Rooting for better draft position | Page 3

49erfaninAZ · 2015-11-01T16:27:11-08:00

Just wondering how each you feel about rooting for your team to lose after it's hopeless. With the hope of improving your draft position when it seems that's the best you can hope for.

Nov 1, 2015 at 6:47 PM

#31

9erguy
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Originally posted by ElephantHaley:
If Baalke is still the one making the picks then whats the difference where the 49ers pick?

2010 coulda had Dez Bryant or Demaryius Thomas and ended up with Iupati
2012 coulda had Alshon Jeffryey and ended up with AJ Jenkins
2013 Coulda had Tyler Eifert and ended up with Erica Reid, Coulda had Zack Ertz ended up with Tank,Vance Mac and Lemonier LOL
2014 Coulda had Bradly Roby/Derek Carr ended up with Ward

You can do this with any team.

Nov 1, 2015 at 6:48 PM

#32

Mike8016
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Originally posted by eastcoast49ersfan:

Originally posted by Mike8016:
I been rooting for a good draft pick since game 1. After game 1 i was so shocked they won but i knew it had to be a fluke and it it turned out to be one.

Ditto - I was laughing in the offseason at the fans who kept saying we were going to have a winning record. I was not happy that we beat the Ravens. I don't think we need to tank to get a top 5 pick, but I wouldn't mind if we start Gabbert to guarantee we don't win more than 4 games this year. NBA teams do this all the time (hold healthy players out with fake injuries to improve their draft position). It make more sense in the NBA because a player like Lebron can set your franchise up for a decade, but there's not much upside in having Kaepernick get killed behind our offensive line this season.

I saw 49er fans saying Tomsula was a better coach than Harbaugh, as well as thinking this was a 12 win team lol. People are too damn delusional

Nov 1, 2015 at 6:50 PM

#33

ElephantHaley
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Originally posted by 9erguy:

Originally posted by ElephantHaley:
If Baalke is still the one making the picks then whats the difference where the 49ers pick?

2010 coulda had Dez Bryant or Demaryius Thomas and ended up with Iupati
2012 coulda had Alshon Jeffryey and ended up with AJ Jenkins
2013 Coulda had Tyler Eifert and ended up with Erica Reid, Coulda had Zack Ertz ended up with Tank,Vance Mac and Lemonier LOL
2014 Coulda had Bradly Roby/Derek Carr ended up with Ward

You can do this with any team.

Dude honestly, after taking Anthony Davis at #11 which I was really happy about, why would you take another lineman 6 picks later at #17 in the 1st round?? We had a major hole at WR still even with getting Crabtree the year before. Imagine that offense with Crabtree, Dez and VD and Gore. Dang that would have been SICKO but the backwards 1950s thinking GM thought different and now we have NONE of those guys at all.

Nov 1, 2015 at 6:54 PM

#34

SFTifoso
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I'm all in for this. The more we lose and the worst the losses are, mean more embarrassment for the owner after his "win with class, and super bowls" speech. This owner needs to be made look like the fool he is. This losses will chip away at his ego, and hopefully make him do what's right by this team.

More losses means a greater chance this coaching staff will be gone after the year. For our long term future I hope we don't win another game this season.

Nov 1, 2015 at 7:00 PM

#35

Team49ers
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Originally posted by Viperboy:
Where the hell are the happy positive guys. And what happened to that pilbusta guy ?

Still here, niner faithful all day, a positive is that tickets are cheaper now, woohoo

Nov 30, 2015 at 10:42 AM

#36

HawkHunter
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Bump

Nov 30, 2015 at 10:51 AM

#37

16to87
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Nov 30, 2015 at 10:52 AM

#38

Eli_23
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[ Edited by Eli_23 on Nov 30, 2015 at 10:52 AM ]

Nov 30, 2015 at 11:13 AM

#39

crake49
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Go ahead and root for a better draft position, but don't expect professional athletes to play poorly on purpose for that end. Niner players fought like dogs yesterday. They were 10-point underdogs. They damn well didn't look like they had cashed it in for the season to me.

Dec 1, 2015 at 10:57 AM

#40

Hitman49
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I was hoping the Browns would pull out that win last night...lol...never heard of a kick 6 until last night...

[ Edited by Hitman49 on Dec 1, 2015 at 10:58 AM ]

Dec 1, 2015 at 11:00 AM

#41

KyleShanahan
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Every week this thread is remade..

Dec 1, 2015 at 11:01 AM

#42

Nuns
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Bosa or best olineman available.

This team is playing hard but the schedule is rough. They won't beat Chicago this week. They may beat the rams at home and Browns. Outside of that it doesn't look good.

Dec 1, 2015 at 2:47 PM

#43

LasVegasWally
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Originally posted by Nuns:
Bosa or best olineman available.

This team is playing hard but the schedule is rough. They won't beat Chicago this week. They may beat the rams at home and Browns. Outside of that it doesn't look good.

Bosa or best Pass Rusher available.

Then, get the best 1-2 OLine FA's.

Dec 2, 2015 at 10:21 AM

#44

NeeJ49er
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Originally posted by cwilson830:
Never root for your team to lose.

exactly , because it's not a sure thing the player the team is crushing on will have success in the NFL, just ask the Chargers how the tanking for Peyton Manning or Ryan Leaf season turned out?

Dec 2, 2015 at 10:30 AM

#45

cciowa
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Originally posted by SFTifoso:
I'm all in for this. The more we lose and the worst the losses are, mean more embarrassment for the owner after his "win with class, and super bowls" speech. This owner needs to be made look like the fool he is. This losses will chip away at his ego, and hopefully make him do what's right by this team.

More losses means a greater chance this coaching staff will be gone after the year. For our long term future I hope we don't win another game this season.

you never hope your team loses in my opinion but that is just me