4.08 RB Thomas Clayton SF

Popes · May 27th, 2007, 12:58 AM

Sounds like this guy has some impressive physical skills, but fell in the NFL draft due to character issues. SF, a squeaky clean team, seems to think those character issues aren't an issue, so maybe he'll perform like a higher round pick.

http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=126&p=2&c=643035

Seems like enough of a possibility for me to abandon my all-WR strategy. I had planned to draft all WRs this draft until Mike took Clowney ahead of me in the 4th.

Preds · May 27th, 2007, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Popes

Sounds like this guy has some impressive physical skills, but fell in the NFL draft due to character issues. SF, a squeaky clean team, seems to think those character issues aren't an issue, so maybe he'll perform like a higher round pick.

http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=126&p=2&c=643035

Seems like enough of a possibility for me to abandon my all-WR strategy. I had planned to draft all WRs this draft until Mike took Clowney ahead of me in the 4th.

Having Gore I gave him a very close look, but read SO many negatives just didn't see the value in taking him. Talent is there from what I read, but the guy is pretty much a complete TOOL (in the mold of Maurice Clarett).

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, 12:58 AM	#1
Popes Feeding Frenzy Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: St. Paul, MN Posts: 1,052	4.08 RB Thomas Clayton SF Sounds like this guy has some impressive physical skills, but fell in the NFL draft due to character issues. SF, a squeaky clean team, seems to think those character issues aren't an issue, so maybe he'll perform like a higher round pick. http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=126&p=2&c=643035 Seems like enough of a possibility for me to abandon my all-WR strategy. I had planned to draft all WRs this draft until Mike took Clowney ahead of me in the 4th.

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.

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