MadDog49er 2019 NFLDraft Niners Review

Thanks for the write up MD. I think you were a little gentle on your review tbh. While I'm completely content with the draft due to landing Bosa. The rest of the draft i was very very underwhelmed by. But as always I'll wait to see how this draft looks on the field. Hoping for the best

Thanks for everything this draft cycle.

I think the FO was a bit too optimistic about the pre-draft roster, but hopefully there aren't many injuries and everything works out.

I get the sense that they wanted more short and intermediate weapons for Garoppolo and an all gas (and questionable brains ) defense. If that's the case, then at least the draft checked those boxes. Then, it'll be up to the coaching to realize those plans.

I think you will be dead wrong with the Hurd rating. The only problem with him is that we just haven't seen a lot of WR film. He's shown the ability to make people miss and run very good routes. Hurd gets in and out of breaks better than the guy everyone wanted in Hakeem Butler. I was very high on Hurd before the draft and had a feeling we would target him but I was honestly suprised he went so early. So my only problem with rounds 2 and 3 is that I wish we traded down with the bulk of talent that fell were in those rounds.

I worry this front office likes to think they are the smartest people in the room and finds their guys and completely ignore maximizing value to get those guys. Having said that, I have no problem with them doing this when it comes to weapons for this offense. Besides Joe Williams, everyone has produced.

I always appreciate your rankings and especially the WR ones because they are so unique compared to most rankings other "experts" have.

Thanks again MD and I'm really hoping your Isabellla scout report was way off because Murray to Isabella could be leathal.

Nice write up. Just curios why you'd want us to draft a RB while we have a full, loaded backfield ?

Great work as always MD, I think your write up with Samuel, even with a source describes most WR's these days. Most fall in line to a strong QB and someone like Staley so fingers crossed, they had him a week at the Senior bowl so hopefully saw enough.

A question, do you factor in scheme fit in your evaluation, because I feel if you do you don't value it as much as our staff, example of Pettis last year, overdrafted but perfect for Kyle, I see that with both WR's and ups my grade.

I think the Wishnowski situation is a product of an overreaction to Dickson last year (who I liked much more) without a 5th round pick I see the logic, and theres no way he'd have lasted to the 6th. I don't blame anyone for slamming the pick, even though punters are people too!

I really struggled on the back end, I wasn't anywhere near as deep as I was last year, watched less ball so can't really give any more opinions lower down, I do think Bosa is even better than you give him credit for, but we'll see.

I think Lynch will not draft players in the secondary because he wants Witherspoon, Moore, Reed, Harris to develop and save his image as a GM. What surprises me is how they feel about the OL, especially at Guard. How can they not bring in a Guard to challenge Person for the starting job.

At Safety: They had players in round two and 3 that could of been selected and they passed on them.

Kaden Smith looks like he has great hands and will be interesting to see if he can make the roster. Hurd has to be a guy whom lines up at TE and be 49ers version of Aaron Hernandez.

Thought Arizona had the best draft in the division and 49ers should of challenged them, but 3rd and 4th round picks plus not addressing the secondary will bring their grade down.

Originally posted by Waterbear:
I think you will be dead wrong with the Hurd rating. The only problem with him is that we just haven't seen a lot of WR film. He's shown the ability to make people miss and run very good routes. Hurd gets in and out of breaks better than the guy everyone wanted in Hakeem Butler. I was very high on Hurd before the draft and had a feeling we would target him but I was honestly suprised he went so early. So my only problem with rounds 2 and 3 is that I wish we traded down with the bulk of talent that fell were in those rounds.

I worry this front office likes to think they are the smartest people in the room and finds their guys and completely ignore maximizing value to get those guys. Having said that, I have no problem with them doing this when it comes to weapons for this offense. Besides Joe Williams, everyone has produced.

I always appreciate your rankings and especially the WR ones because they are so unique compared to most rankings other "experts" have.

Thanks again MD and I'm really hoping your Isabellla scout report was way off because Murray to Isabella could be leathal.

We should be scared of the Cardinals. They are going to be a LOT better in 2019.

Originally posted by 49erBigMac:
Great work as always MD, I think your write up with Samuel, even with a source describes most WR's these days. Most fall in line to a strong QB and someone like Staley so fingers crossed, they had him a week at the Senior bowl so hopefully saw enough.

A question, do you factor in scheme fit in your evaluation, because I feel if you do you don't value it as much as our staff, example of Pettis last year, overdrafted but perfect for Kyle, I see that with both WR's and ups my grade.

I think the Wishnowski situation is a product of an overreaction to Dickson last year (who I liked much more) without a 5th round pick I see the logic, and theres no way he'd have lasted to the 6th. I don't blame anyone for slamming the pick, even though punters are people too!

I really struggled on the back end, I wasn't anywhere near as deep as I was last year, watched less ball so can't really give any more opinions lower down, I do think Bosa is even better than you give him credit for, but we'll see.

Bosa is a beast. I just hope he stays healthy. Scheme is a part of the equation (you can't expect a Bosa to play as a standup 34 OLB...this minimizes his value), but when you pick a player who is less talented than another because they fit a scheme, you are sliding down a dangerous path.

Originally posted by MadDog49er:

Bosa is a beast. I just hope he stays healthy. Scheme is a part of the equation (you can't expect a Bosa to play as a standup 34 OLB...this minimizes his value), but when you pick a player who is less talented than another because they fit a scheme, you are sliding down a dangerous path.

I can see that, and it can bite you in the @ss if you change scheme, but having someone like Deebo in our offense is better than a Hakeem Butler even if you have him graded slightly higher IMO.

I appreciate your objective writeup MD. Good job

Really good summary of the draft and I agree with almost everything. Only thing I would change is removing long from the description of Jalen Hurd. Not only is he extremely raw - he also has horrible length for his size with 32" arms (compared to Butler who has 35 1/4" arms). He's not as big a target as you would think at 6'5.

We seem to be prioritizing RAC guys as if Shanahan believes he can scheme guys open so we're looking for playmakers.

It's tough to come up with a draft grade for this draft. We couldn't have done much worse than this with the #2 pick unless we picked someone other than Bosa or QW at #2. We're a lot better by virtue of landing Bosa.

I think we'll find this to be a pretty good review once the dust settles and we see these guys play.

I don't necessarily have a problem with the guys we got, just where we got them. I mean, I get it....every team, evaluates and rates players differently (based on the scheme they run and need) than other teams, but you have to be aware of a players' value to other teams....that way you're not overdrafting players. I'm sure they do that, but it just doesn't appear that way.....The consensus is that we reached on almost every player....whether it was a little or a lot. That disappoints me more than anything else.

Even if this turns out to be an awesome draft in hindsight...it doesn't change the fact that we overdrafted players AT THE TIME and possibly could have gotten better value.

I always appreciate all the work you put into the draft every year. Your posts are one of the true gems that make this place what it is.

That said, I don't know what team you're drafting for...

2. AJ Brown, WR, Mississippi- I don't get all the love for this guy. Slightly bigger than Deebo with less quickness and route running. Could be good with the right team but he's going to get a shock when his dominance fails to transfer to the next level (similar to Jalen Strong or DeVante Parker).
3. Hakeem Butler, WR, Iowa St- Doesn't have the routes or hands that Kyle likes.
4. Amani Hooker, S, Iowa- Our team, and the league in general, is full of robber/box safeties. We need a single-high guy.
5. Trayveon Williams, RB, Texas A&M- Drafting an RB in the 5th who doesn't fit the system and who would be at best 4th string behind Jet, Coleman, and Breida is worse than drafting a punter in the 4th.

6. Te'Von Coney, LB, Notre Dame- ALL LB's in a Cover 3 system have to be fast, cover distance, and be able to cover crossing routes, backs and TE's. He's just not that guy.