What is your biggest priority for improving the 2013 roster?

Originally posted by eonblue:

Originally posted by SFrush:
Hey Aldon you nearly had a 20 sack season, but take a demotion. I'm sure Fangio would love to explain that to him just to play an inferior player.

Aldon has not reached his ceiling as a three down LB. There is no way he's returning to be a situational pass rusher especially with how much offenses are throwing the ball now.

Your probably right but he's going to have to put in the effort to develop his game. He gets pushed off the run to easily. My point was he doesn't need to be on the field for 3 downs.

A rotation would be nice with Haralson spelling Smith and Brooks.

But Aldon needs to be out there. This is all new to him as an OLB so he needs time to adjust. I thought although he looked lost sometimes, he made some nice run stops. His physicality and presence on the field alone needs to be accounted for.

Trust me, defenses didn't prepare for Haralso as they do for Aldon.

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Originally posted by BadgerHawk:

Originally posted by eonblue:

Originally posted by cciowa:

get rid of all four secondary guys
kick aldon smith in the f**king ass,, his injury was b******t, that was no reason for him to be behind every f**king play, he was a disaster area, the whole god damn defense, aside from willis and brooks, was a disaster area,,it would have been appropriate for the f**king red cross to come out and serve coffee and doughnuts during the game
draft at least two d line men including a pass rusher

This is dumb.

I do think Aldon would benefit from getting his head screwed on straight. His offseason was almost as exciting as his first 12 games. I question how much he was hurt or whether he just hit a wall. If it was the fact that they finally schemed to slow him down then it was Fangio's fault for not using him more creatively. But, I think he needs to dedicate himself this offseason and maybe party a little less.

If teams began adjusting for Aldon and Justin, then doesn't that mean the other side of the line should be doing something.

Cornerback !!!!!!!!!!!

I'm not sold on Rogers returning to his 2011 form next year, Brown and Culliver are solid corners, Rogers seem to be on the downside of his career .....if we are to make ONE free agent signing or Trade , please let it be the best CB available ....Revis anyone??

We also need another pass rushing OLB, draft one to compete with Fleming and Cam Johnson , you can never have enough quality pass rushers

Cowboys replacement ...we NEED a disruptive 3-4 D-Lineman to sit and learn from Cowboy, and get a few snaps to spell Cowboy & Ray Mac to prepare him for the future

We need to let Akers, Dixon, and Brock go. Get some young hungrey guys to fill the special teams void and get a Kicker who is good at FG's and can kick the ball out of the endzone every time.

Another legit WR opposite Crabs should be our #1 priority heading into next season.

Lol we have the best safety im the league and you think a ball hawking safety is our biggest priority?

We could use a deep threat at WR, upgrade at CB and DL.

Originally posted by thl408:
Agreed on all points. Rodgers, Ryan, and Flacco are all good QBs that will torch ANY secondary when given time. They all had time. Can the secondary be improved? Of course, but let's look at the root of the problem, the inadequate and inconsistent pass rush.

Facing arguably the weakest Superbowl offensive opponent in our history, we give up a record number of points.
Facing arguably the strongest Superbowl defensive opponent in our history, we spot them an insurmountable 22 then come inches from the greatest comeback in history.

I wouldn't draft an offensive player in our first 6 picks.

Originally posted by NeeJ49er:
Cornerback !!!!!!!!!!!

I'm not sold on Rogers returning to his 2011 form next year, Brown and Culliver are solid corners, Rogers seem to be on the downside of his career .....if we are to make ONE free agent signing or Trade , please let it be the best CB available ....Revis anyone??

We also need another pass rushing OLB, draft one to compete with Fleming and Cam Johnson , you can never have enough quality pass rushers

Cowboys replacement ...we NEED a disruptive 3-4 D-Lineman to sit and learn from Cowboy, and get a few snaps to spell Cowboy & Ray Mac to prepare him for the future

Draft Chase Thomas in the 3rd, CB in the 1st like Trufant, sign Seymour to a short term deal and draft a few D-Linemen and a NT. Spend the other 3rd round pick on that Safety Rambo and the 2nd round pick on that tall fast WR from Tenn.


Desmond Trufant Cover CB
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/players/1664486


Justin Hunter 6'4'' WR and he is fast
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/players/1737463/justin-hunter

Chase Thomas OLB
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/players/1631925/chase-thomas

Bacarri Rambo FS: can cut Whitner and pair him with Goldson
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/players/1632077/bacarri-rambo

+ a competent NFL caliber WR opposite Crabtree

I'd go into FA and get a solid CB (I like Sean Smith of Miami), and get a WR (either a "moneyball" guy ike Knox or Scheilings), or swing for the fence with Wallace. Next get a cheap K and NT (also drafting their competition/replacements). Then draft: A TE/FB/HBack (Ertz- Stanford), NT, C, CB, S, RDE, WR.

I think we go D line in the first 2 rounds. Need a bigger body in the middle to stop the run. and need another motor guy like Justin. Love him to death but is getting old and coming off an injury. These guys take time to develope so we draft them now to be ready when he retires in a year or 2.

Then a cb in either FA or with one of the 2 picks in the 2nd.

And then a TE to replace Walker with the 2nd pick in the 3rd. Walker started to play with more consistancy but will be asking for too much!

No way we take a wr in the first 3 rounds. Trent and Jim are not about to give up on AJ. They think they are smarter than everyone else and I don't see them admiting they missed on him last year. And maybe they are right and it will just take time for him to develope.

Originally posted by rk1642:
I think we go D line in the first 2 rounds. Need a bigger body in the middle to stop the run. and need another motor guy like Justin. Love him to death but is getting old and coming off an injury. These guys take time to develope so we draft them now to be ready when he retires in a year or 2.

Then a cb in either FA or with one of the 2 picks in the 2nd.

And then a TE to replace Walker with the 2nd pick in the 3rd. Walker started to play with more consistancy but will be asking for too much!

No way we take a wr in the first 3 rounds. Trent and Jim are not about to give up on AJ. They think they are smarter than everyone else and I don't see them admiting they missed on him last year. And maybe they are right and it will just take time for him to develope.

I think they see AJ as more of a #3. We need a #1 to put opposite Crabtree.

Originally posted by mayo49:

Originally posted by rk1642:
I think we go D line in the first 2 rounds. Need a bigger body in the middle to stop the run. and need another motor guy like Justin. Love him to death but is getting old and coming off an injury. These guys take time to develope so we draft them now to be ready when he retires in a year or 2.

Then a cb in either FA or with one of the 2 picks in the 2nd.

And then a TE to replace Walker with the 2nd pick in the 3rd. Walker started to play with more consistancy but will be asking for too much!

No way we take a wr in the first 3 rounds. Trent and Jim are not about to give up on AJ. They think they are smarter than everyone else and I don't see them admiting they missed on him last year. And maybe they are right and it will just take time for him to develope.

I think they see AJ as more of a #3. We need a #1 to put opposite Crabtree.

I don't think so at all. In fact, I believe Crabtree can be our go to guy despite not being a threat on deep routes. He is an excellent YAC receiver. Pairing him with a guy like Victor Cruz would be amazing but too costly.

If you ask me, this teams identity has become its physical play and I believe you don't stray from that if it is at all possible. It is like Blackberry trying to compete with Apple on the coolness of its products. The 49ers are a self described blue collar team with hogs on the lines. You also have a great corps of LB's, so why waste all that talent by forcing them to make up for defensive line short comings?

The second consideration is the division, which is getting noticeably more physical. The Rams have gotten very physical on the defensive front and the Seahawks are that already before you discuss their corners.

I believe the 49ers need to heed these realities and seriously look at bolstering the defensive line to give Justin Smith a rest (like they did with Gore with great success, I might add), add a more physical corner, and acquire a more physical WR who can help out in the run game. Lost in Kaep's throwing is the fact they also ran the ball in the Super Bowl for upwards of 175 yards. No reason to change the formula too much by bringing in a speedy WR who gets run over by Sherman (a la Manningham) so easily. Besides, we have that now with Jenkins (speed?) and Manningham.

if we had this guy covering boldin.....maybe we would be hoisting up a #6 right now