Originally posted by IdahoNiner:
Originally posted by TheFunkyChicken:
Originally posted by IdahoNiner:
Originally posted by TheFunkyChicken:
Still not over losing both Hopkins and Patterson....
But despite the big drop from them to the next group, I still think taking the best WR left is our best option. There's still a lot of value there, and it's our greatest need (really).
Question is, who is the top guy left?
I'm thinking Keenan Allen, but I'm sure some people like Hunter, Woods or even Terence Williams more.
If we go WR, who do you want?
Not going WR. Lol, never understood why people thought we would. Its not currently a huge need. I look for a guy like Mellette in later rounds.
Maybe because having a weak ass WR group cost us back to back superbowls....
But sure, THIS TIME getting an aging vet and drafting some late round guy will totally change everything. All the other years we did exactly the same thing were just anomalies.
It's totally possible that they don't go WR with that pick. But that doesn't mean it's not our greatest need. It's been our greatest need for years, and they haven't seriously addressed it in any off season. And we've been paying the price every year, when we play our most important games with guys like Joe Hastings getting snaps at WR.
Please, tell me another position where we've moved undrafted rookies from the practice squad into the active roster AND game plain during the playoffs two years in a row. Seriously. Tell me what other position has proven to be that needy.
Crabtree and Boldin is a solid combo man, Boldin isaint ashed up like Moss. Jenkins is still a Question, but once Manningham comes back healthy, and haveing a healthy Williams, we have a pretty solid WR group. Best it has been in a decade. Where would a second round WR fit in? Hes not gonna play over crabtree or boldin, thats for sure. The value simply isaint there for this season. Thats why a later round WR with less investment makes sense. Next year is the year to target WR early, when we have holes to fill, and when we know what we have with guys like Jenkins..
You are assuming Manningham will be fine. What if 2 guys go down again ? We will be screwed like last season.
Funky is right, we just don't have enough talent and depth at WR. We just need a couple more weapons to get us over that proverbial hump.
Of course, TE would be a great weapon too, but seriously now if Justin Hunter is available (without trading up) which he is, you simply can't pass it up. Please remember we now have to deal with Percy Harvin and Tavon Austin in the division, that in itself is no joke, not to mention twice just within the regular season. We got to man up just to keep up. You can't just look at our own personnel situation in isolation, you have to look at the whole picture in totality.
If you are saying we should only look for WRs next year, you will only be adding additional pressure on the draft when we will need a bonafide RB stud to learn behind Frank before he hangs up his boots. Plus, if anyone doesn't work out at WR this season or anyone we lose during the offseason, we might still need to draft more WRs anyway.
Plus, if you think about it, the 49ers don't really have any proper WR studs. Yes, Crab and Anquan are great possession receivers, but is not like we have a Julio Jones, Roddy White, Calvin Johnson and the likes. To me, is a bit if a waste when we have a rising QB who has so much arm strength and potential. To be totally fair to Kaep, you need to give him top weapons in order to help develop him into a QB star.