So what the heck is the plan at WR?

Originally posted by Marmatag:

Originally posted by DonnieDarko:

Originally posted by Young2Rice:

Originally posted by mayo49:

Originally posted by Marmatag:

Patton is awwwwwful how can you guys think he'd have 60 catches is beyond me lol

Yeah, Patton is turrible, but he's going to end up getting a lot of playing time. Hope he doesn't get a lot of penalties, because of his show boating antics.

I was hoping he gets cut. Probably can't happen due to lack of options.

i'd rather see cajuste, smelter & eric rogers start over ellington and patton at this point

Exactly this. Smelter, and Eric Rogers intrigue me. Patton - we know he sucks.

If Baalke didn't draft a top tackle or WR early in the draft, it's because he doesn't think it's important. And if he doesn't think those positions are important, then it speaks volumes about the new rookies not really expected to contribute much this year because that's his modus operendi. Expecting anything different out of these rookies than what Patton or Ellington gave us their first year is wishfull thinking.

maybe after Wynton McManis learns the new handshake, they can convert him...

Originally posted by MasterBlaster:

If Baalke didn't draft a top tackle or WR early in the draft, it's because he doesn't think it's important. And if he doesn't think those positions are important, then it speaks volumes about the new rookies not really expected to contribute much this year because that's his modus operendi. Expecting anything different out of these rookies than what Patton or Ellington gave us their first year is wishfull thinking.

Lol no.

Value of the board + working with your coaching staff to secure players at positions they felt were greater or more pressing needs are a more logical conclusion.

Originally posted by mojave45:

Baalke most definitely has flaws,but it does look like the wide receivers, as you say, focused more towards being complimentary to the running game. But that could also have been affected by Harbaugh philosophy as well. And again, Baalke doesn't develop players... the coach is supposed to. I put that blame where it belongs, squarely on the coaching staff.

Baalke was drafting before Harbaugh was in the picture, so what's his excuse then for not bringing quality WRs? And now he has had two drafts since Harbaugh left, so what's the excuse now? The reality is that he needed to draft more defensive linemen and more cornerbacks because the myriad of other DL and CBs that he's drafted haven't exactly been setting the league on fire. This was a remedial draft that should have concentrated on offense and not defense if he was any food as a GM.

Originally posted by KRS-1:

Originally posted by MasterBlaster:

If Baalke didn't draft a top tackle or WR early in the draft, it's because he doesn't think it's important. And if he doesn't think those positions are important, then it speaks volumes about the new rookies not really expected to contribute much this year because that's his modus operendi. Expecting anything different out of these rookies than what Patton or Ellington gave us their first year is wishfull thinking.

Lol no.

Value of the board + working with your coaching staff to secure players at positions they felt were greater or more pressing needs are a more logical conclusion.

Buils**t, this was remedial drafting to make up for past failures on defense. That's why this team was last or next to last on most offensive stats last year.

Brandon Lloyd

Originally posted by MasterBlaster:
If Baalke didn't draft a top tackle or WR early in the draft, it's because he doesn't think it's important. And if he doesn't think those positions are important, then it speaks volumes about the new rookies not really expected to contribute much this year because that's his modus operendi. Expecting anything different out of these rookies than what Patton or Ellington gave us their first year is wishfull thinking.

Or it could be that Baalke realizes that in the case of the wr, that it is a mute point if he doesn't the OL straightened out as the QB wouldn't have time to get the wr the ball or maybe that the QB's we have are not going to make full use of a Odell cause they are not that good yet. Thus the all the OL that we drafted. While none of them were OT taken in the first, one has to realize that the coaching staff and Baalke must like what they see and how Trent Brown is performing last year and in camp so far. Plus we needed to address the DL too and unfortunately we only have so many first draft picks in the first three rounds.

Originally posted by DonnieDarko:

Originally posted by Young2Rice:

Originally posted by mayo49:

Originally posted by Marmatag:
Patton is awwwwwful how can you guys think he'd have 60 catches is beyond me lol

Yeah, Patton is turrible, but he's going to end up getting a lot of playing time. Hope he doesn't get a lot of penalties, because of his show boating antics.

I was hoping he gets cut. Probably can't happen due to lack of options.

i'd rather see cajuste, smelter & eric rogers start over ellington and patton at this point

Patton is probably gone if he shows nothing in camp. Rogers or Smelter will be along side Smith. Cajuste is going to there, but at TE after he bulks up. Ellington will stay to play the slot.

Blaster, I'll take a stab at that. How about we have a raft of WRs sitting on the pine and completely or almost, untested. Also, perhaps at that pick baalke/chip didn't like the goods available. As far as a top OT, well we needed an OG also, actually 2 of them, but got Beadles in FA. So we went DL and then OG. As for what we have on the shelf, in case you missed Trent brown last 5 games and certainly all of last 2, he was superb. So we needed OTs, and he got Theus and Cooper, just a bit later. I don't see your point here.

Plus we got the top WR out of the Canadian Football league.

Originally posted by Pinion:

Originally posted by justjim77:
I'm curious where Eric Rogers fits in. Any word on his skill set?

I was originally excited, but I don't see him anything more than situational. He's a tall guy who can go up and get the ball, but he's not an explosive athlete. He dominated lesser competition, but his highlight video isn't as impressive as one would hope. I think he can be a decent red zone target.

Well JR or JT he is not, or even a TO. He can be used for red zone, move the chains kind of guy.

Originally posted by MasterBlaster:

Originally posted by KRS-1:

Originally posted by MasterBlaster:

If Baalke didn't draft a top tackle or WR early in the draft, it's because he doesn't think it's important. And if he doesn't think those positions are important, then it speaks volumes about the new rookies not really expected to contribute much this year because that's his modus operendi. Expecting anything different out of these rookies than what Patton or Ellington gave us their first year is wishfull thinking.

Lol no.

Value of the board + working with your coaching staff to secure players at positions they felt were greater or more pressing needs are a more logical conclusion.

Buils**t, this was remedial drafting to make up for past failures on defense. That's why this team was last or next to last on most offensive stats last year.

Lol sure buddy sure.

Originally posted by KRS-1:

Originally posted by MasterBlaster:

Originally posted by KRS-1:

Originally posted by MasterBlaster:

If Baalke didn't draft a top tackle or WR early in the draft, it's because he doesn't think it's important. And if he doesn't think those positions are important, then it speaks volumes about the new rookies not really expected to contribute much this year because that's his modus operendi. Expecting anything different out of these rookies than what Patton or Ellington gave us their first year is wishfull thinking.

Lol no.

Value of the board + working with your coaching staff to secure players at positions they felt were greater or more pressing needs are a more logical conclusion.

Buils**t, this was remedial drafting to make up for past failures on defense. That's why this team was last or next to last on most offensive stats last year.

Lol sure buddy sure.

I am very pleased to see you gave that all of the due consideration it required.

Some people seem to be overly excited about Cajuste. If he's so great why wasn't he drafted. If he starts making some plays in camp, like DeAndrew White did last year, then I might begin to get excited. Until then, not really.

It's nice that a new coaching staff can evaluate this group of receivers with a clean slate (hopefully). It would be great if the best players get to play regardless of how much the are getting paid, what round they were drafted or if they were drafted by us at all.

we have WR's???? oh man.