Why in the world would SF take Ferguson (if he's there) at 6??? They have one of the highest paid LT's in the NFL coming back off an early injury last year in Jennings. What SF desperately needs is a RT. At 22, they can get a very good one, ready to start. They may have wanted to jump the Jets at 29 for that RT, another team in dire need of a RT. I just don't see SF paying over 10 mil a year for bookend OT's.
Davis, Huff, Hawk are all resonable possibilities at 6. Ferguson just isn't, no way.
Have to disagree. Most successful NFL front offices seem to draft BPA in the first round, rather than for need (Patriots, Ravens, etc.). If the 49ers rate Ferguson ahead of Davis, Huff, Hawk, he makes plenty of sense. Kwame Harris obviously isn't a great lineman - move D'Brick or Jennings to RT and have a pair of very good - great tackles. With a line of Ferguson, Larry Allen, David Baas, Justin Smiley/Adam Snyder, and Jennings (L-R) the 49ers would be a VERY effective running offense, and have very good pass protection as well.In short, I believe Nolan needs to take BPA (minus QB for salary cap reasons), and to me that list would be Ferguson, Davis, Hawk, Huff.
Do you realise at this point in his career, that Ferguson is actually a slightly below average run blocker? He has ONE position, and one position only.... LT. Yes, BAP is always imprtant in the top ten, but what is the separation between the available players? Drafting Ferguson would make as much sense as taking Leinart. But, according to you, if Leinart is at the top of their BAP, they should take him anyway? The thing that you seem to think, that Ferguson could be just as good a RT as a LT, is perhaps why I say you are dead wrong. They need (just like the Jets) a dominant run blocking RT, and that isn't Jennings OR Ferguson. They can pick up a Justice or a Winston at 22, and improve the team much more than getting a guy at 6 to play out of position. That would be like SD taking an RB with their first round pick.... it makes NO sense to me whatsoever.
You sit there and say no QB due to the cap, but are willing to tie up millions and millions in two OLT's? When you don't have to? They need so much help, a redundant pick like that, and Nolan should be fired on the spot, period.