I'm right there with you. I really liked Patrick Willis, having watched him for a few years. The guy just has the instinct and will get it done. I would have loved if we drafted him and totally would have supported him playing Mike and moving Demeco outside.
That is a debate I refuse to get into again.
I was also very high on Amobi though, just because he was so intriguing. Once Atlanta chose that DE from Ark (lol) I knew Amobi would be a Texan. I would have drafted Amobi and was cheering before we made the selection so I can't say I'm dissapointed. Our dline is really stepping it up and IF Amobi develops in 2-3 years to be dominant...we will have an incredible dline and it will be worth it.
Patrick Willis definitly would have more of an immediate impact and would have given us The two youngest/best LB duo in the nfl. From a 'building a team' standpoint (along with football intellligence, instintct, and character) I would chose Demeco and Patrick combo over Urlacher/Briggs. I know I'm going to get bashed for saying that, but its the truth.
Anywho-back to the game. I was very impressed with the 9'ers defense as a whole. They had tremendous speed. Patrick was flying into the backfield and making some really sound tackles. Go 9'ers!