Originally posted by TD49ers:
Originally posted by NCommand:
RT. Mike McGlinchey would have had all off season to train at RG. Also, TW might have been willing to play LG next to Staley too. Who knows if he'd be down for that but if it meant a run at a Superbowl, I doubt he'd care and Kyle wouldn't have brought him in if he was a me-type of player. That's not the 49er way.
Not entirely. Thought Staley said if he got moved to guard it was time to hang it up. TW is not coming to the 9ers to play guard and take one for the team. At that point we were the second worse team in the league. Moving McGlinchey to guard is the only real option although one would need to consider the mental impact of that move on McGlinchey. Also McGlinchey was just coming off a pretty good rookie season.
Point being is that TW is an upgrade over Staley. Maybe not career at this point but in the present going back to the start of the 2019 season.
Staley would remain at LT. And you're right. Joe said the day he was asked to play RT, he'd retire. He was adamant about that but that's because he's such a technician and has his off season regime refined which is most important at the twilight of his career...not changing sides/positions/technique.
McGlinchey/TW move would be temporary for a year or two at most. Like the old 49er days, you just bring the talent in like Larry Allen and figure out the details later.
TW just wanted out of Washington. Period.
[ Edited by NCommand on Apr 26, 2020 at 3:35 PM ]