2010 NFL Draft Warning to the SF 49ers: Remember Dexter Carter?

I have recently read some varying opinions about draft needs for the 49ers.  I became very concerned that popular opinion seems to have shifted from the practical to the grasping of maybes.

I remember when the 49ers used their first round draft pick ( NO.25 ) on a small, ultra quick, RB/KR named Dexter Carter in 1990.  

He was a reach for a No. 1 pick, yet the 49er brass seemed confident in their choice since they figured by adding a dynamic playmaker, it would allow them to strike on special teams and in space a la Dave Meggett of the NY Giants.  He ended up being a part time starter that struggled even in the limited role of KR.  

They justified ...

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