Front Office
Fire Trent Baalke: Pretty self explanatory here. The 2011 draft class he once hung his hat on is garbage now. Nothing from 2012 and almost nothing from 2013. Not good enough.
GM: Scott Pioli: Has a great resume. Gets a lot of heat for the Chiefs a few years ago, but many of the players he selected are the foundation for the current team. It kind of reminds me of the McCloughan situation in SF - you can't truly evaluate a GM for a few seasons after he's gone. He's currently the assistant GM for another successful team in ATL.
Coaching
Fire Chip Kelly: It looks terrible to have two one-and-done coaches in a row but this is necessary. We somehow regressed from Tomsula and we have no foundation to build on.
HC: Josh McDaniels: It's a long shot that he'd pick SF but anointing Pioli the GM helps our chances. His time in Denver was short but not horrific. Offensively he knows what he's doing and has years of experience under one of the greatest coaches of all time.
OC: Mike McCoy: He's going to get fired in SD. Worked under McDaniels in Denver. Made Tebow look good and resurrected Philip Rivers.
DC: Mike Vrabel (Rex Ryan in previous edit): Another member of the Patriot coaching tree. Declined Chip's offer this past offseason. Accepts McDaniels' offer as he has a better opportunity to succeed.
Free Agency
QB Brian Hoyer 2yr $9.5m - Played for McDaniels in NE. One of the only spots that will let him walk in day 1 as the starter.
QB TJ Yates - veteran minimum
RB Danny Woodhead 2yr $10.5m $3.5m guaranteed - Played under McDaniels in NE. Adds some versatility to our offense.
WR Alshon Jeffery 5yr $75m $30m guaranteed - He's not a top 5 WR but we have to pay him like it...2nd highest paid WR in the NFL. It's the only way to make this happen, but I really do think he'd take the cash and it would be worth it to get our offense off the ground.
G Kevin Zeitler 4yr $39m $15m guaranteed - Similar to Jeffery, we have to overpay to get him here.
T William Beatty 2yr $7.5m $2m guaranteed
ILB Sean Weatherspoon 4yr $26m $12m guaranteed - Playing OLB in a 4-3 now but has the size and athleticism to kick inside.
S DJ Swearinger 3yr $12.5m $5.5m guaranteed
K Robbie Gould 1yr $1.5m
Resign/Tender
WR Jeremy Kerley 1yr $2m
RB Shaun Draughn 1 yr $2m
G Andrew Tiller 2yr $5.5m
DT Glenn Dorsey 2yr $5m
Cut/Opt-Out
QB Colin Kaepernick
TE Blake Bell
C Marcus Martin
OLB Ahmad Brooks
S Antoine Bethea
Draft
Trade 2nd (34) and 3rd (66) picks for 1st (20), 5th (148), and 6th (180)
1(2): Myles Garrett OLB Texas A&M - No explanation needed. If he's there we need to take him. Don't even think about trading down.
1(20): Deshaun Watson QB Clemson - We trade up and get our guy. Most people would think if we get McDaniels, we'd trade for Garappolo. However, knowing a guy doesn't overcome a talent discrepancy and Watson has it all physically. Intangibles all check out. He just needs to get more consistent and McDaniels can help with that.
4(129): Pharaoh Brown TE Oregon - Very few 4th rd picks can come in and immediately provide value to a rookie QB but Brown potentially can. He's big and athletic.
4(Comp): Dalvin Tomlinson NT
5(148): Hardy Nickerson ILB Illinois
5(161): Jon Toth C Kentucky
6(180): Fred Ross WR Mississippi St
6(194): Dymonte Thomas S Michigan
7(211): Dwayne Thomas CB LSU
7(212): Sam Rogers FB Virginia Tech
Depth Chart
Offense
QB: Hoyer/Watson*/Yates
RB: Hyde/Woodhead/Draughn
FB: Rogers*
WR1: Jeffery/Rogers
WR2: Smith/Ross*
Slot: Kerley/Ellington
TE: McDonald/Brown*/Celek
LT: Staley/Beatty
LG: Garnett/Beadles
C: Kilgore/Toth*
RG: Zeitler/Tiller
RT: Brown/Theus
Defense
LDE: Buckner/Blair
NT: Dorsey/Tomlinson*
RDE: Armstead/Dial
LOLB: Garrett*/Carradine
LILB: Weatherspoon/Nickerson*
RILB: Bowman/Armstrong
ROLB: Lynch/Harold
LCB: Brock/Robinson/Thomas*
FS: Reid/Swearinger
SS: Tart/Thomas*
RCB: Ward/Redmond/Johnson
Special Teams
K: Gould
P: Pinion
LS: Nelson
[ Edited by Draftology on Dec 27, 2016 at 6:05 PM ]
If Garrett is gone i'd take Trubisky/Watson and still trade back into the first for pick 20 to grab a WR (Davis/Williams/Ross).