DeaconMoss
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Its a good possibility all of our draft picks make the team, which is nearly unheard of... But being greedy I wish we had taken a RB somewhere.
The one guy that could be giving us an extra wrinkle right now is Matt Jones. He could be the angry tough yard guy we seemingly miss right now. At Florida, everyone knew he was running the ball and he still got yards in the SEC. Big bodied tough guy IMO.
Chaz Green may become our next swing tackle or replacement at RT, but it will be next year before we find out. 20-20 Hindsight...Jones may have been a better pick, but we cant make that call yet on two rookies.
Examining the Rb's who were drafted, and looking for someone who could get cut, that would be a nice addition to the PS for depth, is Mike Davis. He may not make the squad in San Fran which would be a nice young addition for us I think. I would be interested to know if he can play ST's.
Dallas was interested in Davis' Pro Day:
http://www.rotoworld.com/recent/cfb/93770/mike-davis
"Davis was not running through drills and struggled to get through pass-catching drills," Pauline wrote. "Interesting note - the Dallas Cowboys sent a coach to specifically observe Davis. During the workout, which was run by the Tampa Bay Bucs, the Cowboys' coach was requesting for Davis to run specific drills. Shades of Tom Savage/Bill O'Brien from last year?" One would think Dallas takes a superior RB prospect earlier in the draft, but keep this note in mind if they pass on runners in the first few rounds."
Davis was selected one pick ahead of Damien Wilson. He may have been the RB they wanted. Wouldn't it be fitting if we wind up getting him anyway?
49er depth chart the way i see it:
Hyde, Bush, Hunter -- Davis and our Boy Phillip Tanner may not make it
Another interesting note, David Cobb was selected just a few picks later at the top of the 5th round, and he appears to be putting the heat on Bishop Sankey for the starting gig in Tenn. Dallas prob had Damien Wilson and Cobb ranked pretty close on their board and decided to go defense there since so many backs had been taken already and hoped they could get one in round 5. LBer was also a larger spot of need with Rolo's issues and the departure of Carter.
Rookie RB updates:
Lots of hamstring issues for these guys
Gurley - have to wait and see, but we never had a shot at him anyways.
Gordon - may eventually become the starter. I still think Dallas was hoping he was the pick. But didn't fall far enough.
round 3 - Tevin Coleman - hammy limited PS play
round 3 - Duke Johnson - hurt hammy - concussion
round 3 - Ajayi - hurt hammy
round 3 - David Johnson - hurt hammy
round 4 - Jeremy Langford - fighting for a spot, but makes team as ST guy probably
round 5 - Karlos Williams - hurt ..some kind of surgery on abdomen
round 4 - Buck Allen - still fumbling the ball
round 5 - David Cobb may start in Tenn but has an injury also apparently
round 4 - Jalston Fowler Tenn other draft pick is right behind him as a short yardage guy and possible FB
So all in all, if we had drafted any of these guys, and the same injury occurred to them, we would still have the same RB outlook going to game 4 of preseason.
As for me, I'm hoping that Davis hits the streets, and we pick him up. He has some intriguing upside.
The one guy that could be giving us an extra wrinkle right now is Matt Jones. He could be the angry tough yard guy we seemingly miss right now. At Florida, everyone knew he was running the ball and he still got yards in the SEC. Big bodied tough guy IMO.
Chaz Green may become our next swing tackle or replacement at RT, but it will be next year before we find out. 20-20 Hindsight...Jones may have been a better pick, but we cant make that call yet on two rookies.
Examining the Rb's who were drafted, and looking for someone who could get cut, that would be a nice addition to the PS for depth, is Mike Davis. He may not make the squad in San Fran which would be a nice young addition for us I think. I would be interested to know if he can play ST's.
Dallas was interested in Davis' Pro Day:
http://www.rotoworld.com/recent/cfb/93770/mike-davis
"Davis was not running through drills and struggled to get through pass-catching drills," Pauline wrote. "Interesting note - the Dallas Cowboys sent a coach to specifically observe Davis. During the workout, which was run by the Tampa Bay Bucs, the Cowboys' coach was requesting for Davis to run specific drills. Shades of Tom Savage/Bill O'Brien from last year?" One would think Dallas takes a superior RB prospect earlier in the draft, but keep this note in mind if they pass on runners in the first few rounds."
Davis was selected one pick ahead of Damien Wilson. He may have been the RB they wanted. Wouldn't it be fitting if we wind up getting him anyway?
49er depth chart the way i see it:
Hyde, Bush, Hunter -- Davis and our Boy Phillip Tanner may not make it
Another interesting note, David Cobb was selected just a few picks later at the top of the 5th round, and he appears to be putting the heat on Bishop Sankey for the starting gig in Tenn. Dallas prob had Damien Wilson and Cobb ranked pretty close on their board and decided to go defense there since so many backs had been taken already and hoped they could get one in round 5. LBer was also a larger spot of need with Rolo's issues and the departure of Carter.
Rookie RB updates:
Lots of hamstring issues for these guys
Gurley - have to wait and see, but we never had a shot at him anyways.
Gordon - may eventually become the starter. I still think Dallas was hoping he was the pick. But didn't fall far enough.
round 3 - Tevin Coleman - hammy limited PS play
round 3 - Duke Johnson - hurt hammy - concussion
round 3 - Ajayi - hurt hammy
round 3 - David Johnson - hurt hammy
round 4 - Jeremy Langford - fighting for a spot, but makes team as ST guy probably
round 5 - Karlos Williams - hurt ..some kind of surgery on abdomen
round 4 - Buck Allen - still fumbling the ball
round 5 - David Cobb may start in Tenn but has an injury also apparently
round 4 - Jalston Fowler Tenn other draft pick is right behind him as a short yardage guy and possible FB
So all in all, if we had drafted any of these guys, and the same injury occurred to them, we would still have the same RB outlook going to game 4 of preseason.
As for me, I'm hoping that Davis hits the streets, and we pick him up. He has some intriguing upside.
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