picks are now 4 years, so to waste 25% of his contract to be red shirted is not smart football management.
Jeez...do any of you guys remember what it was like when this team was good? SMDH.
Yes I do Marvin but even then first and second round picks contributed unless they were complete crap.
SOME may have contributed, but not very much. Those were also the days BEFORE Free Agency so the ONLY way to fill a hole was the draft.
here look at the names during the 80s and 90s and most of those dudes played unless they were not good.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_San_Francisco_49ers_first-round_draft_picks
How many of them made big contributions AS ROOKIES.
Lol at that argument. 82, 83, 86 & 88 we didn't even have a 1st rounder.
Also you can compare taht 81 draft class to the 2011 draft class IMO. that's when we loaded up on rookies that came out a contributed straight away.