The rumors are flying around fast and thick around all of the QBs available, and the teams that need them. Miami apparently wants to trade up desperately to get Josh Rosen. The Bills also want to crack the top 5 for a shot at one of the available guys. Shit, even New England, you know, the team that gave us Jimmy G for a song, is looking to trade up for a replacement for Tom Terrifffffffphhhht. The Browns, Giants, Jets, and Broncos all desperately need a QB. Would that mean that these 4 teams take (in no particular order) Josh Rosen, Sam Darnold, Baker Mayfield, and Josh Allen?
Since the Browns have 2 of those picks (1 and 4), they should be able to get Saquon Barkley AND a stud QB. Not a bad haul for a team that hired the services of Scott McLoughan. One of the best draft minds out there in football-land. Why he keeps moving around the league remains a mystery, but as of now he’s running the Browns, and I think he will bulky up that team with some great players. What they do with them is another matter for Hue Jackson to figure out, but that’s why they play the games.
As for the Niners, everyone knows what we need. Edge rusher, Guard, Corner, WR. Due to all the insanity around those 4 QBs and who gets them, and where, I still think our choice will come down to the BPA. With a caveat. The best pass rusher, or best guard available at 9. Shit, Lamar Jackson or Mason Rudolph could fly up the board into the top 5, thus making Bradley Chubb or Quentin Nelson available to us, and say, the Colts trade out or get tired of Andrew (un) Luck (y) missing huge chunks of seasons and they draft a QB as well. Will we get one of those two? Highly doubtful, but it is within the realm of possibility. Is Minkah Fitzpatrick worth the pick? At the cost of trading down for more bounty, and the services of Will Hernandez? This scenario looks more and more like the course I’d take if Fitzpatrick, Nelson, and Chubb are gone.
Needless to say, this is gonna be one of the wildest drafts in a loooong time.
And the draft has come a loooooong way as well . . .
Forty Niners Forever 
Congrats to Chuck for raising some hell over on “the other” blog. That Skeebs is a real “sourpuss” when it comes to the Niners. It’s amusing when the insults start flying.
Oh Nippy. You should post there as well. It is fun to mess with NoCheer and Skeebs. They would bitch about the taxes if they won a million dollars.
That’s the perfect name for that blog……”NO CHEER.” When the Niners start winning this coming season some of those guys will have to see a “Shrink” to deal with the stress of winning!
LOL!
There are times when I can’t see why Skeebs feels the way he does but I think he is just more of a pessimist but that doesn’t mean he’s not a fan he just sees things differently. I think the whole flag thing got to nofear and I guess he can’t shake it.. I know that just about every year I am way more optimistic than I should be. Except for this year of course because what’s not to be optimistic about.Lol
Yeah that whole blog is unrelenting in their pessimism and it’s humorous the way they post.
The thing about football is. and Flying V was suicidally against it, but parity reigns in the NFL. A team can make a few small tweaks and be instantly relevant. It was true in the 60s, the 70s, the 80s, the 90s, the aughts, and it is true now.
But, and this is a big but, improving a team is much more than a few tweaks depending on where they were. The Browns have been pretty much dogshit since Carmen Policy and Dwight Clark trtied their hand at running the show. The Jets, Bills, Raiders, and Redskins have been varying shades of turd for the good part of the last decade. The 49ers were a laughingstock no more than 15 months ago as the front office had kept Trent Baalke, fired St Jim Harbaugh, hired and fired Jimmy Bag-o-donuts, replaced him with lame-Duck Chip Kelly and then fired his ass. Turning around a franchise is not an easy task. There are a shitload of interconnecting variables that need to happoen, and I wouldn’t have believed our turnaround happening this quickly short of resurrecting Bill and cloning Joe.
Shanahan and Lynch in 14 months completely turned over the roster, found a franchise QB, hit a solid draft, and instilled a winning culture inside the building, and outwardly to the league in general. We are at least in the conversation of being a destination for free agents, and this offseason has already seen improvements across the O line, running back, and the defensive backfield. A good amount of the young players got meaningful playing time and showed their stuff.
Next is the draft. As we stand now I think we have a shot at the wildcard. A good draft improves our chances even more. A great draft? Who knows? In other words, what is there to be so down about?
Yeah, it is pretty amazing how the team has transformed since Lynch and KS took over.
I guess I should say Peter’s and Mayhew and the whole scouting team also.
I stopped paying attention to Skeeb’s blog when it became dominated by the troll from St. Petersburg. Straight from Pravda to Skeebs’.
It’s a hoot if one takes the “other” blog for what it is………entertainment from the pessimists. Everyday is a rainy day with very dark clouds.
Win 6? Is that with or without Jimmy G.? With him we’re already a threat to win 11 and win one in the playoffs. Without him? Maybe 4, though we have a weak ass home schedule.
Sorry Nip – that was supposed to go at the end, not in response to your post.
It isn’t entertainment, it’s a drag . . .
That was a great blog. Skeebs is a great writer when he wants to be. He doesn’t seem to care much anymore.
Harbaugh went on a power struggle and also wanted 10 mil. When he didn’t get his money he orchestrated a scorched earth policy to get out. That other blog turned into the sacred Harbaugh kneelers. They blamed Jed for anything possible. They turned into the cancer blog and I didn’t want any on me so I left.
I haven’t read anything from there for months. It is a shame because Skeebers had a great blog for a while. As good as any around. Then the attitude started to suck and they say your altitude is your attitude and that blog is proof. Bad attitudes equal a bad blog. I can’t imagine them being able to handle Jed having a winning team without Harbaugh.
I gave notice that I would not be back until things changed. Nothing has changed. I’m not sure I would even want to go back if it did change.
Anyway, good luck to them. No hard feelings on my side of the view.
I like posting on Skeebs blog, it’s tradition. If you think back to the Insider days there were a lot of different attitudes there also.and a way lot more bullshit flying around.
Berger- Just think if Jed’s niners win a SB. I am laughing just thinking about it.
The new regime needs to win 6 for it to make an impact. In their heads. Yeah, Skeebs is a decent writer but Jesus, it was very hard to wade through the bullshit he let go on there.
Whatever. I popped in to see what was going on there and it’s the same old same old.
Better be thinking Tremaine Edmunds are Rogan Smith in the draft..
Cause Ruben Foster just got charged for demostice violence …
Just on KNBR the “sports leader” …….Foster is being charged with a felony by the DA. If true he’s gone for good from the roster.
new thread is up.