Overall, a bit of an awkward draft for the 49ers.
Not bad, I just can't come up with another word for it outside awkward. Having Crabtree fall into their laps was totally unexpected. They had to take him - an impact big play guy. But it doesn't seem to fit with the smashmouth philosophy Coach Singletary seems intent upon using.
But that 1st round seemed to kind of screw up their board. The 2nd round pick was traded (and turned into a 2010 first rounder) when the guys they guys they were targeting were grabbed. After that it was pretty much as expected; a RB to take some of the load off of Gore, a safety, a project QB, another LB.
But the glaring omission was on the offensive line. I've been harping for 2 years that it doesn't matter who your WRs are, if the line doesn't give them time to run their routes or the QB to throw it, it doesn't matter how good your skill players are.
I think it takes a few years, and time to see how the project picks pan out, before you can really judge a draft. But there is a crying need on the 49ers that wasn't addressed this draft. With the pickup of another first rounder for next year, I'm wondering if they aren't expecting a mediocre year this year as they change philosophies and are projecting 2010 as their make-it or break-it draft year.
Edit: and if Crabtree hadn't fallen, I would have been correct in my Oher pick.
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"We had a head-on issue with Crabtree and Michael Oher," said Singletary, who had this to say about not being able to get a pass-rusher: "It's something we wanted to accomplish in the draft. We'll address it at some point in time."
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