Loss of own first-rounder not a bad deal for 49ers

By Chris Cluff  |   Tuesday, April 22, 2008  |  Comments( 1 )

 San Francisco 49ers
When the San Francisco 49ers traded back into the first round last April to draft tackle Joe Staley, it looked like a good move. The 49ers had to give the New England Patriots their 2008 first-round pick, but most people figured that selection would be fairly low because the Niners were considered playoff contenders as they entered 2007. So much...
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EastCoast9er		 09:59 AM
04/22/2008
Good article. I agree that while losing the 7th pick is not really good it is not a draft ending disaster. Having those 2 picks within 10 of each other allows for some decisions to be made depending on who is available with a bit of a safety net since you will have an idea of what other teams will be looking for over the next couple of picks until your next pick. This allows for some latitude in decision making. The top 10 spots are not all going to be day 1 players (some probably won't even be players in a few years). Value can be found throughout the first few rounds and even though I'd rather they had the 7th pick (to trade away for another 1st round and 2nd round) having the picks they have now will still allow them to add to the team needs and hopefully with the people coming back from injuries allow the 9'ers to get above 500 this season.
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