Originally posted by Tman:
Losing THREE first round picks on a failed QB pick has all but been forgotten. That in and of itself speaks volumes on how legit this dude is playing.
As others have said, those three first round picks, the last two are more like 2nd round picks considering Brock's play. Its not a big loss - in a sense.
The *nice* thing about the Brock pick is that - to a certain extent - its not depending on draft order, like the Trey Lance pick. One of Kyle's reasons for the Lance trade up was that he thought the 49ers wouldn't have another top 10 pick in the 1st round for a long time. So he went for the gusto.
The Brock pick and many other low round picks that do well on the team are sustainable despite being basically last in the draft order. I always see teams fade after their initial high draft players ger old. Two examples- Jim Harbaugh's team under Baalke, and the Legion of Boom. Both teams faded after their initial draft success.
If Kyle can just keep drafting well in the later rounds, the super bowl window will be open for a long time.