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Originally Posted by mcaj22

Dorsey also came out and said the #1 pick was down to three players, they scouted three heavily. So Fisher was never consensus, like say Pioli was the consensus on reaching for Tyson Jackson.

Fisher was picked for his untapped potential, his size and his comparisons to Joe Staley who came from the same school. He could end up good but the fact that he didn't show really any flashes, was hurt, then got benched for a 3rd round pick is caused for concern. Even the other raw developmental picks like TJax and Poe were never even benched in their first years, and in Poes case he at least SHOWED flashes his first season, where you could watch the games and say "ya know, with a real coach this kid is going to be good." Have you honestly seen that from Fisher in his first year? If you can say yes with a straight face, I'd be glad to hear it. But the facts are, Stephenson came in, Schwartz came in for Asamoah and the offense got better. The passing game was better, Alex Smith wasn't being smashed by guys coming off the edge clean as much, the running game was 100x better, and the offense took off the 2nd half the season. The facts are there whether you like it or not.