49ers Address Needs By Drafting Balmer, Rachal On First Day
Day 1 certainly wasn’t flashy. But I thought the Balmer pick was a good one for all the reasons the 49ers put forth today. (He was the guy I took in The Sporting News correspondents’ mock). Of all their defensive linemen, Balmer at 6-5 and around 300 pounds, seems like the only one who is really a prototypical 3-4 lineman. He seems to have just the right dimensions as a defensive end in the scheme.
Sources:
- www.sacbee.com
- blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com
- 3rdstringsafety.blogspot.com
- www.zuriberry.com
- nfldraftblog08.wordpress.com
- northcarolina.rivals.com
Tags: 49ers, 49ers draft, 49ers webzone, 49ers.com, lineman, news correspondents, nfl, nfl draft, sporting news