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Originally posted by LasVegasWally:

Originally posted by WRATHman44:

Originally posted by Frisco69ers:
I think Marcus Martin's best chance for a starting spot is at RG

I'm not holding my breath, but I'd be pumped if that happened. Boone (so far) is the best swing T candidate on the roster, and Martin is more naturally equipped (IMO) to succeed inside. He has great size and agility, a super thick lower body, and he moves and adjusts fluidly. Last year, he didn't have NFL strength yet. That should be better now.

Agree in bold.

AND he absolutely knows it.

Originally posted by WRATHman44:

Originally posted by LasVegasWally:

Originally posted by WRATHman44:

Originally posted by Frisco69ers:
I think Marcus Martin's best chance for a starting spot is at RG

I'm not holding my breath, but I'd be pumped if that happened. Boone (so far) is the best swing T candidate on the roster, and Martin is more naturally equipped (IMO) to succeed inside. He has great size and agility, a super thick lower body, and he moves and adjusts fluidly. Last year, he didn't have NFL strength yet. That should be better now.

Agree in bold.

AND he absolutely knows it.

Then he can sit on the bench and fill in if Staley or Davis get hurt. I really don't like him as a ZBS guard, unless he's been hiding some agility and flexibility under his bed. I like him a lot as a T, but not more than Staley and Davis.

Originally posted by thl408:

Originally posted by WRATHman44:

Originally posted by LasVegasWally:

Originally posted by WRATHman44:

Originally posted by Frisco69ers:
I think Marcus Martin's best chance for a starting spot is at RG

I'm not holding my breath, but I'd be pumped if that happened. Boone (so far) is the best swing T candidate on the roster, and Martin is more naturally equipped (IMO) to succeed inside. He has great size and agility, a super thick lower body, and he moves and adjusts fluidly. Last year, he didn't have NFL strength yet. That should be better now.

Agree in bold.

AND he absolutely knows it.

Then he can sit on the bench and fill in if Staley or Davis get hurt. I really don't like him as a ZBS guard, unless he's been hiding some agility and flexibility under his bed. I like him a lot as a T, but not more than Staley and Davis.

I don't think Boone is a good scheme fit either. I'm going to go out on a limb and say there are no good ZBS guards that are 6'8". Being able to go lateral, pivot, and all that nimble footwork stuff - being that tall becomes detrimental towards the ability to move. Olinemen are pretty athletic nowadays, and Boone may be able to suffice, but in terms of excelling, I don't see it.

Originally posted by thl408:

Originally posted by WRATHman44:

Originally posted by LasVegasWally:

Originally posted by WRATHman44:

Originally posted by Frisco69ers:
I think Marcus Martin's best chance for a starting spot is at RG

I'm not holding my breath, but I'd be pumped if that happened. Boone (so far) is the best swing T candidate on the roster, and Martin is more naturally equipped (IMO) to succeed inside. He has great size and agility, a super thick lower body, and he moves and adjusts fluidly. Last year, he didn't have NFL strength yet. That should be better now.

Agree in bold.

AND he absolutely knows it.

Then he can sit on the bench and fill in if Staley or Davis get hurt. I really don't like him as a ZBS guard, unless he's been hiding some agility and flexibility under his bed. I like him a lot as a T, but not more than Staley and Davis.

I don't think Boone is a good scheme fit either. I'm going to go out on a limb and say there are no good ZBS guards that are 6'8". Being able to go lateral, pivot, and all that nimble footwork stuff - being that tall becomes detrimental towards the ability to move. Olinemen are pretty athletic nowadays, and Boone may be able to suffice, but in terms of excelling, I don't see it.

Originally posted by CorvaNinerFan:
With the NIners unlikely to keep Boone beyond 2015, now's not the time to put him at RT. Kilgore's fine at C...he was arguably our most consistent OL before he got hurt in the Denver debacle. At C, you want not only a strong player, but a smart one. At this point, Kilgore's got that edge on M. Martin. And, as others have pointed out, we can't hang onto how the blocking schemes were in the past...new OC and a number of changes, including zone blocking.

Originally posted by LasVegasWally:

Originally posted by Frisco69ers:
I think Marcus Martin's best chance for a starting spot is at RG

Agree and NOT Center.

Look for Kilgore to be on top of his game.

Originally posted by Eastcoastniner:

Originally posted by CorvaNinerFan:
With the NIners unlikely to keep Boone beyond 2015, now's not the time to put him at RT. Kilgore's fine at C...he was arguably our most consistent OL before he got hurt in the Denver debacle. At C, you want not only a strong player, but a smart one. At this point, Kilgore's got that edge on M. Martin. And, as others have pointed out, we can't hang onto how the blocking schemes were in the past...new OC and a number of changes, including zone blocking.

Staley Thomas Kilgore Martin Davis

Originally posted by WRATHman44:

Originally posted by Eastcoastniner:

Originally posted by CorvaNinerFan:
With the NIners unlikely to keep Boone beyond 2015, now's not the time to put him at RT. Kilgore's fine at C...he was arguably our most consistent OL before he got hurt in the Denver debacle. At C, you want not only a strong player, but a smart one. At this point, Kilgore's got that edge on M. Martin. And, as others have pointed out, we can't hang onto how the blocking schemes were in the past...new OC and a number of changes, including zone blocking.

Staley Thomas Kilgore Martin Davis

THIS. I'd make a case for Staley Martin Kilgore Thomas Davis, but that's splitting hairs. It's hard to guess at the fine points until we know their finer points of schematic emphasis.