Pre-Draft Visits (#7 Prediction)

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So, Shaq Lawson or Mackenzie Alexander, then Vernon Adams later?

Originally posted by strickac:
So, Shaq Lawson or Mackenzie Alexander, then Vernon Adams later?

Hmmm,for the first pick, 7 of the 8 we met with but given that Goldson left, Reid was our pick all along, so really, 100%. So one of these guys will be the #7 pick no doubt (I'm sure this list will be updated).

IIRC, the rest of the picks fell somewhere between 40-60% visits that equated to draft picks.

Originally posted by NCommand:

Originally posted by strickac:
So, Shaq Lawson or Mackenzie Alexander, then Vernon Adams later?

Hmmm,for the first pick, 7 of the 8 we met with but given that Goldson left, Reid was our pick all along, so really, 100%. So one of these guys will be the #7 pick no doubt (I'm sure this list will be updated).

IIRC, the rest of the picks fell somewhere between 40-60% visits that equated to draft picks.

I think facility visits are more about comfort and compatibility with the coaching staff than any direct valuation by the personnel staff. Baalke already knows what he's seen; he just wants to make sure that his 1st-rounder will flourish in SF, and interacting well with the staff is a big deal (all my opinion, of course). This wasn't as big of a deal with Reid, as Harbaugh already got to know him and his family when he tried to recruit him to Stanford. I'm guessing the same dynamic could exist with Buckner.

So if we are drafting someone that's visited then Baalke is looking at trading down because IMO none of them are worth the 7th overall pick.

Shaq Lawson is projected to go right outside the top ten. NFL.com mocks have him at 9, 11 and 13. Not much room to trade back.

Originally posted by NYniner85:
So if we are drafting someone that's visited then Baalke is looking at trading down because IMO none of them are worth the 7th overall pick.

Goff will be there for the Local Pro Day. Buckner is already familiar with Kelly and coach Azz. There are (were) 27 visits scheduled already, and we haven't heard of all of them yet.

Originally posted by WRATHman44:

Originally posted by NYniner85:
So if we are drafting someone that's visited then Baalke is looking at trading down because IMO none of them are worth the 7th overall pick.

Goff will be there for the Local Pro Day. Buckner is already familiar with Kelly and coach Azz. There are (were) 27 visits scheduled already, and we haven't heard of all of them yet.

yeah I feel like a lot of the players we are talking with are best suited in a trade down situation.

Originally posted by NYniner85:

Originally posted by WRATHman44:

Originally posted by NYniner85:
So if we are drafting someone that's visited then Baalke is looking at trading down because IMO none of them are worth the 7th overall pick.

Goff will be there for the Local Pro Day. Buckner is already familiar with Kelly and coach Azz. There are (were) 27 visits scheduled already, and we haven't heard of all of them yet.

yeah I feel like a lot of the players we are talking with are best suited in a trade down situation.

I'm just saying there's no reason to dismiss guys like Jack, Buckner, Goff, or Wentz, simply because we haven't heard any reports of them visiting SF. Some will likely visit w/o us knowing, some may visit in the future and the visit isn't scheduled yet, some may not need to visit, because the familiarity/comfort is already there (like w/Reid).

Right now I have Jared Goff and Shaq Lawson as the two biggest possibilities. Depends what we do with Kap. I'm projecting both Buckner and Jack will be gone by the time we pick.

You forgot Shilique Calhoun, 49ers coaches worked him out at OLB at the MSU Pro Day.

Originally posted by WRATHman44:

Originally posted by NYniner85:

Originally posted by WRATHman44:

Originally posted by NYniner85:

So if we are drafting someone that's visited then Baalke is looking at trading down because IMO none of them are worth the 7th overall pick.

Goff will be there for the Local Pro Day. Buckner is already familiar with Kelly and coach Azz. There are (were) 27 visits scheduled already, and we haven't heard of all of them yet.

yeah I feel like a lot of the players we are talking with are best suited in a trade down situation.

I'm just saying there's no reason to dismiss guys like Jack, Buckner, Goff, or Wentz, simply because we haven't heard any reports of them visiting SF. Some will likely visit w/o us knowing, some may visit in the future and the visit isn't scheduled yet, some may not need to visit, because the familiarity/comfort is already there (like w/Reid).

Oh no I understand I'm just saying the ones that have been reported as visiting aren't really worth the 7th pick

Originally posted by NYniner85:

Oh no I understand I'm just saying the ones that have been reported as visiting aren't really worth the 7th pick

Agreed. If any of those guys is the pick at 7 I'd be pissed

Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:

You forgot Shilique Calhoun, 49ers coaches worked him out at OLB at the MSU Pro Day.

If we go QB at #7, he could be our guy in the 2nd. He fits the Baalke mold.