Arrowhead Pride Community Mock Draft -- Pick #29 by the San Francisco 49ers

by Chris Thorman on Apr 4, 2008 4:17 PM CDT in 2008 Draft Comment 6 comments

And with the 29th pick in the 2008 Arrowhead Pride Community Mock Draft, the San Francisco 49ers select:

Michigan WR Mario Manningham

ds1 with the pick:

New offensive coordinator Mike Martz will push hard for a receiver in the first round and based on the previous picks, we feel he's the best receiver available.

The signing of Isaac Bruce is just a stop gap for the organization and we hope the professionalism and work ethic of Bruce will pay off with Manningham as well as Vernon Davis.

1. Miami Dolphins - QB Matt Ryan
2. St. Louis Rams - OT Jake Long
3. Atlanta Falcons - DT Glenn Dorsey
4. Oakland Raiders - DE Chris Long
5. Kansas City Chiefs - DT Sedrick Ellis
6. New York Jets - RB Darren McFadden
7. New England Patriots - DL Vernon Gholston
8. Baltimore Ravens - OT Ryan Clady
9. Cincinnati Bengals - OLB Keith Rivers
10. New Orleans Saints - CB Mike Jenkins
11. Buffalo Bills - CB Leodis McKelvin
12. Denver Broncos - OT Chris Williams
13. Carolina Panthers - DE Derrick Harvey
14. Chicago Bears - RB Rashard Mendenhall
15. Detroit Lions - OT Jeff Otah
16. Arizona Cardinals - CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie
17. Minnesota Vikings - DE Philip Merling
18. Houston Texans - OG Branden Albert
19. Philadelphia Eagles - FS Kenny Phillips
20. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - WR/RS DeSean Jackson
21. Washington Redskins - WR Limas Sweed
22. Dallas Cowboys - RB Felix Jones
23. Pittsburgh Steelers - OL Gosder Cherilus
24. Tennessee Titans - WR Devin Thomas
25. Seattle Seahawks - WR Malcolm Kelly
26. Jacksonville Jaguars - DE Lawrence Jackson
27. San Diego Chargers - RB Jonathan Stewart
28. Dallas Cowboys - CB Aqib Talib
29. San Francisco 49ers - WR Mario Manningham

On the clock: Green Bay Packers (c-rag - I have the pick and will post it later tonight.)

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Definitely makes sense

As a WR I would love to be under Martz my rookie year.

by Joel Thorman on Apr 4, 2008 7:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

thanks PT......

I'm not a huge Martz fan but Bruce and Holt success can't be an anomaly in my opinion.

"C'Mon guys. It's so simple maybe you need a refresher course. It's all ball bearings nowadays."

by darenstevens on Apr 5, 2008 4:18 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

If this were round 2 I could see them taking MM

but not in round one, he has slid down the charts a ton. With the 49ers other needs I don't see them taking a WR in ROund 1.

by Tom Bahali on Apr 6, 2008 10:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

my line of thinking...

Most mock drafts I've seen have SF going WR, LB (which I disagree with after last Willis last year) and OL.

I don't see LB and based on our mock, the OL available were not even close to a first round pick. The 9'ers have no receiving corp at all....they signed Bruce but that will be for a year or so. Nolan and Martz have this year to make the offense work. Manningham has slid due to 40 times at the combine and some personal stuff but his pro day was better than his combine. Lastly, Manningham was the best WR available in our mock.

I'm curious, your rationale on no WR in the first round and then I'd also be curious who would you have chosen.

It's easy to sit and be critical....why not take an extra few minutes and offer your solution.

"C'Mon guys. It's so simple maybe you need a refresher course. It's all ball bearings nowadays."

by darenstevens on Apr 7, 2008 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hey Tom...

I just reread my post and I hope the last sentence didn't come across poorly. I'm really just curious what direction you think the 9'ers will go.

Again, sorry if it came across wrong.

Cheers,

Daren

"C'Mon guys. It's so simple maybe you need a refresher course. It's all ball bearings nowadays."

by darenstevens on Apr 7, 2008 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Manningham loves his weed.

Obviously the 9'ers organization was not made aware of Manningham admitting to failing multiple drug tests while at Michigan. I would still look at a receiver in this draft but if there wasn't one available, I would go best athlete.

I had no problems with his workout numbers but failing multiple tests for having an affinity for pot is too big of a red flag.

"C'Mon guys. It's so simple maybe you need a refresher course. It's all ball bearings nowadays."

by darenstevens on Apr 8, 2008 1:35 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs