SFREDSKIN
02-28-2009, 03:00 PM
I've seen Mack being taken at 20 by Detroit and 32 by Pittsburgh. It's all speculation right now. Ryan Leaf was projected pretty high and how did that work out? If you're going to build your team from the inside out, you don't get anymore inside than center. I have no connection to Mack as I'm sure SFREDSKIN doesn't. But IMO the guy is definitely a cut above and there are very few questions about his ability if any. He would make our line better THIS YEAR IMO. A lot of us were ready to throw money at Jason Brown. Well he's gone. Mack is cheaper and will be better than Brown IMO. He's been compared to Matt Birk. If we do take him and he does'nt start right away I'm sure SFREDSKIN and I will take alot of flack but this guy has all-pro written all over him if you ask me. JMO
Correction: I'll go out on a limb and predict he will be the next Jim Otto.
Pocket$ $traight
02-28-2009, 03:02 PM
Great deal. This is the kind of deal we should have been offering to Hall, ideally.
Dockery plugs up the uncertainty on the left side now. Draft is weak at Guard, so this was pretty critical.
Have to add a Center and a Tackle in the draft now. We can wait like three weeks and still find a cost effective option at Center. The market is flooded at C this year, both in the draft and in free agency.
I don't think Hall would have taken a deal like Dock's. At the time Hall was the best FA corner available. The idiotic contract that the Raiders gave Asomugha is what made the deal so expensive. It was reported that other teams were interested in Hall. I bet he would have received the same deal from someone else if we had let him go. Taking it with a grain of salt but I thought that Vinny said someone offered him a little more than we did.
I would not be shocked if Springs gets a huge deal.
Larry Michael is Satan
02-28-2009, 03:05 PM
I purpose we pick up Andre Smith AND Alex Mack in the draft. Maybe if Mack falls to the 2nd, we will trade up to get him.
53Fan
02-28-2009, 03:13 PM
If we did that.......well that would be to good to be true. But we still need a OLB unless they think Blades or JT can handle it. Of course the FO seems to feel the draft is pretty deep at LB.
44ever
02-28-2009, 03:16 PM
If we did that.......well that would be to good to be true. But we still need a OLB unless they think Blades or JT can handle it. Of course the FO seems to feel the draft is pretty deep at LB.
"IF" we got Smith and Mack.(not gonna happen) I think JT could handle OLB.
53Fan
02-28-2009, 03:21 PM
Oh c'mon 44, you even think JT could be the backup QB. :)
44ever
02-28-2009, 03:22 PM
Oh c'mon 44, you even think JT could be the backup QB. :)
Well. I never thought of that. Maybe he can:) Whats up 53
53Fan
02-28-2009, 03:24 PM
Well. I never thought of that. Maybe he can:) Whats up 53
He's too tall like JC. He'd never work in the WCO. :laughing-
44ever
02-28-2009, 03:25 PM
He's too tall like JC. He'd never work in the WCO. :laughing-
Your probably right. How about getting Doc back!!!! Really impressed with FO this year so far.
The Goat
02-28-2009, 03:28 PM
Oh c'mon 44, you even think JT could be the backup QB. :)
haha 44.
... seriously on JT playing OLB, my worry is that basically we're playing a 5-2 defense, which i haven't heard of since high school. Taylor isn't a great tackler and def not a huge hitter. As OLB, strong or weak, i think he'll just be roaming the LOS looking for the best spot to attack the QB or RB in the backfield but if he misses...
Obviously Blache will devise the best scheme but I feel like we get the most out of JT if he's our full-time RDE. Evans/Daniels and Carter would take turns at LDE but honestly Carter doesn't fit there very well. And we still need to find another OLB in this scenario. Clearly we've got a shit-ton of talent on d this year I just think it's a little unclear how to put it to it's best uses.