Great article on Trent Baalke's draft day 'hijinks'

"How many players do you personally interview before the draft?" I asked him. "Either at the combine in Indianapolis with your staff, or
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during one-on-one visits here at the facility, or at pro days?" Baalke did the calculations in his head.

"It's probably 120 to 150 players," he said.

So there you go. Baalke will draft one or more of those 120 to 150 players. Bank on it.

Look, you can go crazy trying to figure out what a team will do in a draft. Who knows what remark a prospect made in one of those 150 interviews that might turn Baalke's scouting switch on or off? He admits going with his gut feelings on certain players in the past whose attitude other teams had questioned -- including Dashon Goldson and Josh Morgan. Maybe that will happen again. Or not.

Last Edited By: Julie 49er 04/27/13 12:05 PM. Edited 1 times.