cardsfan473
In memory of a REAL Hero
I went and took a small cat-nap after the draft, and now things don't look so bad.
I was very critical of the 2 first round picks. I think they reached for both guys, but post-draft articles seem to indicate we didn't do so poorly there.
It appears Pace was on the rise. I guess I didn't like the pick, because I had never heard of him before. I admit that is a stupid reason, not to like the kid. Just because I hadn't heard of him before doesn't mean he couldn't be a good player. I just think we still could have gotten him in a later round - but maybe not. I guess some other teams had him ranked where we did. Only time will tell.
However, I think the 2nd and 3rd round picks slavaged the day, for me personaly. I really like the Boldin pick, and the Hayes pick. We got a good, tough slot receiver, and Ronnie Macs understudy. Not a bad couple of pickups, IMO.
To me, (as I know some other's have stated) it looks like we actually drafted backwards. I think we got a potential 1st round talent in Boldin, and a solid 2nd round / 3rd round guy in Johnson and Pace. Then, Hayes would be a great 2nd rounder. So we got the picks right, just in the wrong rounds/order.
My only concern there is that we are going to be paying these guys in reverse order as well. Johnson/Pace get 1st round money, and Boldin Gets "2" money, Hayes "3" money....How that will impact the cap down the road will be curious.
With some hind-site, I don't feel as bad as I did after the first round. Hopefully we will have a good 2nd day. Some drafts are made/broken on day 2 picks.... We shall see.
I was very critical of the 2 first round picks. I think they reached for both guys, but post-draft articles seem to indicate we didn't do so poorly there.
It appears Pace was on the rise. I guess I didn't like the pick, because I had never heard of him before. I admit that is a stupid reason, not to like the kid. Just because I hadn't heard of him before doesn't mean he couldn't be a good player. I just think we still could have gotten him in a later round - but maybe not. I guess some other teams had him ranked where we did. Only time will tell.
However, I think the 2nd and 3rd round picks slavaged the day, for me personaly. I really like the Boldin pick, and the Hayes pick. We got a good, tough slot receiver, and Ronnie Macs understudy. Not a bad couple of pickups, IMO.
To me, (as I know some other's have stated) it looks like we actually drafted backwards. I think we got a potential 1st round talent in Boldin, and a solid 2nd round / 3rd round guy in Johnson and Pace. Then, Hayes would be a great 2nd rounder. So we got the picks right, just in the wrong rounds/order.
My only concern there is that we are going to be paying these guys in reverse order as well. Johnson/Pace get 1st round money, and Boldin Gets "2" money, Hayes "3" money....How that will impact the cap down the road will be curious.
With some hind-site, I don't feel as bad as I did after the first round. Hopefully we will have a good 2nd day. Some drafts are made/broken on day 2 picks.... We shall see.
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