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Popes · May 27th, 2007, 02:32 PM

I had the same experience for the most part. My 4th RB list was Clayton and Snelling and I was close to taking Snelling because I kept reading nothing but negatives about Clayton.

What a total loser Clayton was in college. He was deactivated for much of his senior season for being an idiot and didn't even travel to the team's bowl game. Very tool-like.

I had initially crossed him off my list of guys to take. What changed my mind was the conclusion that Snelling would be forever stuck at FB/blocking back. You can't overcome lack of physical traits, but you can overcome lack of character. I guess this paragraph is the only "positive" I read about him and it seemed like enough to take a 4th round shot:

The 49ers [a team that has claimed they WILL NOT draft anyone with character issues], then, must know something the rest of us don’t. And perhaps, that's the point, too. If there is a question about a prospect's character, "We speak to everyone," Nolan said. "If there is someone with any kind of red flag, we go into depth, we research him extensively. We talk to coaches, trainers, equipment guys." So one can only assume the 49ers did their homework on these guys.

I'm sure he'll be a cut, but maybe I get lucky. He definitely has the physical tools.

May 27th, 2007, 02:32 PM	#3
Popes Feeding Frenzy Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: St. Paul, MN Posts: 1,052	Re: 4.08 RB Thomas Clayton SF I had the same experience for the most part. My 4th RB list was Clayton and Snelling and I was close to taking Snelling because I kept reading nothing but negatives about Clayton. What a total loser Clayton was in college. He was deactivated for much of his senior season for being an idiot and didn't even travel to the team's bowl game. Very tool-like. I had initially crossed him off my list of guys to take. What changed my mind was the conclusion that Snelling would be forever stuck at FB/blocking back. You can't overcome lack of physical traits, but you can overcome lack of character. I guess this paragraph is the only "positive" I read about him and it seemed like enough to take a 4th round shot: The 49ers [a team that has claimed they WILL NOT draft anyone with character issues], then, must know something the rest of us don’t. And perhaps, that's the point, too. If there is a question about a prospect's character, "We speak to everyone," Nolan said. "If there is someone with any kind of red flag, we go into depth, we research him extensively. We talk to coaches, trainers, equipment guys." So one can only assume the 49ers did their homework on these guys. I'm sure he'll be a cut, but maybe I get lucky. He definitely has the physical tools.