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OT: NFL Draft

Lest we forget, the Giants aren't the only team around these parts with a clueless owner, incompetent front office, ridiculous contracts given to substandard players and generally speaking a tough road to hoe.

To prove I know nothing about the draft, I was really excited when the Giants picked Rashaun Woods. He's now bouncing around the CFL (Go Hamilton Tiger Cats!). So I will rely on others to tell me whether they made a huge blunder or only a medium-sized folly.

The Niners are picking 29th, so I just hold my breath.

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I was watching the live feed on NFL.com but it died a little while ago.

:(

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.

by jponry on Apr 26, 2008 2:41 PM PDT reply actions  

Can Rashaun Woods play short?

by Grant Brisbee on Apr 26, 2008 2:43 PM PDT reply actions  

In the film room, we've noticed

when he scrunches down too much, the passes sail over his head

by Moggeee on Apr 26, 2008 11:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

If you're following along...

Why not join us on the Niner Nation Open Draft Thread.

"I been waitin' a long time for this! I been waitin' since the f**kin' amateurs!" --WILL "THE THRILL" CLARK

by Josh from Hollywood on Apr 26, 2008 2:44 PM PDT reply actions  

SB Nation synergy FTW!

"I been waitin' a long time for this! I been waitin' since the f**kin' amateurs!" --WILL "THE THRILL" CLARK

by Josh from Hollywood on Apr 26, 2008 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions  

And that is why...

Any draft, football, baseball, basketball, is stupid. It was interesting to see the baseball draft this year, but they only started to over do it. The football draft is…overdone.

The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."

by WalrusMan on Apr 26, 2008 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions  

and the NFL draft has been moving so much more quickly this year too!

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.

by jponry on Apr 26, 2008 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions  

Can't believe

No WRs taken in top 20. And possibly 25 depending on Seattle here.

That’s insane.

My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.

by howtheyscored on Apr 26, 2008 2:59 PM PDT reply actions  

By which I mean

It’s actually the smart bet NOT to take a WR in the first round, and these teams are playing that bet! It’s insane that I’ve never seen this happen.

My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.

by howtheyscored on Apr 26, 2008 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions  

it's kinda surprising

but none of the receivers jump out all that much.

on a side note, i love steve young, but he is absolute shit as a commentator.

BROCK BOND LIKES HIS MARTINIS PUNCHED IN THE FACE, NOT STIRRED.

by SloIsLonelyForTheOrange on Apr 26, 2008 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions  

Interesting

I’m not much of a football fan, but I watched some of the draft on ESPN, and thought Steve Young was surprisingly intelligent with his observations.

Your 2011 SF Giants: the 2008 Augusta Greenjackets!

by Lyle on Apr 26, 2008 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions  

Plus Ultra

Steve, 13 years after the SuperBowl, is still a leader, still shares the limelight with his cohosts, and is still great.

by Moggeee on Apr 26, 2008 11:45 PM PDT up reply actions  

Raiders!!!!

Darren McFadden roaming RaiderNation

by wilriv21 on Apr 26, 2008 3:04 PM PDT reply actions  

damn you, Raiders. I wanted McFadden for the Jets. Ghoulston is a nice consolation prize though.

Brian Sabean's new dad: Firm believer in corporal punishment

by rxmeister on Apr 26, 2008 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions  

DT?

Guess you have to replace Bryant Young.

by KTJ on Apr 26, 2008 3:21 PM PDT reply actions  

If he can turn into a real NT, it’s a fantastic pick. The NT is the centerpiece of the 3-4, and it’ll bolster the already strong run defense and open up the pass rush for our already talented Linebackers. What our 3-4 defense was truly missing was a real nosetackle, and that’s one of the big reasons it seemed so bad in so many areas last season: it didn’t have the centerpiece.

My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.

by howtheyscored on Apr 26, 2008 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

i thought

balmer was going to be used as a 5-technique 3-4 end?

but otherwise i agree, that’d be sweet .

BROCK BOND LIKES HIS MARTINIS PUNCHED IN THE FACE, NOT STIRRED.

by SloIsLonelyForTheOrange on Apr 27, 2008 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah

I don’t know too much about the guy or how we’re going to use him. I just heard DT + room to gain weight + was supposed to be drafted higher and decided it was probably a decent pick.

My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.

by howtheyscored on Apr 27, 2008 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions  

Hope the Raiders can swing a deal to trade up to get a draft pick to select DeSean Jackson

by wilriv21 on Apr 26, 2008 3:30 PM PDT reply actions  

I feel decidedly :\ about this pick.

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.

by jponry on Apr 26, 2008 3:32 PM PDT reply actions  

I feel good about it

So long as he plays NT.

My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.

by howtheyscored on Apr 26, 2008 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions  

looks like a de to me.

still, no complaints if he turns out great. but sf finally had a chance to get a wr… and passed.

Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...

by Smoke on the Water on Apr 26, 2008 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions  

WRs

looks like they are now coming off the board

by wilriv21 on Apr 26, 2008 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

I don’t think any of the WR in this draft are very good, tbh.

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.

by jponry on Apr 26, 2008 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions  

Agreed

This wasn’t the year to take a first day WR.

Hawkins will still be on the board tomorrow. Give it a day.

My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.

by howtheyscored on Apr 26, 2008 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions  

Nobody likes DeSean Jackson?

by wilriv21 on Apr 26, 2008 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions  

Ah

I was assuming Jackson comes off the board this round. I guess on second thought that’s not a particularly safe assumption.

But yeah, Jackson was probably the 5th best WR in this draft if you’re optimistic. For all his freakish natural skill, he has some serious question marks, and not all of them are because of his size.

My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.

by howtheyscored on Apr 26, 2008 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions  

Any Cal fan can tell you

Jackson disappeared at times when he wasn’t playing on ABC and Lavell Hawkins was definitely the best Cal receiver. I was shocked to see that Jackson had declared for the draft after such a down year.

my cousin and i got noah lowry's autograph after he came out of a porta-potty. he was nice about it.

by hubert on Apr 26, 2008 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

Niners take Chilo Rachal, OG USC #39

Apparently can play RT, too, but I can’t really say if that’s true.

My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.

by howtheyscored on Apr 26, 2008 4:11 PM PDT reply actions  

Yes

he play both G and T at SC

by wilriv21 on Apr 26, 2008 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions  

let's hope

he can replace larry allen. said to be a similar type mauler. not much of a pass blocker though.

BROCK BOND LIKES HIS MARTINIS PUNCHED IN THE FACE, NOT STIRRED.

by SloIsLonelyForTheOrange on Apr 27, 2008 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions  

damn

i read “clueless owner, incompetent front office” and thought this was a Raider thread….

by slojoe on Apr 27, 2008 2:33 PM PDT reply actions  

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