No other way to put it. This team’s immediate future is in the hands of one Trent Baalke. A guy who has pissed away a loaded roster, and backfilled it with dogshit. Sure, he doesn’t stand alone on the pile of garbage that has become the stink by the Bay. Young Sir Tweetsalot played his part in alienating the previous head coach, and then hiring a fall guy to take his place, further driving guys out. But still and all, the GM is in charge of getting the talent here. Through the draft, and through free agency. And the occasional trade.
We all are familiar with Baalke’s draft record. And we all saw the tremendous haul we got with our cap money. Zane (Meet the) Beadles, and a backup QB who’s name slips my mind. Oh yeah, Huey Lewis. The News isn’t good however.
Anyhow, based on how these last few drafts have gone, I have no idea what Trent has in store for us today in the 1st round. We are in desperate need of O line help, CB help, ILB help, and WR help. Funny thing is, I wrote this exact same fucking thing last year. Trent did NOTHING to address the needs of the team last year, and we paid for it dearly with a crappy line, an inconsistent defense, and a punter we wasted a 5th round draft pick on who turned out to be a vanilla-flavored turd.
Today? No clue. With us out of the QB sweepstakes, and no QBs of note on the horizon for next year’s draft, my hope is that we build up the O line. Namely an OT. Someone to bookend Joe Staley. Fortunately, it looks like we’ll be able to get Ronnie Stanley. The Staley/Stanley show. Laremy Tunsil, the top tackle in the draft, won’t get by Ozzie Newsome and the Ravens. Vernon Hargreaves is also on my radar as a CB who could very well slide right in to the line up.
Unfortunately, there’s an injured guy who looked to be a top pick until recent knee issues popped up. Yes, the undersized part-time RB and feisty ILB Myles Jack. Leave it to Baalke to draft a guy who’s undersized, hurt, and on a gimpy peg. We are thin at ILB, but still, I’ll give up the team if he drafts Jack . . .
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Anyhow, in case you live under a rock (hi, NoFear), and need the draft schedule, here it is:
Round 1, Thursday: 5 p.m. on ESPN and the NFL Network; and online at NFL.com/apps and Watch ESPN/Watch ESPN apps.ESPN Radio will carry Thursday and Friday rounds.
Rounds 2-3, Friday: 4 p.m. on ESPN and the NFL Network and online at NFL.com/apps and Watch ESPN/Watch ESPN apps. At 8 p.m., the coverage shifts to ESPN2. Each team has seven minutes in which to make its pick.
Rounds 4-7, Saturday: 9 a.m. on ESPN and the NFL Network and online at NFL.com and Watch ESPN/Watch ESPN apps. Each team has five minutes in which to submit their official pick; they’ll have four minutes in Round 7.
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NJ49er’s exhaustive draft research , , ,
NJ49er says:
April 27, 2016 at 11:28 pm (Edit)
My work for another Draft is complete – Let’s see what Trent has in mind….
(C) = Combine participant
OLB –
Leonard Floyd – UGA 6’6″/244 (C) 4.60 (Tkls 184/38)
Joshua Perry – OH St 6’4″/254 (C) 4.68 (20 Reps) (Tkls 298/52)
Jordan Jenkins – UGA 6’2″/250 (C) 4.80 (16 Reps) (Tkls 205/52)
Montese Overton – ECU 6’2″/223 (ILB) (C) 4.61 (18 Reps) (Tkls 217/46)
Stephen Weatherly – Vandy 6’5″/267 (C) 4.61 (23 Reps) (Tkls 120/36)
James Cowser – So UT 6’3″/248 (DE) (C) 4.82 (21 Reps) (Tkls 291/48) (Sacks 42.5)
DE
Emmanuel Ogbah – OK St 6’4″/275 (C) 4.63 (20 Reps) (Tkls 133/39) (Sacks 28)
Charles Tapper – OK 6’3″/271 (C) 4.59 (23 Reps) (Tkls 138/44) (Sacks 15.5)
Matt Judon – GVSU – 6’3″/275 (C) 4.73 (30 Reps) (Tkls 204/43) (Sacks 34)
Kevin Dodd – Clemson 6’5″/277 (C) 4.86 (Tkls 83/39) (Sacks 12)
Jonathan Bullard – UF 6’3″/285 (C) 4.93 (Tkls 178/50) (Sacks 12)
Bronson Kaufusi – BYU 6’6″/285 (C) 4.87 (25 Reps) (Tkls 168/50) (Sacks 26.5)
DT
Sheldon Rankins – Louisville 6’1″/303 (C) 5.03 (28 Reps)
Jarran Reed – AL 6’3″/311 (C) 5.21
Javon Hargrave – SC St 6’1″/309 (DE) (C) 4.93 (29 Reps)
Kenny Clark – UCLA 6’2″/310 (C) 5.06 (29 Reps)
Connor Wujciak – BC 6’2″/291 (C) 4.91 (22 Reps)
NT
Vernon Butler – LA Tech 6’4″/325 (C) 5.33 (26 Reps)
Andrew Billings – Baylor 6’1″/310 (C) 5.05 (31 Reps)
Austin Johnson – PSU 6’4″/323 (C) 5.32 (25 Reps)
DJ Reader – Clemson 6’3″/327 (C) 5.33 (30 Reps)
Adolphus Washington – OH St 6’3″/301 (C) 5.17 (21 reps)
OT
Ronnie Stanley – ND 6’6″/315 (C) 5.19
Jason Spriggs – IN 6’6″/305 (C) 4.93 (31 Reps)
Jack Conklin – MSU 6’5″/308 (C) 4.99 (25 Reps)
Joe Haeg – ND St 6’5″/305 (C) 5.15
Caleb Benenoch – UCLA 6’5″/311 (C) 4.97
OG
Connor McGovern – MO 6’4″/306 (C) 5.10 (33 Reps)
Joe Dahl – WSU 6’4″/304 (OT) (C) 5.18 (28 Reps)
Joe Thuney – NCSU 6’4″/304 (C) 4.94 (28 Reps)
Germain Ifedi – TX A&M 6’5″/320 (OT) (C) 5.27 (24 Reps)
Parker Ehinger – Cincy 6’6″/302 (OT) (C) 5.25
OC
Christian Westerman – ASU 6’3″/298 (OG) 5.16 (34 Reps)
Ryan Kelly – AL 6’4″/297 (C) 5.02 (26 Reps)
Nick Martin – ND 6’4″/301 (C) 5.21 (28 Reps)
Jack Allen – MSU -6’1″/294 5.28 (23 Reps)
Graham Glasgow – UM 6’6″/303 (OG) *Suspension/DUI (C) 5.12 (23 Reps)
WR
Chris Moore – Cinc 6’1″/206 (C) 4.53
Josh Doctson – TCU 6’2″/195 (C) 4.50
Tyler Boyd – Pitt 6’2″/200 (C) 4.58
Mekale McKay – Cinc 6’5″/210 (4.55) (C) 4.55
Keyarris Garrett – Tulsa 6’3″/220 (C) 4.53
Slot WR – Z
Kolby Listenbee – TCU 6’0″/197 4.35
Corey Coleman – Baylor 5’10″/190 (C) 4.45
Sterling Shepard – OK 5’10″/191 (C) 4.48
Will Fuller – ND 6’0″/184 (C) 4.32
Malcolm Mitchell – UGA 5’11″/198 (C) 4.45
TE
Jerell Adams – SCAR 6’5″/244 (C) 4.64
David Morgan – UTSA 6’4″/262 (C) 5.02
Bryce Williams – ECU 6’6″/258 (C) 4.94
Beau Sandland – MTSU 6’4″/ 253 (C) 4.74
ILB
Darron Lee – OH St 6’1″/232 (C) 4.47 (Tkls 147/30) (Sacks 12)
Nick Vigil – UT St 6’2″/239 (C) 4.72 (Tkls 324/40) (Sacks 15.5)
Nick Kwiatkoski – WVU 6’2″/245 (C) 4.73 (Tkls 303/48) (sacks 5.5)
Luke Rhodes – W&M 6’2″/242 4.70 (Tkls 341/47) (Sacks 5.5)
Dadi Nicolas – VA Tech 6’3″/235 (OLB) (C) 4.74 (Tkls 166/49) (Sacks 17.5)
QB
Dak Prescott – MS State 6’2″/226 (C) (62.8% – 70 TDs)
Paxton Lynch – Memphis 6’6″/244 (C) (62.9% – 59 TDs)
Brandon Doughty – WKU 6’3″/213 (C) (68.6% – 62 TDs)
Connor Cook – MI St (C) 6’4″/217 (C) (57.5% – 71 TDs)
Vernon Adams – OR 5’11″/200 (C) (64.9% – 136 TDs)
CB
Eric Murray – MN 5’11″/199 (C) 4.49 (Tkls 192/51)
Maurice Canady – UVA 6’1″/193 (C) 4.49 (Tkls 148/44)
Blake Countess – AUB 5’10″/185 4.55 (Tkls 185/51)
Ryan Smith – NC Central 5’11″/189 (C) 4.47 (Tkls 262/45)
Taveze Calhoun – MS St 6’0″/192 (C) 4.53 (Tkls 161/50)
FS
Sean Davis – MD 6’1″/201 (SS/CB) (C) 4.46 (Tkls 318/50)
TJ Green – Clemson 6’3″/209 (C) 4.33 (Tkls 118/38)
James Bradberry – Samford 6’1″/213 (CB) (C) 4.46 (Tkls 129/47)
Deandre Houston-Carson W&M 6’2″/195 (CB) (C) 4.53 (Tkls 293/45)
Kavon Frazier – Central MI 6’0″/218 (C) 4.55 (Tkls 269/51)
SS
Justin Simmons – BC 6’2″/202 (FS) (C) 4.61 (Tkls 229/50)
Tyvis Powell – OSU 6’2″/211 (C) 4.46 (Tkls 195/42)
Miles Killebrew – So UT 6’2″/219 (C) (Tkls 356/48)
KJ Dillon – WVU 6’1″/203 (C) 4.53 (Tkls 165/48)
Jeremy Cash – Duke 6’2″/210 (C) 4.55 (Tkls 336/44)
RB
Alex Collins – AR 5’11″/215 (C) 4.59
Paul Perkins – UCLA 5’11″/210 (C) 4.54
Kenyan Drake – AL 6’0″/210 (C) 4.45 (KR)
Tyler Ervin – SJSU 5’10″/192 (C) 4.47
Daniel Lasco – CAL 6’0″/209 (C) 4.46
Risk/Reward
Jaylon Smith – ND 6’3″/240 (ILB) (C)
Travis Feeney – Wash 6’3″/ 230 (OLB/ILB) (C) (Shoulder) (Tkls 247) 4.50
Noah Spence – EKU 6’3″/261 (DE) (C) (Drugs)
Robert Nkemdiche – Ole Miss 6’4″/296 (DT) (C) (Off Field)
Leonte Carroo – Rutgers 6’0″/217 (WR) (C) 4.50 (Off Field)
Tyler Johnstone – OR 6’6″/295 (OT) ACL (C) 5.21 (24 Reps)
Alex Lewis – NE 6’6″/312 (OT) (C) 5.22 (Off Field Issues/Assault) (27 Reps)
Karl Joseph – WVU 5’11″/197 (SS) (C) (ACL)
KR/PR
Morgan Burns – KSt (CB) 5’11″/201 (4.35)
Malcolm Mitchell – UGA 5’11″/194 (KR) (C)
Thanks for this, NJ, but I’m curious why you left guys like Hargreaves, Stanley, and Jack off the list. They are certainly in play. I get that Tunsil and the QBs won’t fall to us, but certainly these guys could be there at 7.
And like I said, if they pick Jack, I’ll quit the team.
Jack? Off? Get it? Sorry, just mentally mastur . . . nevermind.
My pre draft musing goes like this
. Rd.1 Stanley
Rd. 2 Ogbah.
Any chance we get both ? I know Ogbah will probably go higher the rd.2 pick 7 but hey we do have ammo to trade up 5 spots or so
Dodd also posted 12.5 sacks last season. There is a debate among analysts over who will be the first Clemson pass-rusher taken in the draft between Dodd and teammate Shaq Lawson.
Nassib led the nation last season with 15.5 sacks and six forced fumbles for the Nittany Lions.
Calhoun is a three-time All-American for Michigan State and set a career high with 10.5 sacks in 2015
And . . . here’s the 1st round order . . .
1. Los Angeles Rams (from Tennessee Titans)
2. Philadelphia Eagles (from Cleveland Browns)
3. San Diego Chargers
4. Dallas Cowboys
5. Jacksonville Jaguars
6. Baltimore Ravens
7. San Francisco 49ers
8. Cleveland Browns (from Philadelphia Eagles through Miami Dolphins)
9. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
10. New York Giants
11. Chicago Bears
12. New Orleans Saints
13. Miami Dolphins (from Philadelphia Eagles)
14. Oakland Raiders
15. Tennessee Titans (from Los Angeles Rams)
16. Detroit Lions
17. Atlanta Falcons
18. Indianapolis Colts
19. Buffalo Bills
20. New York Jets
21. Washington Redskins
22. Houston Texans
23. Minnesota Vikings
24. Cincinnati Bengals
25. Pittsburgh Steelers
26. Seattle Seahawks
27. Green Bay Packers
28. Kansas City Chiefs
29. Arizona Cardinals
30. Carolina Panthers
31. Denver Broncos
The Patriots would have had the 29th pick. Deflategate
Happy birthday, ROB!!! I’m with you on Stanley.
CHUCK
thanks and BTW NJ has Stanley on top of his OT list
Well it’s draft day. Let’s see what the niners get me for my birthday !
Bosa, Buckner ,Lawson or Stanley please
Any chance Lawson is there in the 2nd round? I thin kwe need a pass rusher in the 2nd. Kevin Dodd could be there though.
I can’t wait for the draft to begin just to see who will blast his head off first at the results. Probably Chuck will explode with a loud “bleep” that will frighten the neighbors a bit. Winder will be moaning in the background like a wounded critter in the backwoods. Rob will be wistfully grateful that Kap hasn’t been traded……yet. The worst is sure to come true.
OK 12th and all. Why not be a little excited. I have a four man wish list. Two QB’s and Tunsil will be gone before we pick. That only leaves three teams ahead of us so one of my favorites will be there !
Now we do have spot seven and the most picks of any team in this draft.
Also tons of cap space to fill holes post draft when final and surprise cuts come down !!!
Not to mention a top dollar innovative head coach
OK, FWIW, here’s my first 3 picks:
1. Ronnie Stanley – OT
2. Kevin Dodd – DE
3. Kendall Fuller – CB
DO IT TRENT! ADDRESSS OUR NEEDS!!
C’mon niners make my (birth) day and go get me an impact player today !!!
My best guess at who we’ll pick goes like this.
1. Stanley
2. S. Calhoun
Excited? No. Interested? Sure. Morbidly curious? Definitely!
Happy birthday rob- Yeah i’m not holding my breath for this one. And until baalky has gone I figure we will continue to tank the draft. It’s pretty sure we will go OL or DL with the first pick but I would go with any of the second tier QB’s with the second. That is our biggest need. I feel ya chuck on the Jack pick and it wouldn’t surprise me in the least if that’s the way we went. “I’m no doctor but I did stay in a Holiday Inn”
You guys should know by now Trent doesn’t address the team’s “needs.” He’s a bargain shopper looking for future “value.” So he picks someone who few care about and declares his pick a success. Of course he consults with others in the organization that will confirm his pick. Only months and years later do we realize it’s usually a guy that can’t play much or ever.
Happy Birthday Rob!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I maintain we’ll trade our #7 for:
1) a 2017 low 1st rounder
2) a 2018 low 2nd rounder
3) a 2019 low 3rd rounder
4) 7th rounders from 2017, 2018, and 2019
Stockpiling draft picks. Building for the future. Niner football.
rebuilding…..rebuilding…..rebuilding for the future.
Lets draft for a new OL and then more Defense! ….. A new tackle …….anyone?
I’d be VERY surprised if the Rams didn’t take Goff. I hope not, but there you go.
Wentz is a crap shoot of the highest order.
Thought this was interesting. Niners are ranked 4th worst drafting team over the last 5 years:
http://espn.go.com/nfl/draft2016/story/_/id/15414561/ranking-best-worst-drafting-teams-round-1-carolina-panthers-houston-texans-top-list
1st round drafting, I should have said.