The Pick the Panthers gave to the 49ers was......

[Dpantherman]

... # 16 or 17. not too bad huh???

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/01/04/2010-nfl-draft-order/

[Nicbsbll2]

That's about were Brown was projected to go in last years draft, so it doesn't really sting as bad had it been a top 5 pick we were giving up.

[Carolina Husker]

Hard to tell this early in Brown's career. Plus we got Goodson with that pick.

[Brandon]

Even better, it's lower than their original first round pick. So much for us giving them a top 5 draft spot.

[2jakefansinva]

Doesn't matter..... Water over the dam. Just glad it wasn't lower or the board would explode.

[CatMan72]

Brown is something and that pick could also turn out to be something - or nothing - so right now having Brown is better than nothing.

It's also possible that we could end up trading for the 16th pick or better this year. As I look down that list, I ask myself if Jacksonville really wants to pay 10th or 11th overall pick money... many experts agree The Golden Calf of Bristol may still be on the board at the start of the 2nd round.

[Kyle82]

Could've been worse...a WHOLE lot worse.

[Brandon]

On Brown, we have a known commodity now, who has had a full year of NFL development in our system, who is a pretty good player and has been getting better all year long. I have stood by the decision to trade that pick to get him and I hope he makes the same progress next year.

[Jackofalltrades]

I like what I've seen from Brown in a limited role. He'll no doubt put on a couple lbs. this summer and he'll have a year in the system under his belt. Given his speed, desire and work ethic I have little doubt this will work out in the long run. Too many expect/want instant gratification with these trades and it rarely works that way, especially with DL's.

[Mesmer]

Well we traded away this year's pick to get a guy now that could step in and play well.

That was the deal, and that's why we did it. If we wanted a guy that was going to be good later, we wouldn't have traded for it now.

In that respect, Brown was a failure. Now, don't get me wrong. I'm sure he'll be a good player for us down the line. But that's not the point of the trade. That's not how the trade should be evaluated.

It was a bad move that probably won't hurt the team down the line, but definitely helped handicap us.

[Urrymonster]

If we did not have Brown and lost either Brayton or Pep to FA, then I would imagine our first round pick this year would have been a DE. Therefore we genuinely did just pick our DE a year earlier than we needed him.

[jpniner]

If Jake hadn't 'broke his finger', what draft pick would the 49ers be getting instead?

[jpniner]

If we did not have Brown and lost either Brayton or Pep to FA, then I would imagine our first round pick this year would have been a DE. Therefore we genuinely did just pick our DE a year earlier than we needed him.

except we may have got Carlos Dunlap instead of Brown

[Urrymonster]

except we may have got Carlos Dunlap instead of Brown

Has he actually declared?

Regardless, I think more 3-4 teams will be looking at him.