Originally posted by susweel:
Originally posted by billbird2111:
I do not understand the fascination behind using high draft picks on players with injuries. It is a roll of the dice that the 49ers have lost time and time again. We saw our former GM do this, and eventually get fired for it, and now it seems like Lynch and Shanahan are doing the same exact thing. Roll the dice to use high picks on players who may or may not pan out due to injury.
I went back to the first page of this thread to see what the concerns were on draft day, and many Webzone members were pointing out the knee issue. Which means the front office must have known about the knee issues and still chose to spend a high pick on him anyway in the hopes he would pan out.
Stupid move. I mean, I hope Javon can recover. But it seems like he needs some sort of surgery. And is it the type of surgery he can recover from?
It's a poverty franchise tbph. They always trying to save money. Trading Buckner and drafting this dude to replace should tell you all you need to know. Winning isn't the #1 priority.
I don't know if I buy that, Sus. If that were the case, why would York give a pair of unprovens like Shanahan and Lynch six year contracts? The York family could have done this on the cheap again. There was no need to hand out that type of contract nor the money involved. The team paid a bunch of money to retain Trent Williams, a move I did not agree with, and also shelled out cash for a few others.
I'm not ready to pin this one on Jed York. Yet. But it does look like some personnel gambles have been tried and they failed. And I just don't think the team should be gambling with high draft picks like that.
