Ted Ginn traded to 49ers

[HutOne]

Wasn't that due a lot to the fact that they wanted Quinn?

Some of it was but I think alot of it was because Ginn was a projected late 1st early 2nd round pick and they took him at 9th.

[BeeR]

Actually I would say the first round only. Any rookie is a crapshoot so gettig one that is mostly dedicated to only a handful of plays per game is a waste in the first round.

Or 2d and even 3d IMO. You want someone who contributes more than just a few plays w/those first day picks too.

[Jackass]

So you could say both Miami and Cleveland got screwed by this pick because if Quinn was off the board the Browns would have had no reason to trade back up in the 1st round to get him. They dealt their 2nd round pick that year and a 1st round pick the next draft for Quinn. Had they stayed in the 2nd round (I think they only moved up about 10-15 spots) they would have got a nice impact player (in theory if they drafted a good player) and would have still had a 1st round pick the following year. This was the year when the Browns went 10-6 with Derrick Anderson at QB so whoever they got in the 2nd may have been enough to push them to 11-5 and get that playoff spot not to mention maybe that 1st rounder the next year could have been an impact player. Instead it was a complete implosion in 2008 for the Browns. Interesting how things work out sometimes.

Also A-Peterson was in that draft. If they were going to trade up they should have done it to get him not Quinn.

 

Peterson was picked 7th and Quinn in the 20's.

[crazylegs]

Hey may end up being technically their #4, but he'll certainly get tested early. The 49ers have been desperate for speed on that offense for years. When your most explosive player is your TE, you just have to grind out too many driives. They're going to give him opportunities to be their big play guy. As a Seahawks fan, I don't like this one bit. For years the Seahawks have been able to cheat everybody way up against the 49ers and try to hold them in a box, but this gives them a chance to cause a little more chaos than usual.

 

This also probably lowers the chances that they take Spiller.

I agree with this as a Niners fan. I am curious to see what he can do at WR but am tempering expectations. Even if he only handles return duties for them I think it will be worth the 5th rd. pick.