2017 Team Information (Needs)

It's going to be harder to attract premium free agents at other positions until we get a QB in there. Otherwise we have to overpay and we haven't been that type of team.

Originally posted by Big_Daddy:

It's going to be harder to attract premium free agents at other positions until we get a QB in there. Otherwise we have to overpay and we haven't been that type of team.

Under Lynch, let's hope it does start to change!

JimmyG might be good, but is too risky if you ask me.

Backups that were wanted at one time: Matt Flynn, Kevin Kolb, Matt Cassel, Nick Foles, come to mind.

Originally posted by NCommand:

Originally posted by Big_Daddy:
It's going to be harder to attract premium free agents at other positions until we get a QB in there. Otherwise we have to overpay and we haven't been that type of team.

Under Lynch, let's hope it does start to change!

Yes! We don't have that franchise QB to attract FAs, but we do have an exciting new HC/GM combo. People generally feeling good about the direction of the team again. Scouts and executives are butthurt about the Lynch hire, they are the ones putting out all the negativity. I think the players are going to love it and see SF as an intriguing spot.

Originally posted by TheXFactor:

Originally posted by Fanaticofnfl:

The number one free agent I want us to get is a prime WR. There is no excuse for us not to get one. Desean Jackson, Pierre Garcon, Alshon Jeffrey, Vincent Jackson are all FA's. We need WR talent badly. If we pick up one of these guys (maybe not Vincent... he's kind of passed his prime), then I'm fine with Torrey Smith as the #2 and Kerley as the #3. Not the best receiving corps ever but it would help significantly.

I don't know if we cut Bethea or not, but if we do, go get Eric Berry.

Dontari Poe would also be great.

Unfortunately the only good potential FA QB out there is Cousins. I'm not sure about the ones up for potential trading.

Any good offensive linemen or linebackers we should be considering?

Jeffrey is way too risky. Garcon could make alot of sense. Desean Jackson is a longshot.

Agreed.. I'll pass on desean unless we deal Torrey. Garçon and Mike Will/Corey Davis is the boat I'm on. Williams reminds me a lot of Jeffrey. Williams,Smith,Garçon,Kerley,Ellington,Rogers; get a QB and you're in business. Tell me now along with Hyde,McDonald,Shanahan, a good QB wouldn't wanna come here. First guy that comes to mind would be Romo, I'm not gonna argue his health. That offense with a solid D(see my wish list above), were brewing some bomb beer gentleman.

I trust the Lynch-Shan' clan.

Poe.

No matter who we figure out is the best bet for QB, even draft vs trade....it will be THE guy who kyle feels comfortable wiht, knows he is accurate, smart, has good mechanics, makes good reads, and goes thru his progressions well. No matter what WE think, it will be what KYLE is comfortable with, and no way to know that . We can guess but kyle is going to have to feel like he has a guy he can coach up. And there we don't really know what is going to happen. One scenario could actually be not making a pick until #75-125, say a mahomes , peterman... and those guys may end up in back part of rd 2. No way to know what kind of craziness will happen when there is no real #1 Qb to be had. Someone else said it but some team is going to go crazy, just about the time the first pick is made and our best bet may be swapping #2 for a whole slew of picks . It would be a stupid move. but hey, that's the draft.

Originally posted by pasodoc9er:
No matter who we figure out is the best bet for QB, even draft vs trade....it will be THE guy who kyle feels comfortable wiht, knows he is accurate, smart, has good mechanics, makes good reads, and goes thru his progressions well. No matter what WE think, it will be what KYLE is comfortable with, and no way to know that . We can guess but kyle is going to have to feel like he has a guy he can coach up. And there we don't really know what is going to happen. One scenario could actually be not making a pick until #75-125, say a mahomes , peterman... and those guys may end up in back part of rd 2. No way to know what kind of craziness will happen when there is no real #1 Qb to be had. Someone else said it but some team is going to go crazy, just about the time the first pick is made and our best bet may be swapping #2 for a whole slew of picks . It would be a stupid move. but hey, that's the draft.

I haven't been as anxious as I am now for the draft in ages. Shanny / Lynch will right the ship, and imo, much sooner than we may think

Originally posted by LVJay:

Originally posted by pasodoc9er:

No matter who we figure out is the best bet for QB, even draft vs trade....it will be THE guy who kyle feels comfortable wiht, knows he is accurate, smart, has good mechanics, makes good reads, and goes thru his progressions well. No matter what WE think, it will be what KYLE is comfortable with, and no way to know that . We can guess but kyle is going to have to feel like he has a guy he can coach up. And there we don't really know what is going to happen. One scenario could actually be not making a pick until #75-125, say a mahomes , peterman... and those guys may end up in back part of rd 2. No way to know what kind of craziness will happen when there is no real #1 Qb to be had. Someone else said it but some team is going to go crazy, just about the time the first pick is made and our best bet may be swapping #2 for a whole slew of picks . It would be a stupid move. but hey, that's the draft.

I haven't been as anxious as I am now for the draft in ages. Shanny / Lynch will right the ship, and imo, much sooner than we may think

Always love your optimism.

Originally posted by NCommand:

Originally posted by LVJay:

Originally posted by pasodoc9er:

No matter who we figure out is the best bet for QB, even draft vs trade....it will be THE guy who kyle feels comfortable wiht, knows he is accurate, smart, has good mechanics, makes good reads, and goes thru his progressions well. No matter what WE think, it will be what KYLE is comfortable with, and no way to know that . We can guess but kyle is going to have to feel like he has a guy he can coach up. And there we don't really know what is going to happen. One scenario could actually be not making a pick until #75-125, say a mahomes , peterman... and those guys may end up in back part of rd 2. No way to know what kind of craziness will happen when there is no real #1 Qb to be had. Someone else said it but some team is going to go crazy, just about the time the first pick is made and our best bet may be swapping #2 for a whole slew of picks . It would be a stupid move. but hey, that's the draft.

I haven't been as anxious as I am now for the draft in ages. Shanny / Lynch will right the ship, and imo, much sooner than we may think

Always love your optimism.

QB: Matt Ryan vs. Mr. Nobody
RB1: Devonta Freeman vs. Carlos Hyde
RB2: Tevin Coleman vs. Vacant
TE: Austin Hooper vs. Vance McDonald
XWR: Mohamed Sanu vs. DeAndre Carter
YWR: Taylor Gabriel vs. Jeremy Kerley
ZWR: Julio Jones vs. Eric Rogers
LOT: Jake Matthews vs. Joe Staley
LG: Andy Levitre vs. Zane Beadles
C: Alex Mack vs. Daniel Kilgore
RG: Chris Chester vs. Joshua Garnett
ROT: Ryan Schraeder vs. Trenton Brown


LDE: Michael Bennett vs. DeForest Bucker
LDT: Ahtyba Trubin vs. Earl Mitchell
RDT: Jarran Reed vs. Arik Armstead
RDE/LEO: Cliff Avril vs. Aaron Lynch
SAM: Michael Morgan vs. Eli Harold
MLB: Bobby Wagner vs. Navarro Bowman
WLB: KJ Wright vs. Ray-Ray Armstrong
LCB: Richard Sherman vs. Rashard Robinson
RCB: DeShawn Shead vs. Tramaine Brock
SLOT/CB: Jeremy Lane vs. Will Redmond
FS: Earl Thomas vs. Jimmie Ward
SS: Kam Chancellor vs. Jaquiski Tartt

Note, from left-to-right, per PFF grades: https://www.profootballfocus.com/pro-2017-free-agency-tracker/

DEFENSE - Top Draft Targets: @ #2 or small trade-back

• Myles Garrett
• Jonathan Allen
• Marshon Lattimore
• Jamal Adams
• Malik Hooker
• Solomon Thomas
• Reuben Foster

Free Agency Targets:

• CB's: A.J. Bouye, Malcolm Butler, Morris Claiborne, Logan Ryan, Trumaine Johnson, Ross Cockrell, Deshawn Shead, Prince Amukamara, Dre Kirkpatrick, Micah Hyde & Stephon Gilmore
• DT/NT's: Kawann Short, Alan Branch, Brandon Williams, Dontari Poe, Johnathan Hankins, Sylvester Williams, Bennie Logan & Ian Williams/Glenn Dorsey
• DE's: Calais Campbell, Melvin Ingram, Chandler Jones, Jason Pierre-Paul, Nick Perry, Jabaal Sheard & Andre Branch
• I/OLB's: Dont'a Hightower, Zach Brown, Gerald Hodges, Kevin Minter, Todd Davis, Sean Spence, Kiko Alonso, Malcolm Smith, Manti Te'o & Mychal Kendricks
• S's: Tony Jefferson, John Cyprien, Eric Berry, D.J. Swearinger, Bradley McDougald, Duron Harmon, T.J. McDonald & Tony Jefferson (Colin Jones & Michael Thomas for ST)

OFFENSE - Top Draft Targets: @ #2 or small trade-back

• Mike Williams
• Cory Davis
• Dalvin Cook
• Mitch Trubisky
• Deshaun Watson
• Ryan Ramczyk
• Leonard Fournette

Free Agency Targets:

• QB's: Kirk Cousins, Jimmy Garoppolo, Brian Hoyer, Matt Barkley, Mike Glennon, Matt Schaub, Matt McGloin, Ryan Nassib, AJ McCarron & Christian Ponder
• FB's: Patrick DiMarco, Kyle Juszczyk & Zach Line
• C's: J.C. Tretter, A.Q. Shipley & Joe Hawley
• G's: Kevin Zeitler, Andrew Norwell, T.J. Lang, Larry Warford, Ronald Leary, Austin Pasztor, Patrick Omameh, Brian Winters, Stefen Wisniewski, Ryan Jensen & Brian Schwenke
• RT's: Ricky Wagner, Christopher Hubbard, Mike Remmers, Ryan Clady, & Don Barclay
• TE's: Martellus Bennett, Jack Doyle, MarQueis Gray, Mychal Rivera, Jordan Cameron & Jared Cook
• WR's: Pierre Garcon, Adam Thielen, Taylor Gabriel, Alshon Jeffery, Terrelle Pryor, Dontrelle Inman, DeSean Jackson, Kenny Britt, Jeremy Kerley, Kendall Wright, Terrance Williams, Kenny Stills, Ted Ginn Jr., Rod Streater & Michael Floyd

NC, thanks for the nice summary of guys available for different positions. Last yr we figured out which FAs we could get, and then FA time, we got creamed. NADA. Well, this yr we don't have our QB out there dissing us, we don't have a zero or an "objectionable" HC, we have the very best in the business of up and comers...one who darn near coached a W in the SB. (Their D lost it, but so did Quinn on his last series from the 20). We also no longer have baalke nor chip/tomsul. Our F.O finally looks desirable, PLUS we got $$$$$.

In any event, i am getting really pumped about this yr, in that if you look at O, we got a very nice OL, altho we could upgrade at C, even tho kilgore and zane could cover it. But staley is a rock, Garnett now has a full yr under his belt, Tiller-Brown are a tough twosome...just need upgrade at C...but we COULD go with what we have and still do okay.
So OL looks good

TEs. McD had a breakout yr, and his counterpart was average...but both are great blockers...and that is incredibly good for us.
So Ok at TE, could use one to improve, but is serviceable.

WRs...our #1 is really a #2, but OTOH, he hardly got any targets. Kerley and streator, our Wal mart and used auto sales guys, ended up like we knew what we were doing.
WRs...either need a #1, or our new QB targets Torrey a lot more. Our #2 and #3 are very workable. And as it turns out, our #1 actually should be our slot.

RBs....Carlos is great...when healthy. We need another for his down times, but moreso to shoulder the load. Also, i would really like a FB to lead Carlo thru the hole. Miller was perfect until he screwed up. So help needed here.

QB...in QB thread i made a case for making it without Cousins, and without one of top 3 QBs taken early. Peterman later, but not too late, rd 2 early. Mahomes is in there but not top choice. This one, QB....this is the essence of how we do this yr, but Kyle does the choosing, and the coaching, so i think we are in really good hands. God help us on the choice, however, plus another later pick as insurance......This is our big ???

Next D:

DL...with AA healthy and DeFo healthy, together 1+1 = 3 Now put an impact NT between them, and we got one helluva DL . True playing 4/3 and 3/4 we got Blair and Dorsey, but that NT....man that the biggest need on D.

LBs. ...whew...will Bow be ready, and if so ok? I bet against it. We need an IMPACT ILB, OLB. Both. And if Bow comes around all the better.

DBs...with all the picks here in high rounds, we still aren't there. We need two DBs, one should be an IMPACT CB.

And that is it. Same old story:
NT
ILB
OLB
FR QB
WR
RB.

I think kyle figures out the FR QB deal. And i think we get an impact player with our second pick unless some team wants it bad and buys it for a 1,2 and 3, plus a 2 next yr. Maybe more if they are really crazy. All bets are off is Kyle's choice is Trubisk. Then we don't get an impact player in draft.

As for the rest, let's just hope we don't get mauled by another FA like last yr(highly unlikely in my mind), and that we slop into a couple Impact guys as noted above. It would seem between kyle/lynch, $$$, FA And Draft, we should be able to get 3 of the 6 we need and maybe 4 or 5 of them, QB being the most critical. But i don't see this yr as SF being a 4 letter word to FAs. This yr i think we draw some.

Originally posted by pasodoc9er:
NC, thanks for the nice summary of guys available for different positions...

Yeah buddy! Let's build this thing...

I'll go right down the line on some wishful thinking but mostly, try to keep it realistic as well.

Notes: In the draft, since Garrett is gone and ShanaLynch aren't sold on Trubisky, we go with a minor trade-back with the Jets and stay inside the top 6 and pick up an extra 2nd this year (40th), next year's 2nd and more (1,000 points). I cover the top 5 picks. In free agency, since we won't be paying for a FQB this year, ShanaLynch make a couple larger splashes in free agency elsewhere (Bouye/Britt/Williams/Tretter) and add a number of second-tier free agent starters and resign several of our own who fit the 4-3-under defense and WCO well. 7 of the 18 free agents are our own resigns. 4 are larger ($6M+) contracts (Bouye/Britt/Williams/Tretter/Minter) but nothing remotely back-breaking. The other 7 signings are upper second tier (starters) or third tier (depth) signings.

Draft = 5: XWR Mike Williams, LEO/RDE Taco Charlton, LG Forrest Lamp, QB Nathan Peterman & RB Wayne Gallman
(Free Agency = 18): QB's Brian Hoyer & Ryan Nassib, XWR's Kenny Britt & Rod Streater, YWR Jeremy Kerley, ZWR Ted Ginn Jr., RB2 DuJuan Harris, FB Patrick DiMarco, C J.C. Tretter, RG Andrew Tiller, LDE/5T Chris Jones, NT/1T Brandon Williams, SAM Malcolm Smith, MIKE's Sean Spence & Nick Bellore, WILL's Kevin Minter & Gerald Hodges and RCB A.J. Bouye

2017 Free Agent Signings - Contract References from 2015/2016:
RCB A.J. Bouye/Logan Ryan - Sean Smith 4 years $40M ($10M) or Janoris Jenkins 5 years $62M ($12.5M) --- LINKED
ZWR Kenny Britt/Terrelle Pryor - Marvin Jones 5 years $40M ($8M) or Randall Cobb 4 years $40M ($10M) --- LINKED
NT/1T Brandon Williams/Dontari Poe - Damon Harrison 5 years $46M ($9.2M) --- LINKED
C J.C. Tretter - Alex Mack ($4M) or Eric Wood ($6.725M)
WILL Kevin Minter (4.67) - Danny Trevathan 4 years $24.5M ($6.125M)
QB Brian Hoyer - Brian Hoyer 2 years $10.5M ($5.25M) --- SIGNED
SAM Malcolm Smith (4.44) - Tahir Whitehead 2 years $8M ($4M) --- SIGNED
YWR Jeremy Kerley - Stevie Johnson 3 years $10.5M ($3.5M) --- SIGNED
FB Patrick DiMarco/Kyle Juszczyk - Cole Beasley 4 years $13.6M ($3.4M) --- SIGNED
XWR Ted Ginn Jr./Marquise Goodwin (depth) - Cecil Shorts III 2 years $6M ($3M) --- SIGNED
QB Ryan Nassib (depth) - Shaun Hill 2 years $6.5M ($3.25M)
LDE/5T Chris Jones (depth) - George Johnson 3 years $9M ($3M)
RB DuJuan Harris (RFA) - Darren McFadden 2 years $5.85M ($2.93M)
MIKE Sean Spence (depth) - Brad Jones 2 years $2.9M ($1.45M) or Josh Mauga 3 years $8M ($2.67M)
RG Andrew Tiller (ERFA) (depth) - John Jerry 2 years $3.3M ($1.65M) or Erik Pears 2 years $4.7M ($2.35M)
SAM Gerald Hodges (depth) - A.J. Hawk 2 years $3.5M ($1.75M)
MIKE/ST Nick Bellore (depth) - Ramon Humber 2 years $2M ($1M)
ZWR Rod Streater (depth) - Marlon Moore 3 years $2.8M ($933K)
Total Annual Cap Hit = $68.5-80M

*$76,799,899 + $28.9M = $105.7M - $10M needed for rookie contracts
*Does NOT includes Kaepernick's ($16.4M) savings, Brooks' ($6.1M), Bethea's ($4M) & Brock's ($2.35M) = $28.9M

Offense --- 25
QB: (Brian Hoyer); (Ryan Nassib) & Nathan Peterman --- The Kaepernick era is finally over. No doubt, ShanaLynch will go hard for both Kirk Cousins and Jimmy Garoppolo but it will probably be to no avail. Therefore, they go the safer "bridge" route where we are able to acquire Brian Hoyer & Ryan Nassib in free agency (both pocket passers familiar with the WCO) and draft the best pro-style QB in Nathan Peterman in the 3rd round; similar to Kirk Cousins in the 4th.
RB1: Carlos Hyde; Wayne Gallman --- Nice backup to Hyde here via the draft.
RB2: (DuJuan Harris) --- ShanaLynch resign Harris to play a similar role as Coleman in ATL.
FB: (Patrick DiMarco) --- Who better for Kyle's offense?
TE: Vance McDonald; Garrett Celek & Blake Bell --- ShanaLynch likes this group for now and wants to see what they can do in his WCO.
XWR: Torrey Smith; (Tedd Ginn Jr.) --- The signing of Ginn adds true depth and versatility and adds to our ST returning units and helps flip our WR core into a legit, diverse group. Kyle wanted speed AND size and he got it.
YWR: Jeremy Kerley --- Kerley was a must resign and they locked him up to play a similar role to Taylor Gabriel. DeAndre Carter & Rashad Ross add speed and depth.
ZWR: (Kenny Britt); Mike Williams & (Rod Streater) --- ShanaLynch go hard in free agency for wide receivers and get their men. Kenny Britt will play a prominent role in this offense as will Jeremy Kerley. They also resign Streater for depth. But the first pick of the ShanaLynch era goes to, Mike Williams. He'll learn all three WR positions and grow into a Julio Jones-like role for us.
LOT: Joe Staley; John Theus --- Legit.
LG: Forrest Lamp; Zane Beadles --- ShanaLynch draft Forrest Lamp with their 3rd pick who has played C, G, & T.
C: (J.C. Tretter); Daniel Kilgore --- ShanaLynch grab the best veteran C in Tretter like Kyle did in ATL with Alex Mack; he's be able to handle all the calls of his WCO which frees up the QB to think less.
RG: Joshua Garnett; (Andrew Tiller) --- ShanaLynch resign Tiller to push Garnett.
ROT: Trenton Brown --- ShanaLynch want to see the big cat in this system before anything else. With a FB, we can still run power when needed.

Defense --- 25
LDE/5T: DeForest Bucker; (Chris Jones) --- Buckner should be a beast on the strong side and ShanaLynch resign Chris Jones for additional depth. They both seal the edge, funnel the RB's inside to the LB's and crash the pocket.
NT/1T: (Brandon Williams); Earl Mitchell & Quinton Dial --- ShanaLynch sticks to their word on wanting to stop the run and gets the best NT in Brandon Williams in free agency and an excellent swing DT in Mitchell. Dial adds depth and versatility.
RDT/3T: Arik Armstead; Ronald Blair--- One-gap gallore. Attack!
RDE/LEO: Taco Charlton; Aaron Lynch --- Time to get after that QB!
SAM: (Malcolm Smith); Eli Harold & (Gerald Hodges) --- ShanaLynch bring in a familiar LB to this Seattle defense and Hodges is a nice resigning (4th best per PFF). There could be a real competition here esp. if Harold starts to make a quick transition. The SAM is the fastest in Seattle's defense and Smith runs a 4.44.
MIKE: Navarro Bowman; (Sean Spence) & (Nick Bellore) --- Here's to never having to see Bellore as a starter again (ST only). ShanaLynch add some much needed quality depth in Sean Spence.
WILL: (Kevin Minter); Ray-Ray Armstrong --- Nice young player in Minter and quality depth with Ray-Ray (ST). There could be a real competition here as well.
LCB: Rashard Robinson; Dontae Johnson --- It's all about jam-press now! The draft may add another long CB with better speed/technique than DJ.
RCB: (A.J. Bouye); Keith Reaser --- ShanaLynch make the biggest $plash in free agency here.
SLOT/CB: Will Redmond --- Finally healthy and ready to lock down the slot position formally, held by Jimmie Ward two years ago. K'Waun Williams adds insurance.
FS: Jimmie Ward; Marcus Cromartie --- Jimmie is finally moved to his more natural spot; plays lots of single-high S and Cromartie adds to ST.
SS: Jaquiski Tartt; Eric Reid --- This battle in the off season comes down to the wire with Tartt winning as the enforcer in this new defense (Kam Chancellor role). Reid proves to be a leader...on the bench...adds to ST.
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Originally posted by NCommand:

Originally posted by pasodoc9er:
NC, thanks for the nice summary of guys available for different positions. Last yr we figured out which FAs we could get, and then FA time, we got creamed. NADA. Well, this yr we don't have our QB out there dissing us, we don't have a zero or an "objectionable" HC, we have the very best in the business of up and comers...one who darn near coached a W in the SB. (Their D lost it, but so did Quinn on his last series from the 20). We also no longer have baalke nor chip/tomsul. Our F.O finally looks desirable, PLUS we got $$$$$.

In any event, i am getting really pumped about this yr, in that if you look at O, we got a very nice OL, altho we could upgrade at C, even tho kilgore and zane could cover it. But staley is a rock, Garnett now has a full yr under his belt, Tiller-Brown are a tough twosome...just need upgrade at C...but we COULD go with what we have and still do okay.
So OL looks good

TEs. McD had a breakout yr, and his counterpart was average...but both are great blockers...and that is incredibly good for us.
So Ok at TE, could use one to improve, but is serviceable.

WRs...our #1 is really a #2, but OTOH, he hardly got any targets. Kerley and streator, our Wal mart and used auto sales guys, ended up like we knew what we were doing.
WRs...either need a #1, or our new QB targets Torrey a lot more. Our #2 and #3 are very workable. And as it turns out, our #1 actually should be our slot.

RBs....Carlos is great...when healthy. We need another for his down times, but moreso to shoulder the load. Also, i would really like a FB to lead Carlo thru the hole. Miller was perfect until he screwed up. So help needed here.

QB...in QB thread i made a case for making it without Cousins, and without one of top 3 QBs taken early. Peterman later, but not too late, rd 2 early. Mahomes is in there but not top choice. This one, QB....this is the essence of how we do this yr, but Kyle does the choosing, and the coaching, so i think we are in really good hands. God help us on the choice, however, plus another later pick as insurance......This is our big ???

Next D:

DL...with AA healthy and DeFo healthy, together 1+1 = 3 Now put an impact NT between them, and we got one helluva DL . True playing 4/3 and 3/4 we got Blair and Dorsey, but that NT....man that the biggest need on D.

LBs. ...whew...will Bow be ready, and if so ok? I bet against it. We need an IMPACT ILB, OLB. Both. And if Bow comes around all the better.

DBs...with all the picks here in high rounds, we still aren't there. We need two DBs, one should be an IMPACT CB.

And that is it. Same old story:
NT
ILB
OLB
FR QB
WR
RB.

I think kyle figures out the FR QB deal. And i think we get an impact player with our second pick unless some team wants it bad and buys it for a 1,2 and 3, plus a 2 next yr. Maybe more if they are really crazy. All bets are off is Kyle's choice is Trubisk. Then we don't get an impact player in draft.

As for the rest, let's just hope we don't get mauled by another FA like last yr(highly unlikely in my mind), and that we slop into a couple Impact guys as noted above. It would seem between kyle/lynch, $$$, FA And Draft, we should be able to get 3 of the 6 we need and maybe 4 or 5 of them, QB being the most critical. But i don't see this yr as SF being a 4 letter word to FAs. This yr i think we draw some.

Yeah buddy! Let's build this thing...

I'll go right down the line on some wishful thinking --- in the draft we go with a minor trade-back and stay inside the top 6 (Jets):

Draft = 5: XWR Mike Williams, LEO/RDE Taco Charlton, LG Forrest Lump, QB Nathan Peterman & RB Wayne Gallman
(Free Agency = 16): QB's Brian Hoyer & Mike Glennon, XWR's Kenny Britt & Rod Streater, YWR's Taylor Gabriel & Jeremy Kerley, ZWR Adam Thielen, FB Patrick DiMarco, C Joe Hawley, RG Andrew Tiller, DE Andre Branch, LDT Brandon Williams, SAM Malcolm Smith, WLB's Kevin Minter & Gerald Hodges and RCB A.J. Bouye

Offense --- 26
QB: (Brian Hoyer); (Mike Glennon) & Nathan Peterman --- The Kaepernick era is over. No doubt, ShanaLynch will go hard for both Kirk Cousins and Jimmy Garoppolo but it will probably be to no avail. Therefore, they go the safer "bridge" route where we are able to acquire Brian Hoyer & Mike Glennon in free agency and draft Nathan Peterman in the 3rd round.
RB1: Carlos Hyde; Wayne Gallman --- Nice backup to Hyde here via the draft.
RB2: DuJuan Harris --- ShanaLynch resign Harris to play a similar role as Coleman in ATL.
FB: (Patrick DiMarco) --- Who better for Kyle's offense?
TE: Vance McDonald; Garrett Celek & Blake Bell --- ShanaLynch likes this group for now and wants to see what they can do in his WCO.
XWR: (Kenny Britt); Mike Williams & (Rod Streater) --- ShanaLynch go hard in free agency for wide receivers and get their men. Kenny Britt will play a prominent role in this offense as will Taylor Gabriel. They also resign Streater. But the first pick of the ShanaLynch era goes to, Mike Williams. ShanaLynch don't play when it comes to WR's.
YWR: (Taylor Gabriel); (Jeremy Kerley) --- Kerley is a must resign and they lock him up. But it doesn't end here. Shanahan has strong ties to Taylor Gabriel and he acquires him to play the slot and outside as well.
ZWR: Torrey Smith; (Adam Thielen) --- An under-the-radar signing of Adam Thielen flips our WR core into a legit, diverse group.
LOT: Joe Staley; John Theus --- Legit
LG: Forrest Lump; Zane Beadles --- ShanaLynch draft Forrest with their 3rd pick who has played C, G, & T
C: (Joe Hawley); Daniel Kilgore --- ShanaLynch go for a veteran C in Hawley.
RG: Joshua Garnett; (Andrew Tiller) --- ShanaLynch resign Tiller.
ROT: Trenton Brown --- ShanaLynch want to see the big cat in this system.

Defense --- 24
LDE: Arik Armstead; Aaron Lynch & (Andre Branch) --- Lynch is best on the left side and settles in there and ShanaLynch makes a small splash with Andre Branch who will rush from both sides of the DL.
LDT: (Brandon Williams); Quinton Dial --- ShanaLynch sticks to their word on wanting to stop the run and gets the best NT in Brandon Williams in free agency.
RDT: DeForest Bucker --- It's on!
RDE/LEO: Taco Charlton; Ronald Blair & Eli Harold --- Time to get after that QB!
SAM: (Malcolm Smith); (Gerald Hodges) --- ShanaLynch bring in a familiar LB to this Seattle defense and Hodges is a nice resigning (4th best on PFF).
MLB: Navarro Bowman; Nick Bellore --- Here's to never having to see Bellore as a starter again (ST only).
WLB: (Kevin Minter); Ray-Ray Armstrong --- Nice young player in Minter and quality depth with Ray-Ray.
LCB: Rashard Robinson; Dontae Johnson --- It's all about jam-press now!
RCB: (A.J. Bouye); Keith Reaser --- ShanaLynch make the biggest splash in free agency here.
SLOT/CB: Will Redmond --- Finally healthy and ready to lock down the slot.
FS: Jimmie Ward; Marcus Cromartie --- Jimmie is finally moved to his natural spot; plays lots of single-high S.
SS: Jaquiski Tartt; Eric Reid --- This battle in the off season comes down to the wire with Tartt winning as the enforcer.

Not bad, but it's Forrest Lamp, not Lump , Also Gabriel is a RFA, and will likely get either the 1st or 2nd rd tender, as he was a UDFA, might be hard to pry him away from Atlanta.

I have a tough time believing we sign 16 FAs, would be nice though. I personally like the idea of retaining Kerley, Hodges, Dawson, adding Brandon Williams from BAL, DiMarco from ATL, Kevin Zeitler from CIN(Move Beadles to C), Melvin Ingram from LAC to play the LEO position, and a CB like Bouye. As for QB I like Hoyer if we can't get Cousins, which I doubt it happens, unless we give up pick #2.

Now that we're moving to a 4-3, I see the changes looking like this.

Armstead is a DE
Buckner a DT
Dial a DT
Harold a LEO/DE
Tank a LEO/DE
Blair a LEO/DE
Lynch a LEO/DE
Bowman from ILB to MLB
Armstrong from ILB to OLB
Ward from CB to S
Tartt from LB/S to S

Meaning we cut Brooks, Bethea, and Brock, I don't see the need for any of them now, Brooks might stick since his base salary de-escalated by $2.5M, so he's a little more affordable now.

I'm torn on the draft, I want Garrett at 2, but he should go 1st, and I'd love to add Ingram from LAC, solving the LEO/DE spot.

So, I wouldn't mind a Safety like Adams or Hooker, a WR like Williams or Davis. Before we were moving to a 4-3, I would have said Reuben Foster to go next to Bowman at ILB, but now not so much.

We'll see, should be fun, free agency begins March 9th 4PM EST/1PM PST