2015 49ers Draft Needs

Originally posted by Kolohe:

What I'd like to see

1st - Danny Shelton

2nd - Ty Montgomery

3rd - Michael Dyer

4th (own pick) - To Buffalo for Stevie Johnson trade

4th (From Denver) - Henry Anderson

5th - Preston Smith - 6'6" 270 pounds Mississippi St.

6th - Garrett Grayson

7th - Bill VaVau

My first mock would look like this based on my needs list:
1st Kevin White WR West Virginia
2nd Hau'oli Kikaha OLB Washington
3rd Bryce Petty QB Baylor
4th David Cobb RB Minnesota
5th John Miller OG Louisville
6th Quandre Diggs CB Texas
7th Henry Anderson DE Stanford
Comp pick Blake Bell TE Oklahoma

Let the discussion continue.

Originally posted by ChaunceyGardner:
1st - explosive playmaker
2nd - RB
3rd - TE/HB
4th - NT
5th - CB
6th - C
7th - G

Still sticking with my pre-season picks.

Originally posted by ChaunceyGardner:

Originally posted by ChaunceyGardner:

1st - explosive playmaker
2nd - RB
3rd - TE/HB
4th - NT
5th - CB
6th - C
7th - G

Still sticking with my pre-season picks.

Staying loyal to Gabbert I see

Originally posted by English:

Originally posted by ChaunceyGardner:

Originally posted by ChaunceyGardner:
1st - explosive playmaker
2nd - RB
3rd - TE/HB
4th - NT
5th - CB
6th - C
7th - G

Still sticking with my pre-season picks.

Staying loyal to Gabbert I see

Its the dreamy eyes and flowing hair.

Originally posted by ChaunceyGardner:

Originally posted by English:

Originally posted by ChaunceyGardner:

Originally posted by ChaunceyGardner:

1st - explosive playmaker
2nd - RB
3rd - TE/HB
4th - NT
5th - CB
6th - C
7th - G

Still sticking with my pre-season picks.

Staying loyal to Gabbert I see

Its the dreamy eyes and flowing hair.

Odd that you don't very often see that critiqued on draft reports

Originally posted by English:

Originally posted by ChaunceyGardner:

Originally posted by English:

Originally posted by ChaunceyGardner:

Originally posted by ChaunceyGardner:
1st - explosive playmaker
2nd - RB
3rd - TE/HB
4th - NT
5th - CB
6th - C
7th - G

Still sticking with my pre-season picks.

Staying loyal to Gabbert I see

Its the dreamy eyes and flowing hair.

Odd that you don't very often see that critiqued on draft reports

You read the wrong magazines! Now if you read Vogue...

Personally I want us to draft the best 3-4 defensive lineman available ....I like TJE and Dial, they have a lot of potential to be solid players, but I want an impact lineman that will disrupt the flow of the offense ....Cowboy & Ray mac still have some mileage left, but we need to grab the next anchor of the defensive line .....that's what I want

plus we always want to find a speed receiver to attack downfield, we could probably find a solid WR in the first 4 rounds , Crabtree will probably be gone, and who knows if we keep Lloyd , but we need to find another receiver to throw into the mix with Boldin & Stevie ....Ellington and Patton have yet to make a splash, so naturally we need to find another playmaker to groom for future action

Originally posted by NeeJ49er:
Personally I want us to draft the best 3-4 defensive lineman available ....I like TJE and Dial, they have a lot of potential to be solid players, but I want an impact lineman that will disrupt the flow of the offense ....Cowboy & Ray mac still have some mileage left, but we need to grab the next anchor of the defensive line .....that's what I want

plus we always want to find a speed receiver to attack downfield, we could probably find a solid WR in the first 4 rounds , Crabtree will probably be gone, and who knows if we keep Lloyd , but we need to find another receiver to throw into the mix with Boldin & Stevie ....Ellington and Patton have yet to make a splash, so naturally we need to find another playmaker to groom for future action

Ndamukong Suh will be an UFA at the end of the season. I know it's a long shot but he would be a huge upgrade.

Originally posted by 9er4lyphe:
Ndamukong Suh will be an UFA at the end of the season. I know it's a long shot but he would be a huge upgrade.

Let me thi---NO! He's a knot head!


Seriously, Suh would be too expensive and I don't think he would fit in with our D philosophy...and he's a knothead!

We need Trent to work the same magic he has with defensive backs on DLineman picks. We need more than one.

AND 2 WR. One to eventually replace Boldin and one to be a real #1 receiver.

there's gonna be lots of big & tall WRs with speed on this draft.. but before we consider them, we need to sit and decide what we gonna do with what we already have..

Originally posted by 9moon:

there's gonna be lots of big & tall WRs with speed on this draft.. but before we consider them, we need to sit and decide what we gonna do with what we already have..

Tall fast wr's tend to bust. Sorry, dunno why. They just do.

Originally posted by English:

Originally posted by WRATHman44:

Originally posted by communist:
another DT/NT is needed given Ian Williams' injure proneness.

Dial looked good at NT...

...... starting to look good. Fingers crossed.

....I'm crossing eyes and toes too!

Originally posted by English:

Originally posted by m_brockalexander:
Updated primary needs list as of week 12

1. WR - Crabtree is gone and likely so will Lloyd
2. DE - Smith and McDonald will be a year older plus Tank will need some help
3. QB - Cannot go another season without a qualified backup
4. RB - they always take one

Secondary needs

1. CB - depending on whether Culliver re-signs
2. OLB - Brooks is a head case and Lemonier was not as effective this year. Skuta probably stays.
3. OG - Thomas could step in for Iupati if he walks but may want
4. TE - depending on what happens with Vernon for the rest of the season.

I like this but I would move the Guard from secondary to primary. I think the O line has been the seat of our problems this year and I don't like moving players from one position to another to cover injuries.

I like your number 1 primary - WR. I think if they can get a really fast WR that can catch, they will be set on the passing offense for a long time. I also like how you moved TE to the secondary, and I think VD can recover (still the rest of the season to find out if true) but if he comes back, drafting another TE can't hurt a position that is vital to this offense. Along with the O Line, I think TE has been one of the other trouble spots of this offense. As for backup QB, I think you give Gabbert one more year to prove himself then get rid of him if he can't cut it. I think when you do that, you move Josh to 2nd string.

Originally posted by shmuck:
If Gurley is there for us he should be the pick. Why would anyone not draft the best prospect in the draft. Especially when RB is the life blood of our offense.

1.BPA
2.BPA
3.BPA
4.BPA
5.BPA
6.BPA
7.BPA

This, I think, was the 2014 draft strategy and it worked well in my opinion. WR was a need, but free agency and trades seemed to fix that need. Same with backup QB. We got Gabbert and Josh, and I think strengthened the backup QB position again via trade and free agency. We got some free agency DB's that have been working very well for us too.

So, if we can meet the minimum talent level needs via free agency, this strategy should be used again for 2015. For example, if we can get a very fast WR that can catch through free agency, then I'm all for drafting BPA in the first round and if it's some stud RB then go for it.