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FL9er · 2017-04-07T16:09:16-07:00

I try to do this every year but haven't had any time. Here's Albert Breer confirming that the 49ers like Foster and Fournette; cue the vomiting emoticon from Heroism and a spamming of Fournette vids from Rascal. • WHO'S FALLING? From a talent standpoint, Alabama pass rusher Tim Williams is a Top 10 pick. I've heard him called a more explosive Bruce Irvin, and Irvin went 15th overall in 2013. But there's the drug issue (Williams admitted at the combine to failing tests in college), and the gun charge, and a real question as to whether or not he'll be able to grow past his problems. "He's up there with the top pure pass rushers," said one area scout assigned to the Tide. "The real question is his personality, and the trust factor with teams. The problems aren't rare, it's more whether the team can trust the person. Can he work through the problems? Is he smart enough to work through the problems?" Worth noting: Past personality issues with pass-rushers (Randy Gregory, Aldon Smith, Greg Hardy, Dion Jordan) aren't helping Williams. I'd be surprised if he goes in the first round. And he may fall further than that. • WHAT'S SAN FRANCISCO DOING? It's the most asked question I'm hearing from teams, and Stanford pass-rusher Solomon Thomas has long appeared to be the leader in the clubhouse to go No. 2 after Cleveland takes Texas A&M freak Myles Garrett off the board. But I'd be surprised if GM John Lynch doesn't make an effort to try and deal down and accumulate more draft capital. I've heard from a number of people that the Niners like Alabama LB Reuben Foster and LSU RB Leonard Fournette. • WILL THE BEARS TAKE A SAFETY? Word is the Bears like both LSU's Jamal Adams and Ohio State's Malik Hooker, who are widely considered two of the best safety prospects to come out of the college ranks in years. The problem? It's the idea of drafting a safety that high, and whether the impact will meet the price of the third pick in the draft. That would naturally make the Bears another candidate to at least explore trading down. • IS ANYONE LOOKING TO TRADE UP? As of right now, the ranks are thin, and for a couple reasons. First, the quarterbacks haven't built the momentum that Jared Goff and Carson Wentz did in 2016, and that position is usually a driver in major moves at the top of the first round. Second, as strong as this draft is, where it's strong it's also deep (receiver, tight end, corner, safety, edge rusher), so plenty of teams are thinking that the difference between, say, 5 and 15 or 10 and 20 isn't huge. • HOW WILL THE BACKS SHAKE OUT? I know a couple teams that like Dalvin Cook over Leonard Fournette, because of the 21st-century style of back Cook is. (It's similar to why the Colts took Edgerrin James over Ricky Williams a generation ago.) And there are teams that like Joe Mixon, as a player, more than Cook. Jaguars coach Doug Marrone said to me last week he wants a team that can run it when the opponent knows what's coming. So would Fournette be in play at 4? I'm hearing Mixon is likely to go in round two or three. Whenever he goes, it's a big and complex story. Add in Christian McCaffrey and Alvin Kamara, and this historic class of backs will be pretty compelling to watch when we get to Philly. • AND THE QUARTERBACKS? Remember, everyone believed the Jaguars were not taking a quarterback with the third pick in 2014. And then they did. So take that into account when I say that there's very little buzz for the quarterbacks inside the top few picks, with Buffalo at 10 (yes, even with Tyrod Taylor under contract) being the earliest selecting team being connected to the group. This one, of course, will evolve in the coming weeks. * * * ttp://mmqb.si.com/mmqb/2017/04/06/richard-sherman-trade-talk-seattle-seahawks-nflpicks More to come. Others are free to add to the thread.

Apr 27, 2017 at 3:29 PM

#3706

jreff22
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Originally posted by SofaKing:
Originally posted by Baldie:
If we take CLE #12...who do we get there?

Charles Harris, Haason Reddick, or Corey Davis imo..Depends who's available.

Barnett

Apr 27, 2017 at 3:29 PM

#3707

cortana49
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Originally posted by NCommand:
Derek Barnett Tennessee ER

Apr 27, 2017 at 3:30 PM

#3708

mayo49
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Originally posted by NCommand:

Originally posted by Baldie:
If we take CLE #12...who do we get there?

Derek Barnett Tennessee ER

Bingo

Apr 27, 2017 at 3:30 PM

#3709

SofaKing
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Originally posted by jreff22:

Originally posted by SofaKing:

Originally posted by Baldie:
If we take CLE #12...who do we get there?

Charles Harris, Haason Reddick, or Corey Davis imo..Depends who's available.

Barnett

Would love him too, I think he'd go 11th overall to Saints tho

Apr 27, 2017 at 3:30 PM

#3710

Hoovtrain
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Originally posted by SofaKing:
Originally posted by Baldie:
If we take CLE #12...who do we get there?

Charles Harris, Haason Reddick, or Corey Davis imo..Depends who's available.

I'd be thrilled with any of these 3

Apr 27, 2017 at 3:30 PM

#3711

Ninerfan84
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Originally posted by SofaKing:
Originally posted by Baldie:
If we take CLE #12...who do we get there?

Charles Harris, Haason Reddick, or Corey Davis imo..Depends who's available.

Barnett, Williams as well

Apr 27, 2017 at 3:31 PM

#3712

NCommand
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Originally posted by Ninerfan84:

Originally posted by SofaKing:

Originally posted by Baldie:
If we take CLE #12...who do we get there?

Charles Harris, Haason Reddick, or Corey Davis imo..Depends who's available.

Barnett, Williams as well

Love both!

Apr 27, 2017 at 3:32 PM

#3713

VaBeachNiner
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Originally posted by NorthBay49er:
Maiocco didn't retweet/tweet anything about a trade

Apr 27, 2017 at 3:33 PM

#3714

VDSF
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My reaction to whoever we get at #2 or if traded..

Apr 27, 2017 at 3:34 PM

#3715

Eli_23
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Take Fournette... Shock the world

Apr 27, 2017 at 3:34 PM

#3716

slowriot
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Originally posted by SofaKing:

Originally posted by jreff22:

Originally posted by SofaKing:

Originally posted by Baldie:
If we take CLE #12...who do we get there?

Charles Harris, Haason Reddick, or Corey Davis imo..Depends who's available.

Barnett

Would love him too, I think he'd go 11th overall to Saints tho

I doubt it. I can't see him going any earlier than 15th to IND, but probably later

Apr 27, 2017 at 3:34 PM

#3717

Niners418
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Originally posted by Eli_23:
Take Fournette... Shock the world

Take Mccaffrey....shock the world

Apr 27, 2017 at 3:36 PM

#3718

DaDivaRecieva15
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Originally posted by Niners418:
Originally posted by Eli_23:
Take Fournette... Shock the world

Take Mccaffrey....shock the world

Take Watson.... shock the world

[ Edited by DaDivaRecieva15 on Apr 27, 2017 at 3:36 PM ]

Apr 27, 2017 at 3:36 PM

#3719

SofaKing
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Originally posted by Niners418:

Originally posted by Eli_23:
Take Fournette... Shock the world

Take Mccaffrey....shock the world

Take Mahomes...shock the world

Apr 27, 2017 at 3:36 PM

#3720

gold49digger
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Originally posted by Niners418:
Originally posted by Eli_23:
Take Fournette... Shock the world

Take Mccaffrey....shock the world

Take Mahomes... shock the world