Geek's January Mock Plan

Coaching Changes:
HC: Gary Kubiak (elite offensive mind in the NFL)
OC: Rick Dennison (knows how to improve OLs)
DC: Vic Fangio (nuff said)

Resign - $10M in spending
Perrish Cox - CB, Blaine Gabbert - QB, Frank Gore - RB, Dan Skuta - DE/LB, Tony Jerod-Eddie - DT/DE (RFA), Kyle Nelson - TE/LS

Trade - $6M in savings
Ahmad Brooks and 49ers 7th round pick traded for Washington's 5th round draft pick. They let Orakpo walk and replace him with Brooks.
Michael Wilhoite (RFA) traded for Bears 6th round draft pick. Immediate starter on their D.

Release/Retire - $7M in savings
Craig Dahl - S, Alex Boone - OT, Justin Smith - DT/DE (retire)

Restructure/Extend - $13M in savings
Colin Kaepernick - QB, Patrick Willis - LB, Aldon Smith - DE/LB, Stevie Johnson - WR, Jonathan Martin - OT

Free Agency - $9M in spending

Jared Odrick - DT/DE - Dolphins | Stout against the run, effective pass rusher

Ryan Harris - OT - Chiefs | Experienced in the zone blocking scheme at LT and RT. Takes over Martin's role as he transitions to guard.

Robert Meachem - WR - Saints | Deep threat with good size (6-2) and savvy route running skills when healthy.

Danny McCray - S - Bears | ST player with some skill backing up at S.

NFL Draft -

49ers trade 1st, 3rd, and 6th round pick for Giants 1st round pick.

R1: DeVante Parker - WR - Louisville (via Giants) | Elite receiving prospect in this draft with strong hands, route running skills, and good speed.

R2: Duke Johnson - RB - Miami | Perfect fit in Kubiak's scheme. Impressive acceleration, and can be utilized in the passing game.

R4: B.J. Finney - OG/C - Kansas State | Good frame and strong tools to be a great backup at G and C. M. Martin is moved to RG.

R5: Sean Mannion - QB - Oregon State (via Washington) | Competes with Gabbert for the #2 spot behind Kaepernick.

R5: Devin Smith - WR - Ohio State | Deep threat galore. Needs to work on the mental aspects of the game.

R6: Shaquille Riddick - DE/LB - West Virginia (via Bears) | JUCO guy that broke out in his senior year. May get drafted higher based on his workouts.

Depth Chart -

QB: Kaepernick/Gabbert/Mannion*
RB: Gore/Hyde/Johnson*/Hunter
FB: Miller
TE: Davis/McDonald/Millard*

WR: Boldin/Patton
WR: Parker*/Meachem* or Ellington
WR: Johnson/Smith*

LT: Staley/Harris*
LG: Thomas*/Looney
C: Kilgore/Finney*
RG: M. Martin/J. Martin*
RT: Davis

LE: Odrick*/Jerod-Eddie
NT: Dorsey/Williams
RE: Carradine/Dial

OLB: Smith/Skuta
ILB: Willis/Skov*
ILB: Bowman/Borland
OLB: Lynch/Lemonier/Riddick*

CB: Brock/McFadden/Reaser*
CB: Cox/Johnson/Acker*
FS: Reid/Ward
SS: Bethea/McCray*

ST: Dawson, Lee, Nelson

Great Job!

Really like allot of things you did.

Kubiak, Dennison and Vic would be a fine group.

Like the Trades - getting something is ALWAYS better than getting nothing.

DISLIKE the Boone release. His game really picked up at the end of the season and IMO is a much better tackle than guard so he could immediately fill in if necessary w/out much drop off. NEITHER Thaomas nor Martin have proven they can do the job yet!

Really LIKE getting Odrick and Harris - NOT confident in Meecham.

LOVE the trades to get Parker - it's about time we get a starting caliber WR in the draft.

Thanks for all the work.

Very nice. But I would rather keep Ellington than Meacham

Originally posted by niners9:

Very nice. But I would rather keep Ellington than Meacham

Forgot to include Ellington. I think you bring in a vet like Meachem, and let him compete with Patton and Ellington for the roster spots.

What's so appealing about Robert Meacham? He's been trash the last 3 years. 14 catches, than 16 catches, and this year 7.......in a pass happy offense. Plus he's 31. I think his best years are looooong gone.

The only criticism I can think of is, drafting one more CB and NT, other than that I hope it played out just like you've pictured.

Your off season sold me right when I read Kubiak, Dennison and Fangio.

Very nice I would be happy if this is how the offseason went down.

Excellent mock.

my issues:

1. I love Duke Johnson but I think Kubiak prefers bigger backs that can wear down defenses and run through tackles on the second level -
Clinton Portis- 5'11/220
Orlandis Gary- 5'11/219
Mike Anderson- 6'0/230
Arian Foster-6'0 232
Maurice Clarett - 6'0/220
Tatum Bell - 5'11/215.

Hyde is perfect for the scheme though.

2. Don't forget we have Trindon Holiday signed as well. I don't see us carrying 7-8 WR's.

3. We're still really thin on the DL. Probably take a DL in the second and trade back up into the late second to get the RB (Coleman or Gurley).

I like everything but the CB situation. I think we keep Cully too and dump Mcfadden. Also Brandon Thomas is a big "?"

Originally posted by All22:

Excellent mock.

my issues:

1. I love Duke Johnson but I think Kubiak prefers bigger backs that can wear down defenses and run through tackles on the second level -
Clinton Portis- 5'11/220
Orlandis Gary- 5'11/219
Mike Anderson- 6'0/230
Arian Foster-6'0 232
Maurice Clarett - 6'0/220
Tatum Bell - 5'11/215.

Hyde is perfect for the scheme though.

2. Don't forget we have Trindon Holiday signed as well. I don't see us carrying 7-8 WR's.

3. We're still really thin on the DL. Probably take a DL in the second and trade back up into the late second to get the RB (Coleman or Gurley).

Duke Johnson (5'9/206) is bigger than Justin Forsett by an inch and about 7 lbs heavier. And 5 of the 6 RBs you named were Denver ones who I doubt Kubiak had a say in drafting/signing. Steve Slaton was a Kubiak pick in Houston in the 3rd round and he was 5'9/199, he brought Ryan Moats to be Slaton's backup, and Moats only weighed 4 lbs more than Johnson. So you can say Kubiak may like a bigger back (Hyde) but likes smaller complimentary RBs also (Johnson).

Originally posted by CityKing415:
I like everything but the CB situation. I think we keep Cully too and dump Mcfadden. Also Brandon Thomas is a big "?"

This is kinda how I see it but I could see a situation where we let Boone go and draft another OG around the 3rd round & let the young guys compete. I agree we need to keep Cully, he was very good this year. Think we wait past the 2nd round on a RB, take one in the 3/4 range.

Meacham pulls a Claude Rains for long stretches. I'm a fan of Charles C

Sorry, continuing, Charles Clay from Miami, he's a young Delanie Walker with more upside.

Originally posted by GEEK:
Coaching Changes:
HC: Gary Kubiak (elite offensive mind in the NFL)
OC: Rick Dennison (knows how to improve OLs)
DC: Vic Fangio (nuff said)

Resign - $10M in spending
Perrish Cox - CB, Blaine Gabbert - QB, Frank Gore - RB, Dan Skuta - DE/LB, Tony Jerod-Eddie - DT/DE (RFA), Kyle Nelson - TE/LS

Trade - $6M in savings
Ahmad Brooks and 49ers 7th round pick traded for Washington's 5th round draft pick. They let Orakpo walk and replace him with Brooks.
Michael Wilhoite (RFA) traded for Bears 6th round draft pick. Immediate starter on their D.

Release/Retire - $7M in savings
Craig Dahl - S, Alex Boone - OT, Justin Smith - DT/DE (retire)

Restructure/Extend - $13M in savings
Colin Kaepernick - QB, Patrick Willis - LB, Aldon Smith - DE/LB, Stevie Johnson - WR, Jonathan Martin - OT

Free Agency - $9M in spending

Jared Odrick - DT/DE - Dolphins | Stout against the run, effective pass rusher

Ryan Harris - OT - Chiefs | Experienced in the zone blocking scheme at LT and RT. Takes over Martin's role as he transitions to guard.

Robert Meachem - WR - Saints | Deep threat with good size (6-2) and savvy route running skills when healthy.

Danny McCray - S - Bears | ST player with some skill backing up at S.

NFL Draft -

49ers trade 1st, 3rd, and 6th round pick for Giants 1st round pick.

R1: DeVante Parker - WR - Louisville (via Giants) | Elite receiving prospect in this draft with strong hands, route running skills, and good speed.

R2: Duke Johnson - RB - Miami | Perfect fit in Kubiak's scheme. Impressive acceleration, and can be utilized in the passing game.

R4: B.J. Finney - OG/C - Kansas State | Good frame and strong tools to be a great backup at G and C. M. Martin is moved to RG.

R5: Sean Mannion - QB - Oregon State (via Washington) | Competes with Gabbert for the #2 spot behind Kaepernick.

R5: Devin Smith - WR - Ohio State | Deep threat galore. Needs to work on the mental aspects of the game.

R6: Shaquille Riddick - DE/LB - West Virginia (via Bears) | JUCO guy that broke out in his senior year. May get drafted higher based on his workouts.

Depth Chart -

QB: Kaepernick/Gabbert/Mannion*
RB: Gore/Hyde/Johnson*/Hunter
FB: Miller
TE: Davis/McDonald/Millard*

WR: Boldin/Patton
WR: Parker*/Meachem* or Ellington
WR: Johnson/Smith*

LT: Staley/Harris*
LG: Thomas*/Looney
C: Kilgore/Finney*
RG: M. Martin/J. Martin*
RT: Davis

LE: Odrick*/Jerod-Eddie
NT: Dorsey/Williams
RE: Carradine/Dial

OLB: Smith/Skuta
ILB: Willis/Skov*
ILB: Bowman/Borland
OLB: Lynch/Lemonier/Riddick*

CB: Brock/McFadden/Reaser*
CB: Cox/Johnson/Acker*
FS: Reid/Ward
SS: Bethea/McCray*

ST: Dawson, Lee, Nelson

This is an awesome mock offseason/draft, but do you really believe we need to move up to get Parker? I think he's there at 15.

Not bad however I dislike kubiak bad track record everywhere he has been also doesn't make great the best in game change s to win the big games...I wonder who else you had in mind at H.C!