Joshua Garnett OG - 28th overall pick, released

Originally posted by glorydayz:

Tom Brady wasn't even ranked when he came out, my point is rankings are for media people and will never help a player on the field.

He was drafted in the first round, in fact we traded up to get him. You would think he could at least be serviceable.

Gotta see it to believe it, and once again I hope I am dead wrong and that you are 100% right.

Originally posted by jonnydel:

Originally posted by glorydayz:

Tom Brady wasn't even ranked when he came out, my point is rankings are for media people and will never help a player on the field.

He was drafted in the first round, in fact we traded up to get him. You would think he could at least be serviceable.

Gotta see it to believe it, and once again I hope I am dead wrong and that you are 100% right.

I just have a hard time judging this guy off of his rookie year alone. There are very few guards who come in to a zone-scheme their rookie year and look great. That zone blocking is tough to get down if you haven't done it all the time.

That and Garnett did look overwhelmed by a lot his rookie year and we had one of the worst coaching staffs IMO.

I get it that it's hard to still be patient with a lot of these 1st round picks when the team isn't winning and needs them to fill a hole but sometimes that's just the case. Not every rookie is going to be Patrick Willis. Look at a player like Jared Goff when they get a 2nd year under their belt and are with a coaching staff they mesh with better.

Originally posted by jonnydel:

Originally posted by glorydayz:
Tom Brady wasn't even ranked when he came out, my point is rankings are for media people and will never help a player on the field.

He was drafted in the first round, in fact we traded up to get him. You would think he could at least be serviceable.

Gotta see it to believe it, and once again I hope I am dead wrong and that you are 100% right.

I just have a hard time judging this guy off of his rookie year alone. There are very few guards who come in to a zone-scheme their rookie year and look great. That zone blocking is tough to get down if you haven't done it all the time.

That and Garnett did look overwhelmed by a lot his rookie year and we had one of the worst coaching staffs IMO.

I get it that it's hard to still be patient with a lot of these 1st round picks when the team isn't winning and needs them to fill a hole but sometimes that's just the case. Not every rookie is going to be Patrick Willis. Look at a player like Jared Goff when they get a 2nd year under their belt and are with a coaching staff they mesh with better.

Originally posted by NYniner85:

#49ers coach John Benton has been impressed by Joshua Garnett this off season. Confirms he has transformed his body and has been "balls to the wall" in practice. He's been playing on the right side for consistency for now, but that could change during TC.

— Jennifer Lee Chan (@jenniferleechan) June 5, 2018

Originally posted by SmokeCrabtrees:

Originally posted by NYniner85:

#49ers coach John Benton has been impressed by Joshua Garnett this off season. Confirms he has transformed his body and has been "balls to the wall" in practice. He's been playing on the right side for consistency for now, but that could change during TC.

— Jennifer Lee Chan (@jenniferleechan) June 5, 2018

I've been saying it all along... They're not gonna hand him the job and will make sure he goes hard to the point it's an easy call to put him in to start. They're gonna keep pushing him until they get him where they want him.

Originally posted by SmokeCrabtrees:

Originally posted by NYniner85:

#49ers coach John Benton has been impressed by Joshua Garnett this off season. Confirms he has transformed his body and has been "balls to the wall" in practice. He's been playing on the right side for consistency for now, but that could change during TC.

— Jennifer Lee Chan (@jenniferleechan) June 5, 2018

I've been saying it all along... They're not gonna hand him the job and will make sure he goes hard to the point it's an easy call to put him in to start. They're gonna keep pushing him until they get him where they want him.

Originally posted by NCommand:

Originally posted by SmokeCrabtrees:

Originally posted by NYniner85:

#49ers coach John Benton has been impressed by Joshua Garnett this off season. Confirms he has transformed his body and has been "balls to the wall" in practice. He's been playing on the right side for consistency for now, but that could change during TC.

— Jennifer Lee Chan (@jenniferleechan) June 5, 2018

I've been saying it all along... They're not gonna hand him the job and will make sure he goes hard to the point it's an easy call to put him in to start. They're gonna keep pushing him until they get him where they want him.

Dude is going to have to battle hard against Person and Cooper when he's back to full strength. It sounds like Tomlinson has the LG locked down and he's down to 315.

Originally posted by SmokeCrabtrees:

Is it locked down or are they motivating Garnett?

Originally posted by NCommand:

Originally posted by SmokeCrabtrees:

Is it locked down or are they motivating Garnett?

Not sure...sounds like Garnett continues to split 1 reps at RG with Person.

I wonder if Cooper will compete with Tomlinson at LG at some point or join the competition at RG.

Originally posted by NCommand:

Originally posted by SmokeCrabtrees:

Is it locked down or are they motivating Garnett?

Not sure...sounds like Garnett continues to split 1 reps at RG with Person.

I wonder if Cooper will compete with Tomlinson at LG at some point or join the competition at RG.

Originally posted by Hoovtrain:
Person could be a dark horse to nab on of the G spots

Originally posted by Wodwo:

Originally posted by Hoovtrain:

Person could be a dark horse to nab on of the G spots

It sure looks that way with him splitting reps. I think the guard competition will be the most interesting to follow.

Originally posted by Hoovtrain:
Yup. If I recall, he performed decently during his 2nd stint in IND. he's well versed in KS zone blocking as well, so we shall see