Originally posted by 49ers81:
Originally posted by pasodoc9er:
Dtg, all those incredible passes last yr, with an OL we know wouldn't allow most NFL qBs to get the pass off...and Jimmy did that with TT, Kittle, Marquise, Celek, au Jus, Bourne, et al...Literally all guys who were not here last yr. And at the end of the 5 game stretch, he had averaged over 300 yds/game or right at it. Also, he has yet to throw one ball to Garçon, our #1 guy, tho truly not a #1 Wr. Looking at it from one way, why would he need anymore WRs? What, we want him to throw for 385 yds/game ...or 415? And those folks do have a point.
OTOH what exactly do we get if we happen to nail down thru draft one, or even two stud WRs? I mean, just how much more do we want from our already hot passing game? I think it means FA wise, we are not in the market for a #1 WR, but if later in the draft one potential hot shot WR is there we take him. If we already had our 3 starter interior OLs, our ER, our 2 LBs , and our CB...or two....then that would be different. The question remains, why would we want more firepower than what we have now with and for jimmy?
The one thing that bothers tho, is why or how could Kyle /john have picked TT, Kittle, au Jus, marquise, Bourne ...and have them be our guys...all part of the big passing game we ended up with? Did they just get all the pass receivers (RB, WR, TE, Rb) that we ever needed in one draft/FA.? That seems unlikely. The one place we could really be helped is with the big Gronk like WR/TE (ok, T.O. , Jimmy Graham, etc) who is money on the goal line. I could see that. I guess we can always upgrade our pass catchers, but it makes one wonder, just how good we expect our passing game to be. It wasn't all that shabby the last 5 games.
I actually think that receivers are the least of our worries right now. I have a feeling that Kittle could turn out to be a stud. I like Taylor in the slot, Goodwin certainly came on and Bourne seems like he might have some real potential. As effective as the passing game was during the last part of the year you have to wonder if some big ticket WR is really necessary at this point. Certainly not something I would give up a lot of draft capital for, especially given Garoppollo's willingness to spread the ball around. Don't want some diva receiver on the team complaining that he isn't getting enough targets. Lynch said something interesting in an after game interview after one of their wins, he was talking about getting off the field on third downs defensively and said something to the effect that, he'd like to see the team get off the field with a sack. I suspect an edge rusher is where he will be looking this year
I agree with both of you. I think all we really need from the WR/TE/RB point of view is depth. I'd like a RB that would fit better with Kyle's zone run, but with Joe, Breida, and possibly Hyde (although I think he might be let go) I think we have a solid RB corps and I can see them drafting a RB in the 4th through 7th or free agency to get an RB that better fits the zone run better than Hyde (if Hyde is let go). We have three good solid TE's in Celek, Kittle, and Juszczyk (Juice being a hybrid FB/TE). As for WR, Goodwin and Garcon I think make a very good one two punch, and the rest are young and promising - and there are even more talent on the IR that hopefully will heal up and be 2018 contributors.
If anything, O Line, specially center would be a good place to start this year's free agency to begin to build a wall around Jimmy. I'm predicting (and hoping) this 2018 free agency season would be heavy on getting O LIne depth, and if they are successful in getting a good Center or Guards, the draft would be focused on getting edge rushers and depth at the secondary and linebacking positions. Cassius and Dumervill already provide good depth at the Edge Rush position and I'm hoping they expend a high draft pick to get that Charles Haley 2.0 or maybe use up 10+ million in cap space for an elite free agent edge rusher in free agency. Two positions I'd like this team to have outstanding talent with very long term contracts is in (QB and ER) and we already have the QB. Nail those two positions long term and you have long term playoff and super bowl possibilities.
