9ers Staying Put at No. 6 in NFL Draft.

[NorCal49ers]

Niners Staying Put at No. 6 in NFL Draft
- By GREG BEACHAM, AP Sports Writer
Tuesday, April 25, 2006


(04-25) 14:43 PDT Santa Clara, Calif. (AP) --


Mike Nolan still believes in bulk shopping in the NFL draft. He's just more picky about quality during his second year in charge of restocking the San Francisco 49ers.


The coach and chief architect of the five-time NFL champions' planned revival traded two early round draft picks to Denver last week to acquire the Broncos' 22nd overall selection. But contrary to public speculation, he says he intends to use that pick and the 49ers' rightful No. 6 choice in Saturday's draft.


The 49ers seemed ready to make a package deal to move up from the sixth spot to get one of the budding defensive stars — Ohio State linebacker A.J. Hawk and North Carolina State defensive end Mario Williams — expected to go in the first five picks.


Instead, Nolan hopes to add two immediate starters to a team that probably could use upgrades at 20 positions after having the NFL's worst offense and worst defense last season. With their two first-round selections leading off 10 overall choices, the Niners are in position to go after both quality and quantity.


"Unfortunately, it's safe for us to say we can truly take the best player available, other than maybe a quarterback, because we have needs at just about every spot," Nolan said. "You'd like to be good enough that you could say that and be lying.


"I don't know if you can really name a position outside of quarterback where we've really established that that's going to be the guy that we're going to work with."


URL: http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/n/a/2006/04/25/sports/s144313D86.DTL

[Eric 80]

Well it looks as though VD isn't on the top of Nolan's list.

[Eric 80]

How do you figure?
Fallow the link and read the whole article.

[socaljeff]

Fallow the link and read the whole article.

Did that...So to echo the statement again, how do you figure??? Do you really think Nolan would tip his hand if he was interested in V.D.? Its just like that radio interview he did recently where he referred to him as "that tight end from Maryland".

[Eric 80]

my bad, i thought that was the whole article
When I first read it, it was. But when I came back looking for parts that I swore that I read, they weren't there.

[NorCal49ers]

I did posted the whole article but somehow it had been edited by someone that I don't who did it.

When I first read it, it was. But when I came back looking for parts that I swore that I read, they weren't there.

[Local49ersFan]

I did posted the whole article but somehow it had been edited by someone that I don't who did it.
I remember reading somewhere about the rules of the MB don't want people to post whole articles unless it's from the 49ers site. And always provide a link so the accuracy of the information can be be vefified.

[hawaii49fan]

I read these quotes by Nolan a few days ago. What he appeared to be saying if a tight end is misused, like just for blocking, then it would be a misuse of funds. If a tight end is used like Gonzalez then it would not be a misuse of funds. Obviously they would use Davis like Gonzalez (and then some!)

Besides which, it is really dangerous this close to the draft to try to read anything from words that come out of coaches, general managers, owners and personnel folks mouths!

Sadie

[NinerCubBoiler]

Besides which, it is really dangerous this close to the draft to try to read anything from words that come out of coaches, general managers, owners and personnel folks mouths!

Sadie
Exactly... its all a poker game now... keep your cards in tight and have blank face

[Amitron]

exactly, its way to close to the draft to say who your gonna pick and not, you should never ever even do that, cause some other team will try to screw you over to get what they want