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http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/writers/peter_king/05/03/mmqb/index.html
Peter King talks about the Niners on draft day. I love their strategy. Patience and value....
If the Dolphins front office ever grows a brain it ought to pursue the draft the way the Niners did. At least, if you want to look good on draft day you do what they did. Obviously some of all those extra picks have to pan out for you, but I like the strategy. Unless you are so sure you've got a 99% guaranteed super star that is how I draft for my team - the way the Niners did it on draft day.
Peter King talks about the Niners on draft day. I love their strategy. Patience and value....
"So here were the Niners, sitting at No. 16, hoping against hope that one particular receiver would fall to them: LSU's Michael Clayton. They weren't going to trade up because Donahue thought the cost would be too much, particularly in light of the fact that San Francisco wanted to keep 20 picks in the next two drafts to help the team get younger and more salary-cap friendly. And so when the Bucs, at No. 15, took Clayton, the 49ers thought a bunch of the remaining receivers were clustered together. They favored Oklahoma State's consistent and productive (but not overly athletic) Rashaun Woods. They traded down with Philadelphia, going from No. 16 to No. 28 and picking up the Eagles' second-rounder. Then they moved from 28 to 31 after a deal with Carolina, gaining a fourth-rounder. The 49ers got Woods at 31, guard Justin Smiley with their own second-rounder (good pick -- he was the No. 2 guard on many draft boards), and a huge risk pick, Pitt cornerback Shawntae Spencer, with their low two acquired from the Eagles. "We loved his workout," Donahue said of Spencer, which scares me. One personnel chief I spoke with last week said Spencer had a poor final year at Pitt, doesn't tackle well and only rose up the charts late in the pre-draft frenzy because he runs slightly under a 4.4-second 40. Doesn't do much good if the guy's not a top-notch football player.
Donahue traded up early on day two to pick nose man Isaac Sopoaga, a guy the Patriots really liked until they got Vince Wilfork in the first round. Good value there."
If the Dolphins front office ever grows a brain it ought to pursue the draft the way the Niners did. At least, if you want to look good on draft day you do what they did. Obviously some of all those extra picks have to pan out for you, but I like the strategy. Unless you are so sure you've got a 99% guaranteed super star that is how I draft for my team - the way the Niners did it on draft day.