Here we are on draft day 2012, and the concensus for who the San Francisco 49ers will pick is all over the board. RG, WR, RB, CB, DT, and C have all been bandied about by the draft wonks out there. Thing is, picking at the back end means a lot more uncertainty out there than when you pick near the top. Guys who should be long gone can hang around til the 2nd round, or guys who are projected in the 2-3 rounds get snapped up early. In 2010, it was fairly certain that the Niners would draft O line help in the 1st round. Both picks? Maybe not, but they were going to take a lineman with one of those 2 first round picks, regardless. Last year? Well, no one on Earth had the words ‘Aldon Smith’ next to the Niners at 7 last year. 10,000 mocks didn’t have Smith anywhere near 7 in the draft. He was seen as a raw athletic guy who was a borderline 1st rounder. Baalke and the scouts obviously did a good job scouting and hiding the fact they wanted him, But I’m 100% certain that no one else would have picked him had they KNOWN the Niners wanted him at 7.
Frankly, Baalke’s drafts have been flat amazing. He has a lot to live up to given the fact that a lot of his picks these last 2 drafts are starting for a good team and are up-an-coming stars. All that being said, the guys that appear to be on the short list are:
WR Stephen Hill
RB Robert Turbin
TE Coby Fleener
G Amini Silatolu
SS Harrison Smith
CB Janoris Jenkins
DT Chandler Jones
The more I think about this, the more I’m leaning toward the Niners going with a Right Guard. That is pretty much a position that can be filled from the get-go without a whole lot of anguish. And it is the biggest weakness on a team that has improved itself with those string drafts, and key FA acquisitions these past 2 years.
One of the more interesting aspects of this is the trading up/down. Baalke has done a fair bit of wheeling and dealing these past 2 years. Last year, Baalke traded up in the 2nd to get Kappy Kaepernick. He traded down in the 3rd round last year to gain a 6th round pick (Ronald Johnson. Ooops). He traded up in the 4th to get Kilgore Trout. The year before, he traded up in the 1st to get Anthony Davis, traded up in the 1st to get Iupati, and traded down in the 3rd round to get Navorro Bowman (!), as well as Anthony Dixon. The dude loves the deal. In short, the guy is quietly proving himself to be an outstanding GM.
So, gimme your guesses as to how the Nines fill their first 2 spots in the draft. Or, what the hell. Gimme all your picks for all 7. Here’s mine:
1. G Amini Silatolu
2. WR Rueben Randle
3. RB Lamar Miller
4. CB Omar Bolden
5. NT Akiem Hicks
6. OT Levy Adcock
7. WR Jordan White
Forty Niners Forever 
Without question, Cleveland gets an F for its draft. Gave away those picks to move up one spot and now this shit. Mistake by the Lake II
Agree Dennis, Holmgren has lost his mind! Weeden is freaking 28 already, he will blow!
Fuck you Steelers for grabbing my All Pro DeCastro! Shit Niners could of moved up there and got him.
Could be Silatolu now.Buy I could dig WR Stephen Hill
Has the speed and size.
Richardson and Weeden both are winners you idiots.
Never said I don’t like either of them. It’s just how the Browns acquired them that is mind-boggling.
“dislike”
Take the big Samoan now? I have a feeling I’m going to be pissed with our pick.
You don’t Like Silatolu? I do.
DAMN YOU JOHN HARBAUGH….Trading your pick to the Vikings,guarantee. the Vikings grab Stephen Hill.
Nope. Wow. Wide open here. Hill, Fleener, Silatolu. Once of those 3.
Smith was an outside dark horse (for a white guy) pick for me.
Surprise, boys.
Didn’t see that coming. Wow.
Fuck that pick.
WTF AJ Jenkins¿????????????????????? OVER Stephen HILL Fuckkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
I did not see him on any list
Huh. He’s the fast small guy we don’t have.
THIS GUY WAS PROJECTED AS A FREAKING 4-5 TH ROUND PICK! !!!!
Wait, everyone is questioning Baalke?? Really!! And which one of you is a pro football scout???
Settle down Kat. The guy was projected as a high 2nd rounder.
Who was the fuck up doing returns for the Niners in the playoffs????
We like AJs around here ..
At least this dude has good hands, how big was JRice? He sort of worked out for the Niners
I repeat: Fuck that pick.
I have made a stiff cocktail, feeling. better Chuc.There is some sense I’m trying to make in this.The guy does have hands,hell 90catches last year.4.38 speed, so that’s fantastic and another plus it will doom the end of Witness Protection Program Kyle Williams .Blientnkoff semi finalist. as well.Hey Baalke always has seem to shock us,with Aldon Smith last year shock which worked out fantastic as we all know.
Dennis, it’s too bad we can’t go find your comments at Chuck’s old blog about what you thought of the Aldon Smith pick. The *after* Smith pick comments makes “Fuck that pick” look like a ringing endorsement,
These guys know what they’re fucking doing, just support the move and enjoy the play of this guy………
Flav, what I’m really going to enjoy is our bet this yr on which QB throws more TDs.
I have a future HOFer. You have…well, you have a chance. What are your odds of winning?
which player throws more td’s? That wasn’t the bet. It was which QB would have a better td/INT ratio. You should write this shit down, including your opinion of this year’s #1 draft pick.
Carroll trying to outsmart everyone with the Bruce Irvin pick. I hope they hire a 1:1 Life Coach to babysit his ass 24/7…..
I’d worry more about Irvin’s size. Yeah he is fast but most NFL tackles can negate that. At 245, I don’t think he can counter with a bull rush. He could easily be this year’s Gholston. Works out like Tarzan, plays like Jane.
alright!! a Blindside quote!! I like it
Same with KC and Poe, Flav. Big reach there. I swear, half the teams are trying to find the next Aldon Smith.
Look at his film before you decide.
Take an actual look at the kid. He catches with his hands, has nice body control, can run to the edge, take a hit, and he’s smart.
I think we may have found a kid who can play.
Nice clip Grumpy…Yeah what there saying about Jenkins is that he has great hands(large hands Ala Jerry Rice) .I see him as a stretch the field reciever where you can move him around from the slot are out of the backfield.He could turn out to be our version of Desean Jackson only bigger.Plus that added bonus of a punt returner/KO returner to help out Ginn.
What also might be cool,is to see both Jenkins and Kendall Hunter in the backfield or just in the game at the same time to raise havoc with their speed on the Defense and DB.
Actually I’m getting excited about the possibility’s of what this kid can bring to the table.
And another thing ,I doubt anyone can ever Predict a 49er player pick from now on under the Baalke Regime.
Yeah, I didn’t see that one coming. Just like no one saw Aldon Smith. Baalke had Jenkins name in an envelope yesterday. He got who he wanted. AJ’s stock rose dramatically from last year to this, and rose even higher this year. What’s good to see is he gets the ball close to his body quick when he’s catching in tight coverage. His open field catches are textbook hand positioning. Those are easy. It’s the ones where he’s covered and about to get hit he, brings his hand in close and covers the ball up quick. Good shit. Took some big shots as well.
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How did your Romo bet work out last year, Dennis?
So- they’ve finished providing Manning with the weapons he’ll need… seriously, here’s a video with an intervew and a few more clips.
Oooooooh. He torched NW. Shit. A backup white WR from Serra high in ’79 could have torched that shit.
It’s just info, Denny.Your enemy. He had 8 for 103 against Michigan also. You heard of them? It’s a northern state.It snows somtimes. Many cars are manufactured there,