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Second-round QB for 49ers?
UPDATE: Monday afternoon, ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter wrote that Andy Dalton might not be on the board when the San Francisco 49ers' second-pick comes up. So if they want him, they may have to make a trade up to get him (see Schefter's thoughts below).
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One possible scenario for the 49ers during the draft later this month is for the team to select a player that will help out on defense with the No. 7 overall pick. The Niners appear to be interested in a pass-rushing outside linebacker or a cornerback, and there are multiple elite options at both of those positions.
So if that plan comes to pass, will the team move quickly to draft a developmental quarterback thereafter? That was the idea put forth by former NFL scout Dave Razzano in a phone conversation with Lowell Cohn of the Santa Rosa Press Democrat.
Razzano believes that the Niners may use their second-round pick (No. 45 overall) on a QB, and had some ideas on who this young man would be.
"Christian Ponder would be one," Razzano confirmed, "and also Andy Dalton from TCU. Those are efficient West Coast guys. They have good mobility, not great. Dalton really fits a West Coast style -- and remember [Jim] Harbaugh said he'll run the West Coast Offense. Dalton is accurate and efficient."
Razzano adds that he doesn't believe the Niners will have any rookie QB start in his initial season, which insinuates that the team will target a veteran to fill that role. While Alex Smith is the obvious option, a player like Marc Bulger, Matt Hasselbeck or Donovan McNabb could be a fit as well.
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Adam Schefter
Seems like a late first-rounder
"My sense -- there's that word again because there are so few absolutes surrounding the draft -- is Dalton goes somewhere between 25 and 35 overall, to a team that trades up to get him."
UPDATE: Monday afternoon, ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter wrote that Andy Dalton might not be on the board when the San Francisco 49ers' second-pick comes up. So if they want him, they may have to make a trade up to get him (see Schefter's thoughts below).
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One possible scenario for the 49ers during the draft later this month is for the team to select a player that will help out on defense with the No. 7 overall pick. The Niners appear to be interested in a pass-rushing outside linebacker or a cornerback, and there are multiple elite options at both of those positions.
So if that plan comes to pass, will the team move quickly to draft a developmental quarterback thereafter? That was the idea put forth by former NFL scout Dave Razzano in a phone conversation with Lowell Cohn of the Santa Rosa Press Democrat.
Razzano believes that the Niners may use their second-round pick (No. 45 overall) on a QB, and had some ideas on who this young man would be.
"Christian Ponder would be one," Razzano confirmed, "and also Andy Dalton from TCU. Those are efficient West Coast guys. They have good mobility, not great. Dalton really fits a West Coast style -- and remember [Jim] Harbaugh said he'll run the West Coast Offense. Dalton is accurate and efficient."
Razzano adds that he doesn't believe the Niners will have any rookie QB start in his initial season, which insinuates that the team will target a veteran to fill that role. While Alex Smith is the obvious option, a player like Marc Bulger, Matt Hasselbeck or Donovan McNabb could be a fit as well.
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Adam Schefter
Seems like a late first-rounder
"My sense -- there's that word again because there are so few absolutes surrounding the draft -- is Dalton goes somewhere between 25 and 35 overall, to a team that trades up to get him."