I can't believe people are still listening to Grant Cohn or that others think he is one of the better sports writers. I will admit that like a lot of people I thought the niners would go Defense. In part because that is what the media pundits think. However, I can also understand why the niners did what they did. If Grant thinks the moves made were not to contend for the playoffs this year, it either shows his stupidity or his brilliance at making people click baiting them to his link.I liked Trent Brown and he was a good pass protector, but his use in the run game had its limitations due to his lack of athleticism and conditioning. Mike might be a slight downgrade as a pass protector, but his athleticism will allow the niners to implement the full run package and maybe add a few new wrinkles in pass protection or the entire offensive package. Pettis is going to get more time than any CB we were going to get in the second round, unless you believe that Sherman is either not going to recover from his injuries, no longer starting material, or going to be a bust. If you are going to say they can let the guy sit and learn from Sherman, well then that means they are aiming for the future. Which is counter to what Grant was trying to argue. The only move you might argue is the niners should have moved up to get Landry instead of Pettis. However, what we don't know is what the niners may have thought about his physical condition or concerns at the time, even though it has been disputed by a writer. Warner is going to help the pass and run game, until Foster gets back and then team with him as 3 down LBs. Moore and McFadden were brought in for the future to replace Sherman or Moore maybe a great FS.
Also, after Jimmy took the reigns and even before that, the defense got better. Imagine if the offense gets more potent, the defense can pin back their hair and it will make the opposing offense more one dimensional.
If you wanted Sweat and hated the Street pick, I understand, I thought they might go that way, but maybe they felt he wasn't all that- he didn't produce in college, so what makes us think that all of sudden he is going to light it up, much less in his first year? This year unlike last year are less holes to fill and less spots to grab. You can also only fill up so many holes, spreading your picks all over the place lessons the odds on getting a hits too. Next year they may go after pass rusher after they figure out what they have now. Especially since on paper there are so many more pass rusher talents.
A lot of this will have to wait. Paper is always one thing and reality is a b***h. Although I wish technology was such that all the posters that said one thing or another can be instantly outed. To show how wrong or right they were in their arm chair analysis.
...Joe Williams played "with heart"
All b******t. These are f**king unpadded installs....talking about people heart and being invisible is hilarious.