Givens and Bryant in Santa Clara....

[That Guy]

Originally Posted by 9erman

The ranking I have supplied are what I think will be the level of production at the next level. NOT THE EXPECTED DRAFT ORDER.

You are right about the draft order........Keep in mind that I have seen 100's of more hours of film of these guys than you have.
White is higher on some teams board than others...Some have him at #2 and some like speed and have him at #5. White ran behing the best o-line in the country by far and is not nearly as quick as stephen davis was coming out. Bush is #2 because IMO he will not be the type of back that carries a team without talent. He could be an amazing talent in the right fit.

DeAngelo Williams ran behind a terrible line in college and was the 3rd most productive back IN NCAA HISTORY. His team had no qb, no wr, no defense either. He alone managed to carry that squad to 4 bowl games. He has better football speed than all but Bush and has the ability to make YAC consistantly. He is in the mold of LaDanian Tomlinson and should produce at that level in the NFL. All 4 other backs in the draft have questions that need to be answered IMO.

you haven't watched more than me

I like both williams and white more than bush simply cause giving bush 30 carries a game is going to end up (in the long run) giving you the exact same production as giving him 15-20 carries a game. you just put more wear on him and hurt his chances of crazy home runs.

white might not put up the most yards, but i think he'll be very useful at creating yards and keeping the chains moving.

i don't know how addai is your #3 when he's got potential injury problems. He's the best all around back, but i don't think he'll ever be an elite back.

I think SF would be stupid to take an RB 6 though. the current rbs you got don't seem to be amazing, but anyone thinking that's your most pressing needs to watch the 49ers play I think the best FA move you could make is getting a QB like culpepper (cause he's cheap) and in case alex is still amazingly awful next year, there's a chance daunte will be able to get his old form back. (the vikings overplayed their hand and are now going to get nearly nothing for him)

in the 2nd round both m drew and l washington will be available and both would still be upgrades (i believe they're vastly under rated).

I don't think leinhart is a mistake, he's probably closer to a drew brees than a tom brady though. he's clearly the best pick to come in and make a difference now. If anything Young is the mistake cause he's never worked out of a 3 step drop, he runs too fast and he only checks two routes. He's not as fast as vick, though he fumbles less and he'll probably be a better passer, but he has the chance to be good or flame out and be another NFL QB curiosity.

davis would be a great pick for you there. he's the best WR on the board :P a lot of pundits think since you have johnson you don't need a TE, BUT, this is a 6'3" guy running a 4.38, and for a WR those are GREAT numbers, so it'd be crazy to not have him at the top of both the TE and WR depth chart this year.