it's the most wonderful time of the year

Today is the first day of the 2012 NFL Draft weekend, well okay, Thursday thru Saturday, but still!!! 

I woke this morning with thoughts of possible 49er draft picks dancing in my head: Coby Fleener, Amini Silatolu, Marvin Jones... 

Amidst all the projecting and strategizing is the jumble of complexity of competing against 31 other organizations at the same time. I consider it 'competitive jigsaw puzzling' mixed in with alchemy. Could anything be more fun?

That the 49ers are slated to pick towards the end of each and every round is actually good - it's a reflection of how well they did last season. As much fun as picking early is, it was always with a bit of embarrassment that they had such high draft picks year after year. They have fewer holes to fill now; and even picking so late is endlessly fascinating. I just have to wait longer. Barring a trade. What will they do? Who will they pick? We'll soon find out.

What we need every year is an Advent-like calendar leading up to the Draft!