2017 Camp Battles!

QB: CJ vs Barkley: I'm interested to see where CJs development is, because with Barkleys inconsistent play so far in his career if CJ can't surpass him we will almost know for sure where we're going to stand with him.

RB:I for one think Williams should be in RB1 discussions and I'll be curious to see if he can surplant Hyde.... Hearing he has the vision and we know he is much quicker n faster but can he pound for extra yards and is he %100 committed..

It's all about Redmond vs. Williams.

Pulling for Redmond.

I'm pulling for Tartt

The three interior OL spots. Particularly the Guards. Pulling for Garnett to improve and show that he belongs.

Originally posted by NCommand:

Leeeet's get ready to rummmmmmmble!

What/who are your favorite camp battles to watch and why?

QB: C.J. Beathard vs. Matt Barkley for #2
RB1: Carlos Hyde vs. Tim Hightower vs. Kapri Bibbs
RB2: Joe Williams vs. Matt Breida
TE: Vance McDonald vs. George Kittle vs. Cole Hikutini vs. Logan Paulsen
XWR: Marquise Goodwin vs. Aldrick Robinson vs. Victor Bolden vs. DeAndre Smelter
YWR: Jeremy Kerley vs. Trent Taylor
LG: Joshua Garnett vs. Zane Beadles
C: Jeremy Zuttah vs. Daniel Kilgore
RG: Brandon Fusco vs. Tim Barnes
ROT: Trenton Brown vs. Gary Gilliam

LDE: Solomon Thomas vs. Tank Carradine
NT: Earl Mitchell vs. D.J. Jones
RDT: DeForest Buckner vs. Ronald Blair vs. Chris Jones vs. Quinton Dial
RDE: Arik Armstead vs. Elvis Dumervil vs. Aaron Lynch vs. Pita Taumoepenu
SAM: Ahmad Brooks vs. Dekoda Watson
MIKE: Navarro Bowman vs. Ray-Ray Armstrong
WILL: Malcolm Smith vs. Reuben Foster
RCB: Dontae Johnson vs. Ahkello Witherspoon vs. Keith Reaser
S/CB: K'Waun Williams vs. Will Redmond
FS: Jimmie Ward vs. Lorenzo Jerome
SS: Eric Reid vs. Jaquiski Tartt

Special Teams: Dekoda Watson vs. Brock Coyle vs. Don Jones vs. Vinnie Sunseri
Returners: Kerley vs. Taylor vs. Bibbs vs. Bolden

All the above. You got all the action. My main guy I have to wait until pre season...Kyle vs himself.

It will be interesting to see how the TE / OW battle plays out. Seems like an area that Kyle has paid significant attention to, and thus may end up more significant than normal.

WR- Nothing is set at that position.

RB- I think the reports of Hyde are exaggerated, but it is obvious that he needs to work if he wants to be the guy.

D-line - the most interesting thing is where is everyone gonna play, and who will ultimately be the LEO of the defense.

CB - Could make or break the defense. Bunch of young guys that are talented but need to grow up quickly, especially Robinson.

This preseason will probably be the most exciting in a while because there are a lot of new guys and almost no position is set in this team.

In equal order of attention I'll pay-
Tight ends.
2nd string QB.
The whole D Line aside from DeFo.

I want to see a Smith vs Brooks battle for the SAM. Partly because I'd be pissed if Reuben is healthy and not starting

RB for me. Our offense will be based around running the ball first so it will be interesting to see what happens there.

Offensive line by extension of that will be worth keeping an eye on.

Originally posted by thl408:
The three interior OL spots. Particularly the Guards. Pulling for Garnett to improve and show that he belongs.

"pulling"

Originally posted by 49ers808:

I want to see a Smith vs Brooks battle for the SAM. Partly because I'd be pissed if Reuben is healthy and not starting

Per Saleh this will be an "under" defense where the SAM will have their hand in the dirt 70 percent of the time. This is not part of Smith's game. He doesn't have the strength or size to seal the edge. Smith's experience within the scheme will add valuable depth as a WILL or MIKE, even if he fails to grab a starting spot. It's a good problem to have.

MIKE: Navarro Bowman vs. Ray-Ray Armstrong
WILL: Malcolm Smith vs. Reuben Foster - After setting the Gold standard for LBers with Willis Bowman and Brooks for a while, last year we were relegated to special teamers playing the position and the results showed. Time to see who takes the baton and runs with it in a pretty deep LB pool.

RCB: Dontae Johnson vs. Ahkello Witherspoon vs. Keith Reaser
Rashard Robinson looked pretty good coming in off the bench last year with very little pass rush.
Time for these guys to step up and man the other side. Is Redmon out of the running as a starter? We will see.

CAN"T WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I also want to see our new Elephant/Leo channel is inner (less crazy) Haley/Aldon