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With the 29th Pick the 49ers Select….

April 26th, 2008 • Related • Filed Under

Just a little under five hours from now the 49ers will be on the clock. And with the 29th pick the 49ers select…

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Comment by Samra on 26 April 2008:

man with matt ryan already taken at #3 alot of things are gonna change…i bet now we might trade out of the first to the dolphins or Ravens
Comment by Ryan the 1st on 26 April 2008:

Maybe we trade, I think it would be stupid to trade too far. I think that if we stay in the top ten of the second round with a trade then we’re still ok. However, we have to add QUALITY DIFFERENCE MAKERS …….NO MORE DEPTH!!!
Comment by Samra on 26 April 2008:

well there is no way we’ll get multple 2nd round picks from the falcons…
Comment by Los Banos Jerry on 26 April 2008:

We’re gonna trade when the day is over. We’ll have 3 players. Either
3 rookies or 2 rookies and Jason Taylor. Kansas City and Carolina are possible trade partners also. They want QB’s also.
Comment by Los Banos Jerry on 26 April 2008:

Bengals are up the run on OT could start now
Comment by Los Banos Jerry on 26 April 2008:

Patriots just took Mayo Fuckkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
Comment by Samra on 26 April 2008:

well looks like we gonna get quentin groves
Comment by Los Banos Jerry on 26 April 2008:

I hope so but I think he’s gonna be gone. I also hope the WR start
going so the OT and Albert drop.
Comment by Dan on 26 April 2008:

I have hope, but I agree with Los Banos about Groves. What do you guys think our chances are of getting him? Especially since 3 backers were taken in the top ten.
Comment by Los Banos Jerry on 26 April 2008:

2 chances
SLIM
NONE
Comment by Samra on 26 April 2008:

i bet u he’ll be there…hes stock’s really dropped
Comment by Dan on 26 April 2008:

Man, I really hope not, but why do I have a inkling the Cards would take a look at Groves? They lost Pace.
Comment by Los Banos Jerry on 26 April 2008:

i hope so also, look how far Mayo dropped he was suppose to be there
at 39 a week ago. Pass rushers don’t last long
Comment by Samra on 26 April 2008:

mayo a inside LB for a 3-4 not a pass rusher
Comment by Dan on 26 April 2008:

I hate seeing guys I like going to teams I don’t like. ie: Long to the Rams and Cromartie to Cards
Comment by Mike on 26 April 2008:

Cherilus to the lions.. leaves groves, connor, maybe a db or trade out of first..or maybe if like a talib slips or maybe a wr…
Didn’t expect him to go that early.
Comment by Mike on 26 April 2008:

baltimore trades back up to 18 there goes flacco i think.. so that leaves panthers, bears, dolphins looking to move up now..
Comment by Los Banos Jerry on 26 April 2008:

Mayo plays in and out didn’t year here the interview with Belichek
on NFL network. He said he’ll start him in and out he has the ability to do either.
Comment by GREG on 26 April 2008:

Unless we get groves i think we should trade out of our first round pick…I am thinking miami, kc, chicago…our first rd for their 2nd and an additional pick
Comment by linnphoto on 26 April 2008:

I’m thinking Devin Thomas WR Michigan ST. This guy is a stud WR, although I’m not sure he’ll get by Dallas twice.
Comment by Mike on 26 April 2008:

only issue with devin thomas is 1 i don’t think he gets to us.. but 2nd he only had one good year and that just happened to be his last year.. Just makes think that if he is all that then why didn’t he produce more then just the one season.
I don’t think we even have to worry about him being there b/c I think he’s gone before we pick
Comment by Dan on 26 April 2008:

Well, if I’m correct, did’nt Julian Peterson only have one good year in division 1? his frosh/soph years were spent at a JC. dont count thomas out.
Comment by Mike on 26 April 2008:

If go wr. Sweed could be there or way its looking even jackson could make it to us. Would take those 2 over thomas if go wide out.. Although Mike Jenkins falling no one talkin about him.. or a Philip Merling who I would say would be our rush end in our system. Was once considered a top 10 talent. Until he had sports hernia surgery.
Comment by Samra on 26 April 2008:

other than mike jenkins i dont see first round value…we need to move out of round 1
Comment by Los Banos Jerry on 26 April 2008:

Merling, Groves, Balmer, Phillips, Campbell are all worthy of 29.
23 just went off. 6 more picks you know some of the WR are gonna
start going soon. So if Groves Merling Balmer and Phillips are gone
trade out for Conner or Campbell. With a little luck Merling or
Groves could be there. Oh I forgot Jenkins he’s worthy of 29
Comment by Samra on 26 April 2008:

i think desean jackson will be our pick in the second
Comment by Los Banos Jerry on 26 April 2008:

I hope not he’s gonna be hurt all the time.
Comment by Billy on 26 April 2008:

SWEET
Either Devin Thomas, Limas Sweed, or my favorite Desean Jackson will be available!
Comment by Billy on 26 April 2008:

I say
1st Jackson or Sweed
2nd Groves
Comment by Los Banos Jerry on 26 April 2008:

Dallas traded up to go corner because they said that none of the
WR graded out as 1st round talent. None of them could beat out TO
or Terry Glen. you don’t pick WR in the 1st to return kicks. You
pick kick returners in the 3rd. (Hester)
Comment by Mike on 26 April 2008:

I don’t think Jackson makes it to us in 2nd. I read a few rumors that if jackson falls to the 2nd the rams were gonna look at him hard.

There goes Jenkins to cowboys.
Comment by Mike on 26 April 2008:

Hester was a 2nd round pick jerry
Comment by Billy on 26 April 2008:

Hey I mean to be mentored by Jerry Rice thats got to mean something come on
Comment by Billy on 26 April 2008:

Im just worried about his weight that could make him injury prone in this level
Comment by Los Banos Jerry on 26 April 2008:

Defense SD will take Flowers, SEA will go Keller TE. We can go DE
with 29 and Groves or Phillps 39
Comment by linnphoto on 26 April 2008:

I change my mind….Sweed cause of height over Thomas and as an Ohio State fan I watched Sweed have two great games against them.
Comment by Billy on 26 April 2008:

Yeah Im torn between both Sweed and Jackson both of them are good
Comment by Los Banos Jerry on 26 April 2008:

There are going to be all kinds of WR in the 3rd round
Comment by linnphoto on 26 April 2008:

Its interesting that Sweed isn’t a top 3 receiver in Mel Kiper’s eyes
Comment by Billy on 26 April 2008:

Mel has issues
Comment by Billy on 26 April 2008:

Devin thoams is also available but I dont like him
Comment by linnphoto on 26 April 2008:

They should trade back too many good players avaliable
Comment by Billy on 26 April 2008:

*Thomas
Comment by Mike on 26 April 2008:

on the clock.. have groves, balmer, jackson, sweed, thomas, merling,flowers all on board for us
Comment by linnphoto on 26 April 2008:

wow there pick is in already
Comment by Mike on 26 April 2008:

pick is in already wow
Comment by Mike on 26 April 2008:

had to jump on someone hopin he was there.. gotta be someone we loved
Comment by Billy on 26 April 2008:

Right Now we can trade with Miami I think and get a WR then get Groves with our pick and have some extra picks
Comment by Los Banos Jerry on 26 April 2008:

Pick is in
Comment by Mike on 26 April 2008:

wow not a fan of that pick.. idk.. dont like it. really dissapoint with that.
Comment by Dan on 26 April 2008:

WOW!!! I like it, but I still want Groves
Comment by Los Banos Jerry on 26 April 2008:

Yes Balmer there’s are nose tackle YAhhhhhhhhhhh
Comment by Billy on 26 April 2008:

SCOTT THAT IS THE MOST IDIOTIC PICK IVE SEEN
Comment by 49ers on 26 April 2008:

nice 1st pick.
Comment by Dan on 26 April 2008:

Remember, He was projected in some to go in the late teens high 20’s
Comment by Mike on 26 April 2008:

Balmer is a good player but idk just think could have waited on a Nose/dt until 3rd. idk
Comment by Samra on 26 April 2008:

Kentwan Balmer???? that prolly means either sopogoa will move out to NT or Justin Smith will play LB
Comment by linnphoto on 26 April 2008:

Not sure about this……Will wait to see who we get with 39 before I judge
Comment by Billy on 26 April 2008:

Yeah and Thomas was projected 11th to the Bills. Damn now I hope a WR falls to us in 2nd
Comment by Samra on 26 April 2008:

balmer will prolly be the next best thing to a younger faster stronger bryant young
Comment by Los Banos Jerry on 26 April 2008:

don’t be he was the 3rd best rated DT. Now Groves or Merling in the
2nd.
Comment by Billy on 26 April 2008:

Damn I thought it was going to be
1st Jackson or Sweed
2nd Groves
3rd Rubin

Man we could have traded with the JETS!!!
Comment by Mike on 26 April 2008:

groves could be there in 2nd for us.. idk if merling makes it to us in 2nd.. if he does he would be a STEAL.
Comment by Billy on 26 April 2008:

Groves I think will be there but with Balmer I doubt we get him
Comment by Billy on 26 April 2008:

I think Giant are taking either Sweed or Hardy
Comment by Mike on 26 April 2008:

Giants go phillips or tyrell johnson.. at safety or dan connor lb.. better fits for them as far as needs i think
Comment by Los Banos Jerry on 26 April 2008:

Groves if there will replace TBC. Balmer is gonna replace either
Franklin or Douglas. It makes total sense. There is a huge reason
why no WR have been taken they don’t grade out this year. We’re
looking good. Now me make a trade pick up an extra 2nd or high 3rd.
Then we have DL. LB, WR, OL by the end of the 3rd round. If some of
the WR start going now then we’ll get Groves with 39.
Comment by Billy on 26 April 2008:

YES!!!!!!!!
Comment by Mike on 26 April 2008:

and there goes phillips.. called it
Comment by Los Banos Jerry on 26 April 2008:

Well Phillips is gone. Dam it he is gonna be a very good Safety
Comment by Billy on 26 April 2008:

I just want a WR!!
Comment by Los Banos Jerry on 26 April 2008:

2nd round QB and WR 8 more picks come on Groves
Comment by Mike on 26 April 2008:

there goes merling..
Comment by Billy on 26 April 2008:

Merling is gone
Comment by Billy on 26 April 2008:

I hope Jackson isnt taken by the Rams
Comment by Billy on 26 April 2008:

WOW?! Donnie Avery??
Comment by Mike on 26 April 2008:

Donnie avery fits there system well.. but he is fist wr off board.. wow.. bet no one even top analysts could have seen that one
Comment by Mike on 26 April 2008:

There goes devin thomas
Comment by Mike on 26 April 2008:

Right now looking like Sweed, Jackson, Groves, Connor.. could have atleast 2 there for our choice..
Comment by Mike on 26 April 2008:

Only thing scares me is baltimore could take groves an they pick ahead of us.. since suggs was franchised and not happy about it. and they need help with there aging def. and they play 3-4 too….
Comment by Billy on 26 April 2008:

Im happy with either Jackson, Sweed, or Groves. Not a big Connor fan
Comment by Dan on 26 April 2008:

Hell yeah! I don’t want to get ahead of myself but, I think Groves is ours. Forty F*@#’n Niners, MAN!
Comment by Dan on 26 April 2008:

Good point mike, but I think Suggs will stay and they’ll pass on Groves(knock on wood)
Comment by Los Banos Jerry on 26 April 2008:

Balt is gonna take OL or Conner
Comment by Los Banos Jerry on 26 April 2008:

I’ll be the 1st one to admit that I never thought Groves would fall
all the way to 39 yahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Comment by Mike on 26 April 2008:

Only issues i have is i hope this doesn’t turn into a completely def draft for us. Our Off. needs play makers we have gore. thats it.. Bruce is older lookin at him more as a tutor to our current recievers. Johnson is only on a 1 year deal. I’d just like a playmaker thats why i wouldn’t mind Jackson. He is a playmaker with ball in his hands.. and returners can change teams and games just ask bears and hester. not saying he’s that good or going to be but better then rossum i am sure on that.
Groves or Jackson I would be happy with. Wouldn’t be dissappointed with Sweed either.
Comment by Dan on 26 April 2008:

Me either Jerry, Iam stoked!
Comment by Mike on 26 April 2008:

Seahawks jump up to ravens pick..
Comment by Billy on 26 April 2008:

I agree with you Mike
Comment by Los Banos Jerry on 26 April 2008:

Carlson hah hah
Comment by Dan on 26 April 2008:

What about that guy Lee from Hawaii? He’s no Desean, but I like him
Comment by Billy on 26 April 2008:

Come on lets go WR!
Comment by Dan on 26 April 2008:

Im an idiot, not Lee, Bess is who I was thinking. Sorry
Comment by Los Banos Jerry on 26 April 2008:

ouch we could of gotten equal in the 4th round
Comment by Dan on 26 April 2008:

that pick sucks! I’m dissapointed.
Comment by Mike on 26 April 2008:

And we go OG Rachal.. who is a good pick.. and we need Oline help. However with playmakers still on board. I am not to happy with this draft so far..
Bess isn’t bad however he is a slot guy with not even good return ability. I liked jackson b/c of that duel threat he possessed.. Bess is at earliest a 5th round pick I feel anyway. If gonna wait till 4th or 6th round to go wideout . I’d rather go Dexter Jackson out of App. State. Who has that return ability as well as great speed. Or a Will Franklin who could be as good as a #2 guy one day. (my thoughts on him, others aren’t as high on him)
Comment by Billy on 26 April 2008:

So far we’ve done horrible in my opinion Rachal is a 3rd at best, although almost all the Lineman are being taken I thought it was a reach
Comment by Dan on 26 April 2008:

IDK about Rachal, obviously I wanted Groves in 2nd, but then Carl Nicks in the third. He could’ve been used as a tackle/guard like Snyder.
Comment by Los Banos Jerry on 26 April 2008:

I agree Dan so now we need to trade next years 2nd for Groves or
Caldwell.
Comment by Dan on 26 April 2008:

Groves yes, but I think Caldwell could be had in the third or fourth. What about Avril? If not Groves.
Comment by Mike on 26 April 2008:

caldwell i think will be there in the 3rd. keep in mind sweed and kelly are both still on board. Kelly in 3rd is worth a gamble on atleast thats my views.
Comment by Forensics187 on 26 April 2008:

Does anyone know when we pick next?
Comment by Niner Pundit on 26 April 2008:

75th. 12th pick in the third.
Comment by Forensics187 on 26 April 2008:

Thanx Pundit. Hey Pundit, what do you of our picks thus far?
Comment by Los Banos Jerry on 26 April 2008:

I think that Balmer will win the job at left DE B Young’s pos. Draft
Dog has him rated as a 1st round talent ranked 20th overall and the
3rd best DT behind Ellis USC. DT in a 4-3 and DE in a 3-4.

Rachal also has a 1st round grade 2nd overall behind Albert. 38th
overall. So after further study he was a good pick although surprising. Definate need pos. with the injury to Baas.

With that said maybe Mc Nolan know what there doing. I just hope that they make a trade. We’re at 52 and Groves is still there, so is
Conner. Maybe they go to mauch hype. Now that the WR are going I
hope that Caldwell is still waiting for us at 75. KC is projected
in alot of mock drafts to take him.

Does anyone remember who said that Avril was gonna be gone be 29,
and for sure 39……….
Comment by Los Banos Jerry on 26 April 2008:

Groves is gone 52
Comment by Mike on 26 April 2008:

Yea Jerry it was the same guy who had posted a mock. His first name was Brian. That said he wouldn’t make it to us even at 39 an all that.. I don’t remember what his last name was.