Matt Taibbi likes the 49ers Draft
When he’s not exposing the amoral, criminal activities of Goldman Sachs, Matt Taibbi is a real draftnik. He’s got a time-tested set of draft guidelines (“Draft the Weed Guy, “Steer Clear of the Recently Arrested”) that includes a tip about the value of successful college running backs who are under 5’10” and 200 pounds. Maybe Jim Harbaugh and Trent Baalke read his blog:
“Almost every year, a hyper-productive but small college running back drops to the second, third, fourth round, and almost every year that guy comes into the NFL and just massacres the league. The list includes guys like Maurice Jones-Drew, Darren Sproles, Ray Rice, and Chris Johnson, who just happen to be four of the best players in the NFL. The caveat here is that your overlooked little guy has to have legit monster speed, preferably sub-4.4 speed. Last year nobody really qualified, but this year there’s an obvious entrant: Oregon’s LaMichael James, who scored about nine thousand touchdowns in college, ran a 4.36, and yet for some reason is being talked about as a late second or third round pick.”
If Harbaugh ever gives Jon Corzine an unusually intense handshake, or he amends his pre-game cheer to “Who’s got it better than us? Other than the unindicted executives of Lehman Brothers, nobody!” then you know where he got the scoop on James.
