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youre joking right?
going with smith is playing it safe and hes our default qb...nothing out of the ordinary
a risk is trading a 1st round pick for a 33 year old qb
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youre joking right?
going with smith is playing it safe and hes our default qb...nothing out of the ordinary
a risk is trading a 1st round pick for a 33 year old qb
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For what it's worth, Steve Spagnuolo squashed any rumors of the Rams offering their second pick for McNabb.
Going with an unproven quarterback is playing it "safe"? I guess?
Go for it, trade on of your 1st rounders for McNabb. I'm willing to wager you won't win the super bowl. So in return you may win the division and have a early playoff exit...all of which is possible under the plethora of QBs the 9ers have, regardless of how good/bad they are.
For the record, I don't think McNabb is washed up and I'm sure playing in Philly isn't exactly an easy market. I just don't think the cost is worth the upside in comparison to the upside you'd have going into camp without the trade.
The 9ers need more help than just a QB, that's the point. If you, or the rest of you, think McNabb is the one piece you need to hoist the Lombardi trophy than there's some denial going on.
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We have 2 first rounders.. We should go for an OT 1st and then a lockdown defender at CB or SS
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yeah im willing to wager alex smith will not win us the superbowl
going with a guy already starting for us is playing it safe...thats alex i mean really what other choice do we have currently since we got rid of hill?
starting nate davis now i'll consider that a risk...other than meaningless preseason games we have seen nothing from him yet
all in all im saying that in order to win we need to take some of that risk...we havent done that in a while
Believe it or not, I get what you're saying. I'm not huge on Alex Smith, but I am happy (if he remains starter and no McNabb deal happens) to see the guy attempt to operate with some continuity for once. I hear you on taking a risk (much like AZ did) but I just don't think the cost/benefit is there to warrant the risk.Originally Posted by westcoastsfinest
yeah im willing to wager alex smith will not win us the superbowl...did i say mcnabb is the final piece? nope. did i say mcnabb is gonna take us to promise land? nope...do i think he can get us closer than alex smith can? yes
going with a guy already starting for us is playing it safe...thats alex i mean really what other choice do we have currently since we got rid of hill?
starting nate davis now i'll consider that a risk...other than meaningless preseason games we have seen nothing from him yet
all in all im saying that in order to win we need to take some of that risk...we havent done that in a while
If it happens, it happens...
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i know where youre coming from what you mean by alex being our starter as some type of risk...the risk that we gave him an extension
i dont wanna sound like im venting over here but we just need something to spark this organization...this current 16 year drought is killing me
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well smith was lucky we even gave an extensionOriginally Posted by LazyJ10
Imagine being a Warrior fan during that, too then.
The extension very friendly to the 9ers though, wasn't it?
yehh but seeing joe, steve and jerry the glory years to this? is very frustrating...one day youre walking on water then next thing you know youre sinking on water...i guess we were spoiled from eddie d.
as for the warriors you guys never really had glory years...so you should be used to losing by now
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Eddie D was the one who put us in cap hell it took years to recover from..
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Rumors are Oakland would trade Nnamdi for McNabb, since the Eagles already have a pretty strong CB corp, would you do a three team trade giving the 17th to philly, with McNabb to the Raiders and Nhamdi coming here? I know it'll never happen, but just a thought.
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We can only dream
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well sometimes winning has its consequences
the raiders are always in rumors so no surprise their name is tied with mcnabb
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[h1]
Baalke sees draft much like McCloughan[/h1]
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Trent Baalke is running the draft after Scot McCloughan's departure.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/c/a/2010/03/27/SPO61CM24C.DTL&o=0
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[/h2]
Everyone, meet Trent Baalke, the man now in charge of the 49ers' draft. He likes mountain climbing, freshwater fishing and finding the next NFL Idol.
How Baalke goes about the latter will play out during the April 22-24 draft, when he calls the final shots in the team's war room.
Baalke has been friends with ousted general manager Scot McCloughan for 15 years, but by no means is he a McClone. Baalke is willing to make exceptions to size-speed rules if the player is exceptional enough - a break from McCloughan's five-year tenure.
"There are exceptions in this business," Baalke said. "There are guys that don't meet the height-weight-speed standards that can be pretty good football players."
Here's some highlights of Baalke's 35-minute sit-down with reporters Friday:
Q: Will you make changes to the McCloughan-set draft board?
A: A lot of the work we did on this board, we did together. Where the board is at this stage - 85 to 90 percent set - a lot of that is not going to change. Now, are there going to be subtle changes? Yes, there will be. There would be the same changes that would happen whether he was here or not. And there will be some changes that maybe Scot wouldn't have made, but it's going to be minimal.
Q: If you have final say on the draft, who has final say on nondraft football matters?
A: I don't think that's any different than the draft. I think the final say will be me. But at the same time, this isn't a one-man band. It's going to be a collaborative effort. As the decisions get closer to being made, obviously somebody has to make that decision but ... it isn't one guy who just sits there and cracks a whip and makes the decision. There's a lot of consultation.
Q: Do you draft for need or value/best player available?
A: Obviously we look at needs, but the board is going to reflect their value as a player. Then we'll address the needs. You obviously want to take the best available player so if there's a clear difference between two players, we're going to take the best available player. It's not always necessarily going to be at the need position. When two players are very similar in ability and they're at two different positions, that's when you ... address the need.
Q: Would you want a second Frank Gore-type running back, or someone who is different?
A: If you look at the league right now, it's certainly gone to a two-pronged attack, guys that complement each other, different styles that bring a little different element of preparation to the defense's standpoint. ... I think the more you have complementary styles, the harder it is to prepare for.
Q: Any interest in trading for Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb?
A: You have to respect the league policy, which obviously he's under contract with another team, so it's a discussion that we can't have. ... I think we're very comfortable with where we're at this point. I think Coach Singletary has made that clear.
Q: Is Pacman Jones an option?
A: At this point there is absolutely no interest in Pacman. And I don't see that changing.
Briefly: When the 49ers have their first two voluntary organized team activities on Monday and Tuesday, Singletary will be traveling with Baalke to visit draft prospects. ... The 49ers' annual draft party will be April 22 at the Santa Clara Convention Center. A limited number of free tickets are available at 49ers.com.
Read the entire interview online on the Niners Insider blog at sfgate.com/sports.
E-mail David White at [email protected].
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/03/26/SPO61CM24C.DTL#ixzz0jUcNPkhP
Baalke sees draft much like McCloughan[/h1]
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Trent Baalke is running the draft after Scot McCloughan's departure.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/c/a/2010/03/27/SPO61CM24C.DTL&o=0
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[/h2]
Everyone, meet Trent Baalke, the man now in charge of the 49ers' draft. He likes mountain climbing, freshwater fishing and finding the next NFL Idol.
How Baalke goes about the latter will play out during the April 22-24 draft, when he calls the final shots in the team's war room.
Baalke has been friends with ousted general manager Scot McCloughan for 15 years, but by no means is he a McClone. Baalke is willing to make exceptions to size-speed rules if the player is exceptional enough - a break from McCloughan's five-year tenure.
"There are exceptions in this business," Baalke said. "There are guys that don't meet the height-weight-speed standards that can be pretty good football players."
Here's some highlights of Baalke's 35-minute sit-down with reporters Friday:
Q: Will you make changes to the McCloughan-set draft board?
A: A lot of the work we did on this board, we did together. Where the board is at this stage - 85 to 90 percent set - a lot of that is not going to change. Now, are there going to be subtle changes? Yes, there will be. There would be the same changes that would happen whether he was here or not. And there will be some changes that maybe Scot wouldn't have made, but it's going to be minimal.
Q: If you have final say on the draft, who has final say on nondraft football matters?
A: I don't think that's any different than the draft. I think the final say will be me. But at the same time, this isn't a one-man band. It's going to be a collaborative effort. As the decisions get closer to being made, obviously somebody has to make that decision but ... it isn't one guy who just sits there and cracks a whip and makes the decision. There's a lot of consultation.
Q: Do you draft for need or value/best player available?
A: Obviously we look at needs, but the board is going to reflect their value as a player. Then we'll address the needs. You obviously want to take the best available player so if there's a clear difference between two players, we're going to take the best available player. It's not always necessarily going to be at the need position. When two players are very similar in ability and they're at two different positions, that's when you ... address the need.
Q: Would you want a second Frank Gore-type running back, or someone who is different?
A: If you look at the league right now, it's certainly gone to a two-pronged attack, guys that complement each other, different styles that bring a little different element of preparation to the defense's standpoint. ... I think the more you have complementary styles, the harder it is to prepare for.
Q: Any interest in trading for Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb?
A: You have to respect the league policy, which obviously he's under contract with another team, so it's a discussion that we can't have. ... I think we're very comfortable with where we're at this point. I think Coach Singletary has made that clear.
Q: Is Pacman Jones an option?
A: At this point there is absolutely no interest in Pacman. And I don't see that changing.
Briefly: When the 49ers have their first two voluntary organized team activities on Monday and Tuesday, Singletary will be traveling with Baalke to visit draft prospects. ... The 49ers' annual draft party will be April 22 at the Santa Clara Convention Center. A limited number of free tickets are available at 49ers.com.
Read the entire interview online on the Niners Insider blog at sfgate.com/sports.
E-mail David White at [email protected].
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/03/26/SPO61CM24C.DTL#ixzz0jUcNPkhP
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^ that is some bull %%@*.
how can he honestly compare our rb situation to dallas' ?
Dallas has 3 rb's who run well behind their offensive line.
SF has 2 rb's, of which only 1 can gain significant ydrge behind our *$$$$# offensive line.
Even if we do draft a speedy RB, Gore will still be the only one who can produce.
It starts with the offensive line, we can't have a running game like dallas if we lack the big, strong offensive lineman that the cowboys have.
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we?
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He must be in the wrong thread again, last time I checked the 9ers had 2 1st rounders in a draft that goes 7 rounds which gives them flexibility to build the line throughout the draft.
*shrugs*
Raider fan x 9er fan confused yet again.
*shrugs*
Raider fan x 9er fan confused yet again.
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i think we should draft a big running back like steven jackson to complement gore....and add one more impact wide receiver either through trade or draft..
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Originally Posted by milkandcookies
^ that is some bull %%@*.
how can he honestly compare our rb situation to dallas' ?
Dallas has 3 rb's who run well behind their offensive line.
SF has 2 rb's, of which only 1 can gain significant ydrge behind our *$$$$# offensive line.
Even if we do draft a speedy RB, Gore will still be the only one who can produce.
It starts with the offensive line, we can't have a running game like dallas if we lack the big, strong offensive lineman that the cowboys have.
our?
we?
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Originally Posted by milkandcookies
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Nothing ANYONE says is going to stop him from posting. Is the stupid that he's a fan of both teams YES but what can't do anything about it.
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DAMN STRAIGHT!!!!
