(01-20-2021, 04:15 PM)The Eleventh Doctor Wrote:

(01-20-2021, 02:07 PM)Bullseye Wrote: That happens, for any number of reasons.

If a GM is hitting about 40% of his picks, he's doing exceptionally well.

Hopefully for us, there won't be any versions of that 2012 draft.

For me, those Super bowl appearances shape my perspective of Baalke.

I am, however, soliciting the input of some 49ers fans.  I know they are less than enthused about his stay there.  I would like some details from them as to why that is.

It just worries me a bit that he has a bit of a history of making reaches.  For all of Caldwell's issues, he never really reached in the early rounds.  Even with Taven Bryan and even Blake Bortles, they were generally seen as 1st round picks.  Just worries me he has 'smartest man in the room' gene smith syndrome.  I mean most people even figured Luke Joeckel was going to be the pick.  Even if ultimately it wasn't a good pick.

The 12-3 crew on 1010 XL interviewed a sports guy from the SF area this afternoon to provide some insight into exactly what I have been asking about.

The guy (Mayoco[?]) was saying Baalke had problems working with FOUR (4) different coaches:  Singletary, Harbaugh, Tomsula and Chip Kelly-not just Harbaugh.  As for drafting, he was saying Baalke took a lot of chances on guys who had torn ACLs, and seemed to double down on the strategy when questioned about it.

The guy was saying Baalke knew football, and could probably learn from his mistakes, but has difficulty working with others and takes chances on injured players.

Here is a link to the interview, which begins at the 1:44 mark.

https://soundcloud.com/1010xl-92-5-fm-ja...me-1-20-21

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