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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 4:35 PM

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ninerjok
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Yes now that we don't have the hyper paranoid, neurotic OCD GM anymore

Apr 27, 2017 at 4:35 PM

#3842

Cisco0623
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if it happens itll happen on the clock

Apr 27, 2017 at 4:35 PM

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mayo49
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I want Fournette.

Apr 27, 2017 at 4:35 PM

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Watsonville49er
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Maiocco on his live facebook chat said he thinks we select Nathan Peterman in the third round is his guess which is what I also predicted..

Apr 27, 2017 at 4:35 PM

#3845

gold49digger
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Probably no good deals. They're set on who they want.

Apr 27, 2017 at 4:35 PM

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Jasta
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No way, not if there's the slightest chance that the Browns don't take Garrett.

Apr 27, 2017 at 4:36 PM

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captveg
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No reason to finalize a trade until Browns make their pick official.

Apr 27, 2017 at 4:36 PM

#3848

hondakillerzx
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why would anyone trade for a pick if theyre not sure the browns took the qb yet? give it time young padawan

Apr 27, 2017 at 4:36 PM

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49er4life
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Thank you! Browns are shopping their pick too and everyone is waiting

Apr 27, 2017 at 4:37 PM

#3850

Fanaticofnfl
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Still time...

Apr 27, 2017 at 4:37 PM

#3851

Badger49
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True..

Apr 27, 2017 at 4:38 PM

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Fanaticofnfl
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Oh man... this board won't be very happy...

Wait a minute. They wouldn't be happy with anyone lol

Apr 27, 2017 at 4:38 PM

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Jasta
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Lol my NFL Network stream just cut out suddenly...if that happens in half an hour I'm going to wreck my apartment...

Apr 27, 2017 at 4:38 PM

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FrozeReactionZ
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Mitch is the pick...

Apr 27, 2017 at 4:38 PM

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pete98146
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Exactly! It's making me cringe! We had a Mahomes and we just got rid of him...finally!