Originally Posted by Kaepernick (Post 10614098)

I am used to the 49ers GM reaching for a great player. We did it again this year, taking a great 2nd round safety in the 1st round. It is just how the 49ers GM works. He goes for the sure thing.

It looks like Dorsey might be in the same mold. He wants a great guy and gets him and doesn't care who says he is reaching. Time will tell how good a pick you got.

Like you guys, I find it anticlimactic and difficult to pass on 1st round talent to reach for a 2nd round guy I feel we could have got in the 2nd round, but you can't argue with the 49ers roster, so it appears to work for the long term.

I'm sure Ford will be a stud of a pass rusher. But draft day sure is painful, isn't it?

Originally Posted by Kaepernick (Post 10614098)

But draft day sure is painful, isn't it?

Originally Posted by Pestilence (Post 10614108)

You do realize you're talking to Chiefs fans.....right?

Originally Posted by jd1020 (Post 10614113)

Dorseys reaches are pretty on par with 49ers reaches. Couldn't you tell from all the rookie production last year?

Originally Posted by Kaepernick (Post 10614118)

I feel like I'm in the same boat with you guys. Well, except for being a fan of a perennial super bowl contender.

But we need a WR and CB, and we take a Safety in the first. It is a shrewd long term move that will pay big for years down the road rather than the quick easy fix for now.

Ford is that kind of move. It is not your biggest need but it was a shrewd pick that likely will pay dividends for years and years down the road. Solid building block toward a contender.

Just not sexy and not one you want to watch your team pick in the 1st round of the draft.

Originally Posted by jd1020 (Post 10614113)

Dorseys reaches are pretty on par with 49ers reaches. Couldn't you tell from all the rookie production last year?

Originally Posted by Rausch (Post 10614126)

Half of our draft was injured last year.

Two of them never even saw the field.

Two of them (Fish and Davis) finished the year with numerous injuries and might not be ready for the start of this year...

Originally Posted by penbook (Post 10613787)

Per Sean Keeler

Dorsey: Dee Ford was the highest-rated player on #Chiefs' draft board. Was on the team's list of preferred four.

Originally Posted by Dante84 (Post 10614121)

Raw video of his phone call from the Chiefs:

http://videos.al.com/al/2014/05/boun..._dee_ford.html

Originally Posted by Dante84 (Post 10614136)

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/ArrowheadPride">@ArrowheadPride</a> hahaha they&#39;ve already got pics of Dee Ford taking down Peyton Manning in madden! <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Chiefs&amp;src=hash">#Chiefs</a> <a href="http://t.co/l41GaTnSyc">pic.twitter.com/l41GaTnSyc</a></p>&mdash; Bryce Perry (@BPerryKC) <a href="https://twitter.com/BPerryKC/statuses/464633163005054976">May 9, 2014</a></blockquote>
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