Tired of taking a WR in the first round talks

DieHardNiner89 · 2020-04-22T12:26:20-07:00

Don't get me wrong, the 'Big 3' WR's that everbody is raving so much about and wanting (both in these forums, along with the 'experts') are definitely talented WR's, but since when did the 49ers become the Chiefs? We are not a spread em out and chuck offense, rather the COMPLETE opposite. We play 21 Personnel (2 RB's, 2 WR's, 1 TE) over 40% of the time (2nd highest team was in the 20%) so it's not like we are going to change our offense overnight. I get it, we lost Sanders, but the most important aspect of losing him was his blocking rather than his receiving in this offense. He caught 36 passes in 10 regular season games for the 49ers. I would be really surprised if we select any of the 3 WR's in the first round, as we technically already got a 3rd round WR this year (Jalen Hurd) in which he redshirted last year with injury. There's a good chance we select a WR in the mid rounds after some trades, but having Hurd/Samuel/Bourne/bringing back Taylor in the slot/potentially Pettis along with Kittle at TE (and potentially adding another TE) is a formidable group for our offense that we run. It's the same exact offense that DOMINATED in the playoffs and led to the Super Bowl. I'd rather take K'Lavon Chaisson as a potential replacement for Ford. Our D was elite with Ford in the lineup vs. good when he was hurt, and he cannot ever seem to be healthy for a full year. Bring in Chaisson and let Kocurek do his magic with this Aldon Smith clone. And yes, I'm a diehard Niner fan, but I do not want us to waste a first round pick on a WR, especially if we stay at 13.

Apr 22, 2020 at 12:39 PM

krizay
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Apr 22, 2020 at 12:43 PM

9ers4u
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But I wanted to be the first to get Ruggs Uggs from the NFL shop!

Seriously though, I am going to be in complete shock if the 49ers take a WR at #13.

Apr 22, 2020 at 12:44 PM

Heroism
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That brick of text, tho.

Apr 22, 2020 at 12:48 PM

Ensatsu
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Because our passing offense was trash. And thats why we gave up two draft picks for Sanders in the first place

That being said, I am okay taking a stud OT like Andrew Thomas or Jedrick Wills at 13 too. Because our OL sucking is the reason we lost. And probably why I suspect Jimmy had a bunch of his passes batted down at the line

[ Edited by Ensatsu on Apr 22, 2020 at 12:51 PM ]

Apr 22, 2020 at 12:50 PM

Koldo
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Taking a WR at 13 would be such a waste of a high pick.

Apr 22, 2020 at 12:56 PM

Kolohe
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Originally posted by Heroism:
That brick of text, tho.

Apr 22, 2020 at 12:58 PM

DieHardNiner89
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Originally posted by Ensatsu:
Because our passing offense was trash. And thats why we gave up two draft picks for Sanders in the first place

That being said, I am okay taking a stud OT like Andrew Thomas or Jedrick Wills at 13 too. Because our OL sucking is the reason we lost. And probably why I suspect Jimmy had a bunch of his passes batted down at the line

Why should our passing offense chuck it out so much when our Defense is Elite and holding opponents to a one possession game most of the time? And even if we do decide to become a passing offense, I wouldn't say it's trash (see: Week 14 @ Saints). What Sanders did in that game is what Hurd/Samuel can replicate, and Jimmy G showed he's not that much of a slouch in that superdome. It's more about the scheme that Shanahan implements than what the WR is capable of. And our current core of WR's are highly underrated & talented, nonetheless. Unless there's a Julio Jones type of player out there for us, I'll pass.

Apr 22, 2020 at 12:59 PM

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Ok after some thinking..I wouldn't mind trading that 13th pick to get more picks...get a top lineman to help jimmy g
then go after mims from baylor maybe in 2rd or pittman jr...or tee higgins

Apr 22, 2020 at 1:02 PM

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Chassion is more like Clowney than Smith..

And hes still not too much like Clowney lol

Apr 22, 2020 at 1:03 PM

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I don't understand it myself considering how deep this draft is at WR. It's basically like playing checkers instead of chess.

Apr 22, 2020 at 1:05 PM

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DieHardNiner89
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Originally posted by Waterbear:
Chassion is more like Clowney than Smith..

And hes still not too much like Clowney lol

That's quite a high remark if you're comparing Chaisson's college tape to Clowney's college tape. Maybe Chaisson should be the first pick as well then.

Apr 22, 2020 at 1:07 PM

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Originally posted by Ensatsu:
Because our passing offense was trash. And thats why we gave up two draft picks for Sanders in the first place

That being said, I am okay taking a stud OT like Andrew Thomas or Jedrick Wills at 13 too. Because our OL sucking is the reason we lost. And probably why I suspect Jimmy had a bunch of his passes batted down at the line

Cuz the dl standing on our G butt due to asswhoop

Apr 22, 2020 at 1:13 PM

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Originally posted by Ensatsu:
Because our passing offense was trash. And thats why we gave up two draft picks for Sanders in the first place

That being said, I am okay taking a stud OT like Andrew Thomas or Jedrick Wills at 13 too. Because our OL sucking is the reason we lost. And probably why I suspect Jimmy had a bunch of his passes batted down at the line

Our pass blocking was ranked 15th and our receiving corps was ranked 13th so neither one was terrible but they both could use an upgrade.

Apr 22, 2020 at 1:14 PM

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Originally posted by Ensatsu:
Because our passing offense was trash. And thats why we gave up two draft picks for Sanders in the first place

That being said, I am okay taking a stud OT like Andrew Thomas or Jedrick Wills at 13 too. Because our OL sucking is the reason we lost. And probably why I suspect Jimmy had a bunch of his passes batted down at the line

I agree that if we felt good about our WRs we wouldn't have traded for sanders. We cant count on Hurd and Taylor at this point. Hurd was a third round pick, so this idea that we should be counting on him is extremely risky. Taylor has been injured the past two years and was are slot receiver before that. While I do not think we have to go WR in the first round in this draft. As you do not want to draft someone you do not think is worthy of the selection. There is no question in my mind though that WR is this teams biggest need right now.