Something to pass the time...
 

Here are the rules:

You have to use this mock draft. http://www.walterfootball.com/draft2009.php

You are allowed to make one FA signing from this list. http://www.footballsfuture.com/freeagents.html

Put together your mock offseason. 1 FA and the first 3 rounds. If you want to get creative and put trades in they have to be explained and realistic. If you say that the 49ers are going to trade up to the #3 spot, then you have to explain what they gave up and who they traded up to draft.

FA Signing - Terrell Suggs DE

I'll be stupid and actually say that the 49ers need to grab an OT in this draft. They're at #8 and they need to get ahead of the Bengals and Raiders to get one of the top 3 OTs. They give up the #8, #42 and #73 for our #3 and #98. They take Michael Oher at #3. (It doesn't really fit the draft value chart perfectly....but screw it)

2009 Draft.

8. Taylor Mays/S/USC
34. George Selvie/DE/South Florida
42. Herman Johnson/G/LSU
67. Dannell Ellerbe/ILB/Georgia
73. Fenuki Tupou/OT/Oregon

That leaves our team looking like this.

QB: Thigpen/Gray/Croyle
RB: LJ/Charles/Smith
FB: Cox
WR: Bowe/Bradley/Franklin/Darling/Johnson
TE: Gonzo/Cottam
LT: Albert/Taylor
LG: Waters
C: Niswanger
RG: Johnson
RT: Tupou

LDE: Selvie/Hali
DT: Dorsey/Boone
NT: Tyler/Edwards
RDE: Suggs/McBride
LOLB: DJ
MLB: Ellerbe
ROLB: Williams
CB: Flowers/Carr/Leggett
FS: Mays/Page
SS: Morgan/Pollard

Against the grain with not taking a QB huh? :)

I am not positive Balt. will let Suggs walk, if he does and we dont' attempt to snatch him up, I'll be pissed. Instant upgrade on defense.

I'm not really going against the grain. I'm using the mock draft above which has Stafford going #1 and none of the other QBs are coming out (at least in the mock draft). Therefor....there is no QB to take.

True enough, weak draft class for QB's.

I like George Selvie, even though I haven't seen as much on him as some others.

He seems like he would be a leader

Edit: I misread your directions :) I thought you said find A mock not use this mock. :)

Yep...you have to use that mock. If someone went in that mock before our pick.....then you can't pick him obviously. It's something to pass the time at work.....

I'm not gonna mess with trades, but base on what I have available to work with, I'd go:

Orakpo
Mack
Tupou

Sign Vilma as FA.

I like this but I'd swap in Freeman LB OSU for Tupou. It would be nice to get 2 LB's, a starting OL and a pass rusher with those four players. Rudy could slide to RG and challenge Jones for the spot.

With no trades.....I'd be very happy with this offseason.

Not going to consider trades.

Sign Suggs.

1.Brain Orakpo
2.Alex Mack
3.Fenuki Tupou

This gives me Suggs and Orakpo as bookend DEs, and Tamba as a rotational DE.
Greatly improves our D-Line.

It also allows me to move Niswanger to RG, where I think he acquited himself very well last season, and effectively upgrades 3 positions along the O-line.

Oh hell.
I should have read the thread before I posted.

Oh, what the hell?
We're pretty much on the same page.

1 - FA - Suggs (OLB)

Draft day trade with the Lions. Lions get #3 pick, KC gets 25th, 33rd, 65th.

25. Clint Stintim (OLB)
33. BJ Raj (NT) (KC is moving to a 3-4 in case you didn't notice).
34. Mack (C)
65. Highest rated WR.
67. Boone (ROT).
4th round - Egboh (DE).