2014 Draft Prediction

De'Anthony Thomas

'nuff said

Tank for Clowney!

we will need:
CB
NT
WR
utility OL
SS
ILB

i think Donte Whitner will be an FA right?

Originally posted by Garcia:
i think Donte Whitner will be an FA right?

8/4/2011: Signed a three-year, $11.75 million contract. The deal contains a $2.5 million signing bonus and $4 million guaranteed. 2013: $3.85 million (+ $250,000 workout bonus), 2014: Free Agent

Sammy Watkins or Clowney at the moment are the only ones I care about.

I think our needs going into next year, based on depth, age, contracts, and talent will be:

1. CB - Could see a scenario play out where Rogers, Nnamdi, and Brown are all gone.
2. WR - Like CB, but not as dire with better depth of youngsters. Could see Boldin, Manningham, and KWilliams all gone.
3. SS - Whitner is a FA. If he has a bad year, he definitely won't be back. If he has a good bounce back year, he still might not be back. Trenton Robinson possible future? Need depth, anyways.
4. C - Like Whitner, Goodwin is a FA. However, I feel better about possible replacements Kilgore and Looney. Need C/G depth only if Goodwin leaves.
5. NT - Would love a Casey Hampton type to be a 2 gap plugger in the middle, but i don't think that's what our coaches are looking for in a NT. Not sold on Glenn Dorsey as a NT, either.
6. K - Phil Dawson is old and will be a FA. We need a young kicker so we don't end up bouncing around from vet kicker to vet kicker every year.
7. OT - I'd like to have a true back-up swing OT so that we don't have to move around Alex Boone if Davis or Staley get hurt.
8. QB - Maybe get a higher profile back-up who has the potential to fetch some picks if Kaep gets hurt and has to come in, and plays well.

Not gonna go too much into it now, but I second the De'Anthony Thomas comment. I actually had a back-and-forth about him with a CBS draft analyst on Twitter, who conceded he has the same size and athleticism and playmaking ability as Tavon Austin, but Austin has proven WAY more as a true WR at this point in their careers.

If De'Anthony doesn't show some consistent snaps that require route-running and other WR skills, he could be a 2nd round prospect. But if UO converts him to more of a slot guy with less stuff out of the backfield, he could easily be next year's Austin and go in the top 10.

I doubt we could get James Franklin but if hes there he would be a solid back to Kaepernick. Hes almost identical to Kaep check him out:

Originally posted by Kolohe:
I doubt we could get James Franklin but if hes there he would be a solid back to Kaepernick. Hes almost identical to Kaep check him out:

Reminiscent indeed.

Bold prediction: Jadeveon Clowney will not be #1 overall, once he gets the national spotlight for a whole season draft experts will find something not to like. Next year sounds like a better year for QBs and will probably go #1 (Teddy Bridgewater?).

Originally posted by Jcool:
Bold prediction: Jadeveon Clowney will not be #1 overall, once he gets the national spotlight for a whole season draft experts will find something not to like. Next year sounds like a better year for QBs and will probably go #1 (Teddy Bridgewater?).

In the meantime Clowney is already 6'6" 275. If there was ever a snowball's chance in hell of the 49ers landing him, I imagine it would be a similar plan to Tank Carradine. Crush QBs while packing on a few pounds and becoming a 5-tech freak of nature.

Originally posted by smithc28:
Sammy Watkins or Clowney at the moment are the only ones I care about.

Marqise Lee is better than Watkins.

Originally posted by Jcool:
Bold prediction: Jadeveon Clowney will not be #1 overall, once he gets the national spotlight for a whole season draft experts will find something not to like. Next year sounds like a better year for QBs and will probably go #1 (Teddy Bridgewater?).

Barring injury or a team with an extreme need at QB drafting #1, there is no way Clowney doesn't go #1. He's had the national spotlight for a long time. He was the #1 overall recruit coming out of HS and was considered by many to be the best HS player in decades.

He has elite measurables and elite production at a position of high priority. He's 6'6", 272 and runs a 4.5. He'll be the most sought after defensive prospect in NFL history.