Originally posted by LifelongNiner:
Originally posted by CatchMaster80:
Originally posted by jimmy3233:
This unit badly needs to be improved via the draft. Signed up a few backup caliber oline is not going to fix the underlying issues.
With only 6 picks and several other needs there isn't much chance of any major changes. They may get one good O linemen but there aren't a lot of really good ones available. The best 3 or 4 will be gone before the 49ers draft.
The best 3 or 4 reason isnt going to work. The 49ers will almost never be in a position to get one of the top 3 or 4 without an aggressive trade up. But they should be able to draft and develop a player than can ultimately take over on one or two of the IOL spots. This isn't a stretch. It only requires a real commitment to do so and in spite of having just 6 picks, they are early enough to get some quality IOL. Could get lucky at tackle. We'll see how they play it.
100% agree. Oline needs to be developed with high end talent by drafting them in rounds 1 & 2. I don't expect them to be a stud day 1 but we certainly can coach up talented o-line men to get better. Also they can grow with Purdy who is young especially with less talented guys like Brendel getting old.
People here may not like to hear this but both McGlinchey and Banks are two of better 1st/2nd round picks (compared to the 1st/2nd round dline busts like Solomon Thomas, Javon Kinlaw, Drake Jackson). Both were solid every game starters (Banks after a redshirt year). Both were talented not elite. Both got signed to legit playoff teams and are starters there.
Guys like Brendel and McKivitz are hard workers and really have improved through coaching but there is a limit do what they can do when they have to go against more talented Dline that are also well coached (KC, LA, Philly, Seattle) especially in playoffs where coaches go all out in gameplanning to exploit them. It is impossible for them to beat those guys not cause of their lack of execution/laziness/mistakes but simply due to genetics. Well coached more talented players will outperform lesser well coached players. When we go against these monsters our weaker oline is a huge liability (philly in NFC championship game, Seattle last year, and KC in the most recent SB).
I'd love to see them spend 2/3 picks on oline men in this draft (including 1 in the first 2 rounds) like they did with Dline last year. The importance of protecting our 50 million a year QB is also more paramount than wasting them on D-line men that will inevitable get injured and need major surgery (100% rate with all our picks our D-line men since Shanalynch took over, you can look it up).