Originally posted by JBrack:
Nice post but I don't think we are trying to copy anyone. Definitely more than one way to skin a cat.
Why can't we generate pressure up the middle which is the quickest path to the QB? We have some beasts up front. We can get a one trick pony later in the draft to strictly rush the passer. Or maybe Lynch comes back to form, Tank finds a place or Thomas fills the void for a year.
Thank you.
Absolutely we'll be copying that defense...it's design was built for these very effects from this very personnel; Charles Haley and so many other attacking pass rush ends back in the day. Seattle just mirrored it with Pete "borrowing" that concept. And he's still drafting today that same kind of personnel. Bennett extended, Frank Clark, Avril, etc. Just swap out Clemons for Frank now. They'll probably draft another edge rusher this year.
Inside? No biggie...get a couple fatties for the NT/1T and a few penetrating RDT/3T's and rotate: Brandon Mebane, Red Bryant,
Tony McDaniel, Clinton McDonald & Michael Bennett (used to slide inside). Today it's Ahtyba Rubin (6th), Jarran Reed (2nd), Tony McDaniel (old FA), etc. No big names. Armstead (1st) and Blair (5th) have a chance to equal or smash that production. Maybe Mitchell/Dial inside at the NT/1T...get a true NT in the 5th. Now you've got plenty of meat and versatility inside with some real upside.
How much more is Thomas going to give you over a healthy Armstead + Blair?
Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:
Your mistake is believing the 49ers will build up their defense in exactly the same fashion.
Copying another team's approach without having the same exact personnel is a great way to ensure failure.
Do you believe that if the 49ers swapped picks with Seattle that a gamechanging lineman like Thomas would not be high up on their list? Just because you can "get by" with a lesser player doesnt mean you pass up on a great one. This team badly needs great players.
You go out and acquire the best possible personnel and build your defense around them. Back in the day the 49ers had Bryant Young and Dana Stubblefield and I dont recall too many complaints about that arrangement. In the end what the 49ers are running is largely the same George Seifert defense.
It's not copying their approach but rather, the very blue print of the defense itself. Kyle Shanahan wants to face a defense that makes you earn every yard. He's installing the defensive scheme here...therefore, they'll look for players who fit it just like his WCO.
Need vs. BPA argument.
IMHO we already filled that need with Armstead/Blair last year...save the BPA for the next best need since we're at the start of this rebuild. LB, ER, ZWR, CB, etc. Trade back is ideal.
You guys are getting too comfortable with this BPA...gotta give you something else to think about.
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