This would just be ridiculous. It’s early, but after watching my Gamecocks single handedly assure McFadden of winning the Heisman Trophy, I started to think about which team could “earn” his services by tanking the rest of this NFL season. Then I started to reflect on all of the trades that took place during the 2007 Draft and remembered this trade in particular:

San Francisco 49ers: Acquire pick No. 28 (selected OT Joe Staley).
New England Patriots: Acquire pick No. 110 and a first-round pick in 2008.
Scouts take: The 49ers aggressively moved up in the backend of the first round to acquire LT Joe Staley. By selecting Staley the 49ers can move LT Jonas Jennings to the right side and drastically improve their offensive line. The 49ers have been shopping both RG Justin Smiley and the underachieving RT Kwame Harris throughout the offseason. Staley was a former TE who was converted to RT in 2004. He is a very good athlete with outstanding feet, balance and control but needs to improve his total body strength.

The Patriots got great value acquiring the 49ers’ first-round pick in 2008 and a fourth this season. The Patriots like to acquire future No. 1 picks.

“Great Value” could be an understatement if the 49ers end up with a top 3 pick that has to be given to the Patriots. The 49ers GM should be fired on the spot. They should have included some type of Top 5 protection similar to many trades that happen in the NBA.