Asante was considered undersized as well. There simply arent a lot of big corners who can actually play.
Wilhite is supposed to be very fluid (in terms of the transfer from backpeddling to running sudden movements) and is also supposedly very good in zone coverage.
Both corners they took seemed to have lower grades then other corners available, but pioli and bill seem to have a better handle on players then the espn scouts...
I thought the drafting of the QB was probably a mistake. He is supposed to have good upside, and they really liked him (mcdaniels went and conducted a private workout with him before the draft). but all that being said, cassell was probably a fine backup and in the 3rd round i would think they could have acquired a guy who would have played more frequently. but i guess the thinking is cassell is a fa at the end of the year, so why not groom a backup. He is huge (6'5) and is supposedly a great athlete...led the team in rushing yards last year.
Also, kind of crazy that they traded up to get matt slater, who is essentially a special teams player. he was very good in that role for UCLA, but not generally a position you trade up for.
one more pick to go