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The 2026 Senior Bowl Thread

Originally posted by Drod1008:
Originally posted by ritz126:
Why are people constantly hating on our drafts I feel we're as good as any team we are talented enough where we can have injuries to multiple all pro players and still compete for number 1 seed

I think the end goal is to win the super bowl. 49ers are no where close to that. Bosa was the last and only time that they hit on a 1st rd pick. That's by sheer coincidence that the Cardinals took Murray. Please look at the last 8 drafts and convince yourself that youre ok with at least 50% of the picks.

They hit on Aiyuk and McGlinchey. Jury still out on Pearsall and Williams.

You do know that on average a good draft is when a team "hits" on 3 out of their 7 draft picks. And that's a good draft. And when i say hit i mean those players have average careers. If you go back and look at past drafts and look at other teams draft classes you'd be amazed to see the vast majority of draft picks don't pan out at all. This regime has it's fair share of misses but i promise you its on par with the rest of the league. They have drafted several pro bowlers and all pro caliber players and that has set them apart from a lot of the other organizations.

I don't think some of you really understand just how much of a crapshoot the draft really is.

Just look at the Rams. They traded away most of their first round picks over the years and they haven't missed a beat. You know why? Because they know its such a crapshoot they'd rather trade for a proven player than draft a guy who probably isn't going to make it. Its smart because the NFL over values draft picks. You can literally trade away your 2nd round pick for a quality NFL starter. Meanwhile that 2nd round pick you just traded away has a 60% chance of being a bust.
Originally posted by ritz126:
Why are people constantly hating on our drafts I feel we're as good as any team we are talented enough where we can have injuries to multiple all pro players and still compete for number 1 seed

Too many misses in the first three rounds. I don't fault their aggressiveness in the draft but they have been average or below average with those early round picks.

One thing they could do that people will hate is draft Dunker to be RT with McKivitz moving to LT after Williams retires. In that scenario, Dunker is LG until he transitions to RT or maybe they move Puni to LG and Dunker goes to RG in the interim.
[ Edited by TopDogBerkeley on Jan 29, 2026 at 10:10 AM ]
Originally posted by TopDogBerkeley:
Too many misses in the first three rounds. I don't fault their aggressiveness in the draft but they have been average or below average with those early round picks.

One thing they could do that people will hate is draft Dunker to be RT with McKivitz moving to LT after Williams retires. In that scenario, Dunker is LG until he transitions to RT or maybe they move Puni to LG and Dunker goes to RG in the interim.

Playing musical chairs with OL doesn't sound like a great idea to me that will cause our OL to be be awful first few weeks and maybe longer this isn't madden whre this works

also pesrsall and Williams looked solid out there I think next season both will look great. Green in the second looks good too
Originally posted by NYniner85:

Some analyst list him as a Safety heading in the league. I'd love him as either a Will or SS; he's capable of playing both IMO
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Please draft a Safety early. Need to stop taking that position lightly.
Originally posted by Heroism:
Originally posted by NYniner85:

"This kid screams white guy."

ftfy for jd

The way I described him is "the kid looks like he just came off the Appalachian trail after just wrestling a bear".
Originally posted by 49ers808:
Originally posted by NYniner85:

Some analyst list him as a Safety heading in the league. I'd love him as either a Will or SS; he's capable of playing both IMO

He's a prototypical WILL in our system. We just added Martin - but he's had a scary head injury, Winters will be going into year 4. Bethune still has a long ways to go. I'd love to grab Louis. Kid was electric this week.
Originally posted by jonnydel:
Originally posted by 49ers808:
Originally posted by NYniner85:

Some analyst list him as a Safety heading in the league. I'd love him as either a Will or SS; he's capable of playing both IMO

He's a prototypical WILL in our system. We just added Martin - but he's had a scary head injury, Winters will be going into year 4. Bethune still has a long ways to go. I'd love to grab Louis. Kid was electric this week.

He's the LB I want. Dude is like a lockdown corner playing LB
Originally posted by TopDogBerkeley:
Originally posted by ritz126:
Why are people constantly hating on our drafts I feel we're as good as any team we are talented enough where we can have injuries to multiple all pro players and still compete for number 1 seed

Too many misses in the first three rounds. I don't fault their aggressiveness in the draft but they have been average or below average with those early round picks.

One thing they could do that people will hate is draft Dunker to be RT with McKivitz moving to LT after Williams retires. In that scenario, Dunker is LG until he transitions to RT or maybe they move Puni to LG and Dunker goes to RG in the interim.

Love it.

Play Dunker at LG for a year. Maybe he sticks there and is a Pro Bowl guard if he can't handle LT.

He's my guy at 27
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Americans having a good drive, Scott Tolzien calling a good game so far.
Slaughter playing well thus far.
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Yah I think Caleb Banks is better than Alfred Collins!!!!
I missed the 1st Quarter. Can anyone tell me who the starting QBs were, and who scored ??
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