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I understand your point, but let me remind you that the draft produced a lot of starters and
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Posted by SFBAFan on 2010-03-03 05:33:12

In Reply to: I'm curious where Bill Walsh got this draft-day reputation of "trading down" posted by seven-eleven on 2010-03-02 15:38:04

key contributors to our championship teams. The draft I am referring to is the draft of 1986. Another example of Walsh trading down was 2000, where he converted to #3 into Julian Peterson and Ahmed Plummer. Each year is different of course. Some years Walsh traded up (e.g., 1985: Rice), and in some years (e.g., 1986 and 2000), he traded down.

My suggestion was based on the depth I see in the first two rounds. If you think the 49ers can pick up two All Pros by trading up, that's a no-brainer (I'm in). Easier said than done.

What's your suggestion? Which players would you target? how high would need to go? Two top 10? What would you be willing to sacrifice? 2nd, 3rd, plus future #1?

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2. 1986: The Niners made six different trades involving draft picks with seven different teams, often trading down several times to acquire more picks. In what is considered one of the best drafts in NFL history, the Niners - as a result of those deals engineered by Walsh - were able to draft defensive end Larry Roberts, fullback Tom Rathman, cornerback Tim McKyer, defensive end Charles Haley, wide receiver John Taylor, offensive tackle Steve Wallace, cornerback Don Griffin and defensive end Kevin Fagan - all key contributors for future Super Bowl championship teams.



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