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Maiocco: Ricky Jean-Francois has a Nose for Learning
Jun 11, 2010 at 11:49 PM
- FredFlintstone
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only reason francois dropped to the 7th was issues regarding himself not his play
Jun 12, 2010 at 12:32 AM
- Mr.Mcgibblets
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Man, that would be a sweet outcome. With Franklin heading towards 31 next offseason and demanding of seriously big money, the time is NOW to develop someone to replace him. Would be great if RJF is the man to do it. Not that it means anything necessarily, but these words stood out to me in the way of hope... ( v NFL DRAFTSCOUT )
While there are plenty of negatives to go along with these, they seem to be correctable. Guess we'll see....
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Jean Francois has exceptional playing strength
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Jean Francois has a thick body frame with room for additional growth. He has smooth muscle development, good-sized legs and calves and adequate arm length and shoulder width
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seems to have better success when he tilts over to play under tackle or as an undersized nose guard
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When his head is in the game, Jean Francois is a load to handle.
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is a force to be reckoned with when he plants himself in the middle of the line and is very combative with his hands.
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has very good strength and a punishing hand punch, making him a terror to contain in the short area.
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has a very strong punch. He does a good job of keeping his hands inside the framework and will dominate and shed blockers with them. Even though he can use more bulk, when he is alert to double teams he has the ability to destroy them
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uses his hands with force to shed blocks and impact the rush lanes. He is best served in the trenches than on the move
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is more of a bull rusher and should be limited to three-technique work rather than be utilized on the outside, even in a 3-4 alignment.
While there are plenty of negatives to go along with these, they seem to be correctable. Guess we'll see....
Jun 12, 2010 at 7:07 AM
- tohara3
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Would be great to see him develop into a nose tackle for the 49ers. Would helpp solidify our d-line for years.
Jun 12, 2010 at 9:52 AM
- Bejaard49er
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Watched this kid play at LSU and was a beast but at the time had attitude problems which appear to be fixed.
Be fantastic if he can play NT at some level close to Franklins
Be fantastic if he can play NT at some level close to Franklins
Jun 12, 2010 at 5:58 PM
- mebemused
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Gil Brandt had him as a 3rd round talent on his Top 100 Board.
Jun 13, 2010 at 9:39 PM
- toppdogg32
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I'd probably still grab a vet NT before camp to push him, and insure us..
Jun 13, 2010 at 10:36 PM
- PTulini
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Originally posted by toppdogg32:
I'd probably still grab a vet NT before camp to push him, and insure us..
True, but at some point we need to let our young guy play and see what they can do.
Jun 14, 2010 at 8:19 AM
- lamontb
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all sounds good, but let's see him perform.
Jun 14, 2010 at 8:33 AM
- toppdogg32
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Originally posted by PTulini:Originally posted by toppdogg32:
I'd probably still grab a vet NT before camp to push him, and insure us..
True, but at some point we need to let our young guy play and see what they can do.
True. Wish we'd drafted one last year or this year(esp. this year) there were plenty.
Jun 14, 2010 at 8:37 AM
- Ninefan56
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Originally posted by oldman9er:
Man, that would be a sweet outcome. With Franklin heading towards 31 next offseason and demanding of seriously big money, the time is NOW to develop someone to replace him. Would be great if RJF is the man to do it. Not that it means anything necessarily, but these words stood out to me in the way of hope... ( v NFL DRAFTSCOUT )
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Jean Francois has exceptional playing strength
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Jean Francois has a thick body frame with room for additional growth. He has smooth muscle development, good-sized legs and calves and adequate arm length and shoulder width
Quote:
seems to have better success when he tilts over to play under tackle or as an undersized nose guard
Quote:
When his head is in the game, Jean Francois is a load to handle.
Quote:
is a force to be reckoned with when he plants himself in the middle of the line and is very combative with his hands.
Quote:
has very good strength and a punishing hand punch, making him a terror to contain in the short area.
Quote:
has a very strong punch. He does a good job of keeping his hands inside the framework and will dominate and shed blockers with them. Even though he can use more bulk, when he is alert to double teams he has the ability to destroy them
Quote:
uses his hands with force to shed blocks and impact the rush lanes. He is best served in the trenches than on the move
Quote:
is more of a bull rusher and should be limited to three-technique work rather than be utilized on the outside, even in a 3-4 alignment.
While there are plenty of negatives to go along with these, they seem to be correctable. Guess we'll see....
Thank you for the quotations. This offseason has been a time for him to get in the reps, and if and when Franklin comes back they can work together and help RJF to grow even more. Franklin and RJF together would be a nice NT setup.
Jun 14, 2010 at 12:11 PM
- NinerBuff
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His value just increased with Ray McDonald's DUI. And if/when Franklin signs, he just continues to increase his usefulness on this team.
Jun 14, 2010 at 12:32 PM
- NeeJ49er
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This will make him more versatile and give us more options, his speed could be difficult to deal with on passing downs, RJF may earn more snaps if he is willing to take on more responsibilty, I like it. it shows the guy will doi what it takes to help the team.
Jun 16, 2010 at 1:31 AM
- SportinWood
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pun intended? 