2019 Team Information (Needs)

NCommand · 2019-02-01T15:33:07-08:00

2019 - Welcome to Year 3 of the ShanaPlanThe 49er Way: Talent: Speed, Toughness/Physicality, Position Specific Athletic Traits & Scheme Fit Spirit: Football Passion; Do they Love it?, Contagious Competiveness, Dependability; Protect the Team, Mental Toughness, Football IQ & Accountability to other Players and Themselves 2018 Team Needs 2017 Team Needs 2016 Team Needs 2015 Team Needs 2014 Team Needs 2013 Team Needs Front Office & Coaching Updates: Front Office: CEO - Jed York President of 49ers Enterprises & Executive Vice President of Football Operations - Paraag Marathe Director of Football Administration & Analytics - Brian Hampton General Manager - John Lynch Vice President and Special Advisor to the General Manager - Keena Turner Vice President of Player Personnel - Adam Peters Vice President of Player Personnel - Martin Mayhew Director of Pro Personnel - Ran Carthon Assistant Director of Pro Personnel - Vacant Head Coach - Kyle Shanahan Administrative Assistant to the Head Coach - Nick Kray Offense: Offensive Coordinator - Kyle Shanahan Offensive Assistant - Mike LaFleur Offensive Quality Control - Taylor Embree Offensive Quality Control - Miles Austin Quarterbacks - Shane Day Running Backs - Bobby Turner Assistant Head Coach/Tight Ends - Jon Embree Running Game Coordinator - Mike McDaniel Wide Receivers - Wes Welker Offensive Line - John Benton Offensive Line - Coke Foerster Offensive Line Assistant - Zach Yenser Offensive Assistant - Bobby Slowik Defense: Defensive Coordinator - Robert Saleh Defensive Quality Control - Bob Slowik Defensive Quality Control - Brian Fleury Inside Linebackers - DeMeco Ryans Linebackers/Run Defense Specialist - Johnny Holland Secondary/Passing Game - Tony Oden (Joe Woods to Cleveland as their DC) Safeties - Daniel Bullocks Defensive Line - Kris Kocurek Assistant Defensive Line - Vacant Pass Rush Specialist - Aaron Whitecotton (Chris Kiffin to Cleveland as their DC) Special Teams: Special Teams Coordinator - Richard Hightower Special Teams Assistant - Stan Kwan Medical, Strength & Conditioning: Head of Player Health & Performance - Ben Peterson Head Athletic Trainer - Dustin Little Head Strength & Conditioning - Dustin Perry Director of Performance Monitoring/Assistant Strength & Conditioning - Shea Thompson Assistant Strength & Conditioning - Aaron Hill Assistant Strength & Conditioning - Mike Nicolini 2019 Schedule: Home: Arizona Cardinals, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers & Green Bay Packers Away: Arizona Cardinals, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals & Washington Strength of Schedule: 20th Important NFL Dates: First Day: April 16 / OTAs: May 21-22, May 24, May 29-30, June 1, June 4-5, June 7 / Mandatory Minicamp: June 12-14 5th Year Options: NFL teams have until May 3rd to exercise a fifth-year contract option on all first-round draft picks. The salaries are typically guaranteed for injury only (must pass a physical) and is effective until the first day of the annual league year (March 14th, 4PM EST), at which point the option money on the contract will become fully guaranteed. Connected SF Media - Pay close attention to these guys and their partnership/connection with our FO: Peter King, Sam Wyche, Kyle Brandt, Joe Fann, Chris Simms & Matt Maiocco. King, Simms & Maiocco all work for NBC Sports. Pay special attention to their podcasts, tweets and articles during the combine, draft and free agency. 2019 Draft Visits & 2018 Draft Visits & 2019 Hero Tracker & 2018 Hero Tracker: Note: 50-67% of draft picks chosen, we've historically met with. 49ers Pre-Draft Player Connections: Courtesy of David Bonilla & Heroism CB Derrek Thomas, Baylor, UDFA CB Jerek Rosales, Cal Poly, UDFA CB Blessuan Austin, Rutgers, UDFA CB Tim Harris, Virginia, 7 CB Tae Hayes, Appalachian State, UDFA CB Jimmy Moreland, James Madison, 7 CB Xavier Crawford, Central Michigan, UDFA CB Justin Layne, Michigan State, 2 --- 8 DT Quinnen Williams, Alabama, 1 DT Chris Slayton, Syracuse, 5 DT Renell Wren, Arizona State, 3 DT Daylon Mack, Texas A&M, 3 --- 4 ER Josh Allen, Kentucky, 1 ER Nick Bosa, Ohio State, 1 ER Brian Burns, Florida State, 1 ER Montez Sweat, Mississippi State, 1 ER Chuck Harris, Buffalo, UDFA ER Charles Omenihu, Texas, 2 ER Jachai Polite, Florida, 2 ER L.J. Collier, TCU, 3 ER Carl Granderson, Wyoming, 7 ER Derick Roberson, Sam Houston State, UDFA --- 10 FB Joe Protheroe, Cal Poly, UDFA FB Alec Ingold, Wisconsin --- 2 K Alex Vega, Cal Poly, UDFA --- 1 LB Dre Greenlaw, Arkansas, UDFA LB Terrill Hanks, New Mexico State, 4 LB Joe Giles-Harris, Duke, 5 LB Terez Hall, Missouri, UDFA LB Brandon Payer, Colorado State-Pueblo, UDFA LB Deonte Roberts, Rutgers, UDFA LB Connor Strachan, Boston College, UDFA LB Ryan Watson, Air Force, UDFA LB Dedrick Young, Nebraska, UDFA LB Emeke Egbule, Houston, UDFA LB Tre Watson, Maryland, 7 LB Deshaun Davis, Auburn, 7 LB Bobby Okereke, Stanford, 4 LB David Long, West Virginia, 3 --- 14 LS Chris Wilkerson, S.F. Austin St., UDFA --- 1 OL Maurice Simba, Concordia, 7 OL Brian Wallace, Arkansas, UDFA OL Brandon Hitner, Villanova, UDFA OL Brendan Moore, Maryland, UDFA --- 4 P Jake Bailey, Stanford, UDFA P Jack Fox, Rice, UDFA P Jamie Gillan, UDFA --- 3 QB T.J. Linta, Wagner, UDFA --- 1 RB Devine Ozigbo, Nebraska, 3 RB Marquis Young, UMass, UDFA --- 2 S LaDarius Wiley, Vanderbilt, UDFA S Cameron Glenn, Wake Forest, UDFA S Marquise Blair, Utah, 4 S Khari Willis, Michigan, UDFA S Nasir Adderley, Delaware, 1 S Tyree Kinnel, Michigan, UDFA --- 6 TE Noah Fant, Iowa, 1 TE Josh Oliver, San Jose State, 4 TE Tyree Mayfield, UDFA, Wyoming, TE Jace Sternberger, 2 Texas A&M, --- 4 WR A.J. Brown, Mississippi, 2 WR N'Keal Harry, Arizona State, 1 WR Deebo Samuel, South Carolina, 2 WR J.J. Arcega-Whiteside, Stanford, 2 WR Jazz Ferguson, Northwestern State, 7 WR Shawn Poindexter, Arizona, 7 WR DeAndre Thompkins, Penn State, UDFA WR Andy Isabella, UMass, 3 WR D.K. Metcalf, Ole Miss, 1 WR Riley Ridley, Georgia, 2 WR Anthony Johnson, Buffalo, 4 WR Cody Thompson, Toledo, 5 WR Terry Wright, Purdue, UDFA WR Preston Williams, Colorado State, 5 WR Hakeem Butler, Iowa State, 1 WR Jalen Hurd, Baylor, 4 WR KeeSean Johnson, Fresno State, 5 --- 17 2019 Local Pro Day Attendees: Notables CB Xavier Crawford, Central Michigan, UDFA ZWR J.J. Arcega-Whiteside, Stanford, 2 TE Josh Oliver, San Jose State, 4 2019 Pre-Draft Player Connections Breakdown: Position - Total / Projected Round Ranges (# Projected to go in Rounds 1 & 2) WR/TE - 21 / 1-5, 7 (9) ER - 10 / 1-3, 7 (6) S - 6 / 1 & 4 (1) DT - 4 / 1, 3 & 5 (1) CB - 8 / 2 & 7 (1) LB - 14 / 3-5 & 7 (0) FB/RB- 4 / 3 (0) P/PK/LS - 5 / UDFA (0) OL - 4 / UDFA (0) QB - 1 / UDFA (0) Order of Importance Based on Visits: WR/TE, ER, S, DT, CB, LB, RB/FB, OL, ST, QB 2018 Draft Picks: 1 (9/9): Mike McGlinchey, RT 2 (12/44): Dante Pettis, WR 3 (6/70): Fred Warner, MIKE 3 (31/95): Tarvarious Moore, CB 4 (28/128): Kentavius Street, BE 5 (5/142): D.J. Reed, SCB 6 (10/184): Marcell Harris, SS 7 (9/223): Jullian Taylor, BE 7 (22/240): Richie James, SWR 2019 Draft Picks: 1 (2/2): Nick Bosa, ER 2 (4/36): Deebo Samuel, ZWR 3 (3/67): Jalen Hurd, ZWR/TE 4 (8/110): Mitch Wishnowsky, P 5 (10/148): Dre Greenlaw, WILL 6 (3/176): Kaden Smith, TE 6 (10/183): Justin Skule, T 6 (26/198): Tim Harris, CB UDFA Tracker / UDFA Signings: TE/FB Tyree Mayfield, Wyoming 6'3" 241 FS Cameron Glenn, Wake Forest 6'1" 205 FS Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles, Arizona 6'2" 209 DE Kevin Givens, Penn State 6'1" 283 DE Jamell Garcia-Williams, UAB 6'8" 255 OG Ross Reynolds, Iowa 6'4" 295 ZWR Malik Henry, West Georgia 6'2" 184 4.93 WR Shawn Poindexter, Arizona 6'5" 218 QB Wilton Speight, UCLA 6'6" 232 WILL Azeez Al-Shaair, Florida Atlantic 6'2" 227 RB Austin Walker, Maryland, 6'0" 195 Mini-Camp Tryouts: Among the players getting tryouts with the #49ers today: CB Alameen Murphy, Stanford FB Shane Smith, San Jose State LB Alex Funches, Cal C Jesse Burkett, Stanford C Brendan Moore, Maryland 6'3" 302 RB Wesley Fields, Georgia Southern 6'0" 205 DE Kyle Phillips, Tennessee 6'4" 273 LS Chris Wilkerson, Stephen F. Austin State DE Hunter Snyder, Florida Atlantic 6'6" 270 WILL Deonte Roberts, Rutgers 6'1" 236 WR Joseph Parker, Tennessee-Chattanooga 5'10" 185 QB Layton Rabb, Midwestern State 6'5" 225 RB Joe Protheroe 5'11" 229 DB Jordan Holland 5'10" 190 MadDog's 256 or NDT Scouting Big Boards or 2019 Tuls 49ers Tweets (Comprehensive) Podcasts: Niners Nation Better Rivals, No Breaks, OTC, 49ers Insider, Locked on 49ers, Rush Podcast, Candlestick Chronicles, Kevin Jones, No Huddle, Press Coverage, NB49ers & SchemeCast Losses/Transactions: WR Pierre Garcon - Released NT Earl Mitchell - Released RT Garry Gilliam - Released P Bradley Pinion - Signed to a 4-year deal with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers MIKE Brock Coyle - Released LEO Cassius Marsh - Released C Erik Magnuson - Released TE Niles Paul - Released SS Antone Exum - Released Gains/Transactions: Front Office & Coaching Updates - See this section above PK Robbie Gould - Used the Non-Exclusive Franchise Tag at $5.018M BE Arik Armstead - Picked up his 5th-year option last April and will be committed to his 2019 salary of $9.046M should he be on the roster on March 13th RG Mike Person - Resigned to a 3 year, $8.25M deal Options/Tenders - Tendered one-year contracts to RFA's RB/ST Raheem Mostert and ERFA's WILL Elijah Lee and CB Greg Mabin. SF exercised the 2019 contract options for FB Kyle Juszczyk, LEO Cassius Marsh, SAM/ER//ST Dekoda Watson and SCB K'Waun Williams SAM/WILL Malcolm Smith - Restructured his deal to a 1-year, $2,737,500 deal PK Jonathan Brown - Signed to 2-year deal WILL Kwon Alexander - Signed to a 4-year, $54M deal LS Kyle Nelson - Signed to a 4-year, $4.54M deal LEO Dee Ford - Traded from the Chiefs for a 2020 2nd round pick and resigned to a 5-year, $87.5M deal RB Tevin Coleman - Signed to a 2-year, $10M deal FS Jimmie Ward - Signed to a 1-year, $5M deal CB Jason Verrett - Signed to a 1-year, $3.6M deal SS Antone Exum - Signed to a 1-year, $895K deal ZWR Jordan Matthews - Signed to a 1-year deal MIKE David Mayo - Signed to a 2-year deal SAM Mark Nzeoch - Signed to a 3-year deal RB/ST Raheem Mostert - Signed to a 3-year, $8.7M deal P Justin Vogel - Signed to a 1-year, $570K deal LEO Damontre Moore - Signed to a 1-year, $810K deal; counts the $645K minimum against the cap T Daniel Brunskill - Signed to a 1-year, $495K deal DT Cedric Thornton - Signed to a 1-year, $645K deal LG Ben Garland - Signed to a 1-year deal 3T DeForest Buckner - Exercised the fifth-year option guaranteeing he remains with the team through the 2020 season. $12.378M per AB. RB Austin Walker - Signed to a 3-year deal MIKE LaRoy Reynolds - Signed to a 1-year deal RG Willie Beavers - Signed to a 1-year deal C Wesley Johnson - Signed to a 1-year deal TE Levine Toilolo - Signed to a 1-year deal LT Joe Staley - Signed to a 2-year deal through 2021 PK Robbie Gould - Signed to a 2-year, $10.5M fully-guaranteed deal that includes an option clause that can turn into a 4-year, $19M deal that includes $15M GTD C/G Dillon Day - Signed to a 1-year deal TE Niles Paul - Signed to a 1-year deal TE Daniel Helm - Signed to a 1-year deal 1T Jay Bromley & WR Chris Thompson - Signed to a 1-year deal ER Jeremiah Valoaga - Signed to a 1-year deal T Sam Young - Signed to a 1-year deal CB Quinten Rollins - Signed to a 1-year deal CB Jordan Holland - Signed to a 3-year deal XWR Emmanuel Sanders - Acquired Sanders and a 2020 5th rounder for a 2020 3rd and 4th rounder (Broncos) LB Joey Alfieri, OL Kofi Amichia, S Chris Edwards, LB Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles, DL Willie Henry Jr., S Derrick Kindred, CB Jermaine Kelly, DL Jonathan Kongbo, G Ross Reynolds, DL Ray Smith, CB Teez Tabor, S Jacob Thieneman, WR Chris Thompson & OL Leonard Wester - Signed to a 1-year deal C Jake Brendel. - Signed to a 1-year deal ER Alex Barrett &, G Jaryd Jones-Smith - Signed to a 1-year deal Rookie Salaries: --- Courtesy of AB81Rules X UDFA Salaries: --- Courtesy of AB81Rules $484,500 total handed out to 10 UDFA's: QB Speight- $5K SB, $15K Base WR Henry- $15K SB, $75K Base WR Poindexter- $5K SB, $20K Base TE Mayfield- $10K SB, $25K Base OG Reynolds- $2K SB, $33K Base DL Garcia-Williams- $10K SB, $80K Base DL Givens- $12K SB, $25K Base S Glenn- $5K SB, $20K Base S Flannigan-Fowles- $12,500 SB, $50K Base LB Al-Shaair- $15K SB, $50K Base Injury Settlements: --- Courtesy of AB81Rules X Free Agency Tracker: --- Courtesy of AB81Rules 2019 Projected numbers by position for the Franchise Tag: Quarterback: $25.103M Running Back: $11.322M Wide Receiver: $16.948M Tight End: $10.486M Offensive Line: $14.201M Defensive End: $17.291M Defensive Tackle: $15.355M Linebacker: $15.591M Cornerback: $16.175M Safety: $11.256M Punter/kicker: $5.018M URFA - Free agents with 4 years NFL experience RFA - Free agents with 3 years NFL experience ERFA - Free agents with 2 years NFL experience Unrestricted FAs: X Restricted FA's: RFA tenders for lowest should be between $1.808M to $1.838M X Exclusive Rights FA's: X Non-Exclusive Franchise Tag: Robbie Gould Pre/Post-June 1st Information: Pre-June 1 Cut - Basically means the team takes on the remainder of any prorated money (signing bonus, option bonus, base salary), and is counted as dead money in 1 year. Player becomes a Free Agent right away; example being Richard Sherman last offseason. Post-June 1 Cut - Basically means you spread the dead money over 2 seasons, so say the player has $6M in bonus prorations left, and has 3 years left, the dead money wouldn't be even, it would be $2M year 1, and $4M year 2, player also becomes a free agent right away. Options - Like with Pierre Garcon, and Earl Mitchell have to be picked up or declined before the beginning of the new league year. If declined, it's treated as a Pre-June 1 cut for dead money, hence the $7.2M dead money for Garcon, the player becomes a free agent right away after the option is officially declined. Non-Exclusive Franchise Tag - The team that uses this has the right of first refusal, and, if they choose not to match the offer sheet, they receive two first-round draft picks. Post-June 1 Potential Cuts: --- Courtesy of AB81Rules Pierre Garcon $5.88M - Released Pre-June Garry Gilliam $5.05M - Released Pre-June Cassius Marsh $4.2M Malcolm Smith $4.05M Earl Mitchell $3.7M - Released Pre-June Brock Coyle $2.5M - $1.1M base salary GTD for injury until April 1, then GTD Garrett Celek $2.1M Dekoda Watson $1.55M C.J. BeatHard $786K Trent Taylor $645K Matt Dayes $645K James Onwualu $645K Kendrick Bourne $645K Colin Holba $645K Ryan Delaire $645K Pita Taumoepenu $645K Godwin Igwebuike $570K Kapron Lewis-Moore $565K Max McCaffrey $565K Tyree Robinson $565K Ross Dwelley $565K Najee Toran $565K Marcus Lucas $495K Christian Dilauro $495K Jordan Smallwood $495K Steven Dunbar $495K Terrell Williams $495K Tarvarus McFadden $495K Emmanuel Moseley $495K J.P. Flynn $495K 53 Man Roster Projection Rules: --- AB81Rules --- Injured reserve players must first make the initial 53 to be placed on I.R. to be eligible to return after week 8 --- Only 2 players can be placed with the "designated to return" label per year --- Players who never came off the PUP list through TC (W.Richburg, G.Celek) will not count against your 53 --- Vested veterans (S.Coleman, J.McKinnon, T.Taylor) must be cut at the 53, clear waivers, and be resigned the next day Practice Squad Eligibiilty Definition: --- AB81Rules The standard eligibility for a player to be added to the practice squad is he is a free agent and has not accrued two years of NFL service. A player can only be on a practice squad for three seasons total in his career (six weeks on a practice squad in a season counts as a season for these purposes). The league does allow for exceptions to the less than two-year rule, which was expanded with the 10-player rule. Teams may keep up to four players on their practice squad who have accrued two seasons of NFL experience, which allows a fringe player the chance to stay with the team, even if he already has been in the league, while also allowing the teams to keep more veteran players. Accrued seasons are earned by being on the active (53-man) roster for a team for six games in a single regular season. 2019 Salary Cap Outlook: --- AB81Rules OverTheCap The 49ers have $3,466,587 [1/4/2020] in cap space for 2020. With an expected 2020 estimate rise to $198-$200M with $25M-rollover, we can expect to have roughly $28.5M [9th Least]. NFL Salary Cap Increase by Year: 2014: $133M 2015: $143.28M 2016: $155.27M 2017: $167M 2018: $177.2M 2019: $188.2M Salary Cap Notes: RT Shon Coleman - his contract escalated to $2M, now counts $2.02M against the cap; this is due to the PPE (Proven Performance Escalator) clause, even though he played zero snaps with us, he qualified by playing 35% or more with the Browns in both years. RG Mike Person - Resigned to a 3 year, $8.25M deal. $1M GTD roster bonus due on March 17th, $250K per game roster bonuses, $50K workout bonuses, $250K 2020 Injury GTD, but that can be reduced by the amount of games he is active in 2019, and his 2020 roster bonus is for 14 games, and not 16 games. Cap numbers are, $2.75M, $2.5M & $3M LEO Dee Ford - Per Tom Pelissero. It is essentially year-to-year starting with $20.5M for 2019. Contract base value: $85M. Max value: $87.5M. 2019: $20.5M with $19.75M guaranteed next week; 2019 earnings made up of $4.75M base salary, $8M signing bonus, and $7.75M roster bonus. 2020: $14.5M; 2021: $16M; 2022: $17M & 2023: $17M. Ford would've been due ~$15.4M on franchise tag, so he gets a roughly $5M raise in 2019. If it doesn't work out, they cut Ford after 2019 and carry $6.4M in dead money. If it does, they have a cost-controlled rusher for $14.5M in 2020, $16M in 2021, $17M in 2022, $17M in 2023 WILL Kwon Alexander - The deal, essentially, reads as a year-to-year agreement that allows the 49ers to cut bait or restructure the contract after any of the next three seasons. First, his base salary in 2019 is just $1.75M, but he receives $9.5M in guaranteed bonuses plus per-game roster bonuses that make his salary-cap hit just north of $11.5M. The only true guaranteed money beyond 2019 is the $3M remaining of his $4M signing bonus. Alexander is expected to earn $14.25M in the first year RB Tevin Coleman - 2 yr, $8.5M deal can be 1 yr, $3.6M LEO Dee Ford - 5 yr, $85.5M deal can be 1 yr, $21M LS Kyle Nelson - 4 yr $4.54M deal can be 1 yr, $1.3M ST/MIKE David Mayo - $1.1M fully GTD, which includes his $850K base, and a $250K GTD roster bonus SAM Mark Nzeocha - $1.1m, $1.35m, $1.45m bases, $500k gtd rb, $100k per game rbs in 2020 & 2021, $50k workout bonuses each year, 2021 is an option year, $500k NLTBE for play time, $500k escalators 20-21 for making pro bowl WR Jordan Matthews - $1M base, $300k sb, $500k per game RB Raheem Mostert - base salaries are $1.4M, $2.575M, and $2.875M, that's a total of $6.85M, and if the base value is truly $8.7M, it leaves $1.85M unaccounted for. Rookie Cap Pool (7 player draft): $11,278,709 Adam Schefter: CA state tax = 13.3% / NY = 8.82% / WA, TX, TN, FL = 0%. Therefore, $10 million guaranteed in Seattle needs to be $11.33 million guaranteed in SF 2018 Free Agency Spendings - $87.8M Jimmy Garoppolo $37,000,000 Weston Richburg $9,260,000 Jimmie Ward $8,526,000 Marquise Goodwin $6,275,000 Richard Sherman $6,175,000 Jerick McKinnon $6,000,000 Cassius Marsh $3,481,250 Laken Tomlinson $2,850,944 Jonathan Cooper $2,475,000 Garry Gilliam $2,450,000 Brock Coyle $2,050,000 Shon Coleman $658,000 Mike Person $630,000 Tryouts: X Cut down to 53: DT Jay Bromley CB Chris Campbell S Adrian Colbert (waived/injured) DB Antone Exum Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles DL Jamell Garcia-Williams G Joshua Garnett DT Kevin Givens S Marcell Harris TE Daniel Helm WR Malik Henry DB Jordan Holland CB Dontae Johnson OL Wesley Johnson OL Andrew Lauderdale (waived/injured) LB Elijah Lee WR Jordan Matthews TE Tyree Mayfield LB David Mayo 53-man Roster: Starter --- Depth --- Rookie Offensive Personnel: --- 25 QB: Jimmy Garoppolo; Nick Mullens & C.J. BeatHard RB: Raheem Mostert; Tevin Coleman, Matt Breida & Jeff Wilson Jr. (Jerick McKinnon) FB: Kyle Juszczyk TE: George Kittle; Ross Dwelley, Levine Toilolo & Daniel Helm (Garrett Celek) XWR: Emmanuel Sanders; Jordan Matthews (Marquise Goodwin) SWR: Kendrick Bourne; Richie James Jr. (Trent Taylor) ZWR: Deebo Samuel; Dante Pettis (Jalen Hurd) LT: Joe Staley; Justin Skule LG: Laken Tomlinson C: Ben Garland; (Weston Richburg) RG: Daniel Brunskill; Mike Person RT: Mike McGlinchey; (Shon Coleman) Defensive Personnel: --- 25 LDE/W9: Arik Armstead; Anthony Zettel & Dee Ford 2i: Solomon Thomas; Sheldon Day, Kentavius Street & Kevin Givens (D.J. Jones) 3T: DeForest Buckner; Earl Mitchell (Jullian Taylor) RDE/W9: Nick Bosa; (Ronald Blair & Damontre Moore) SAM: Azeez Al-Shaair; Mark Nzeocha MIKE: Fred Warner; Elijah Lee WILL: Dre Greenlaw; (Kwon Alexander) RCB: Ahkello Witherspoon; Emmanuel Moseley (Tim Harris & Jason Verrett) SCB: K'Waun Williams; D.J. Reed LCB: Richard Sherman; Dontae Johnson FS: Jimmie Ward; Tarvarius Moore SS: Marcell Harris; Jaquiski Tartt Special Teams: --- 3 LS: Kyle Nelson PK: Robbie Gould P: Mitch Wishnowsky KOR: D.J. Reed & Richie James PR: Richie James; (Trent Taylor) GR: Raheem Mostert & Tarvarious Moore 2019 Practice Squad: --- 10 OL Kofi Amichia OL Jaryd Jones-Smith OL Ross Reynolds WR Chris Thompson DT Ray Smith ER Alex Barrett LB Joey Alfieri CB Jermaine Kelly CB Jalen 'Teez' Tabor S Jacob Thieneman ER Jonathan Kongbo (Future Contract) CB Derrick Kindred (Future Contract) CB Chris Edwards (Future Contract) T Leonard Wester (Future Contract) 2018 Injured Reserve / PUP / NFI / Suspension Total: (Inactive PUP/NFI/Injured Reserved/Injured-Out/Pending/DR = Designation to Return)[Suspension] 5-Year Injury Analysis WILL Kwon Alexander - Active TE Garrett Celek - Active 2i Kentavius Street - Active / I.R. again T Shon Coleman RB Jerick McKinnon SWR Trent Taylor ZWR Jalen Hurd LCB Tim Harris RCB Jason Verrett RDE Ronald Blair ER Damontre' Moore C Weston Richburg WR Marquise Goodwin LB Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles 1T D.J. Jones TE Garrett Celek 2i Jullian Taylor 2i Kentavius Street 2019 (18) --- 2018 (18) --- 2017 (26) --- 2016 (22) --- 2015 (17) --- 2014 (21) ------------------------------------------------------------ 2019 Team Needs/Top Targets: (Draft & Free Agency) Team Needs: LEO, SAM/ER, CB, WR, RG, WILL, FS, LT, C, TE2 LEO - With new DL coach, Kris Kocurek, expect a ton of wide-9 looks. For that, you need explosion and speed at the snap and the ability to rush on the move (slippery) and in space (speed to power). These small be slighter of framed Edge Rushers (ER). Think Brian Burns or Jachai Polite; players that look like they are shot out of a cannon. SAM/ER - With Mark Nzeocha in at SAM and Solomon Thomas at LEO, any good OC will automatically know that we're in base defense (run defenders). Getting an every-down SAM who has equal skills against the run, pass and pass rush is more important than fans realize. A guy like Josh Allen is ideal here. CB - We were the worst coverage unit last year by a country mile even with Sherman having a strong effect on his side of the field. Joe Woods was brought in to help develop our young secondary and add more two-back safeties and diversity to the scheme. He may not be looking for a 6'3" 200 pound CB with 33" arms. WR - This deep badly needs a true ZWR who does all the dirty work so the X and slot and TE's can have fun. Typically this is a bigger-bodied WR who's used to playing in contested fashion. In addition, we could use a big upgrade at the slot esp. if Trent Taylor is still reeling from his back injury. In addition, it's not wise to count on Goodwin with all his health issues. Speed is crucial to this offense. We need upgrades everywhere here and the first 3 games with JG last year proved how poor this group is with their inability to get open esp. against man coverage. RG - This OL gave up 116 QB two years ago and trumped that this year with a 125. Insane and remarkably overlooked by fans and coaches alike. The one-year bandaid plan is not working. In addition, Tomlinson has had zero competition and he's as average as it gets. WILL - Smith should be gone and Lee played better in his absence. But he's probably not seen as the long-term solution. I think this FO would love another 'healthy' Foster-like player next to Warner for the next 4 years. It's a very important position to this defense both in coverage and run defense and even more so if we're going to employ more wide-9 fronts (wider holes to fill). FS - Who knows what we have here while AC returns from injury. With Joe Woods on board, expect to see more tradition two-deep safety looks which is great for Tartt/Harris but this defense will still need a true single-high FS with amazing range and instincts. That's not easy to find. LT - If Staley ever goes down, we're royally screwed. In addition, you want a LT-in-training this year to help transition for his departure. C - Like with Tomlinson, Richburg has zero competition and we have zero quality depth. Richburg played through a knee and quad injury that now requires surgery. TE2 - If the FO is unable to acquire a ZWR, a TE2 might be another great weapon for Kyle to use to throw a wrench into a DC's game plan. This is a deep and talented year for TE's in the draft. 2019 NFL Draft - Top 49ers Draft Targets: Draft Strengths: ER, WR, TE, DL, OL Draft Weaknesses: QB, CB, LB, S @ #2 or small trade-back 1. Nick Bosa, LEO 2. Quinnen Williams, NT 3. Josh Allen, SAM 4. Brian Burns, LEO 5. Greedy Williams CB Shanahan Draft Tendencies per The Athletic / WZ Member Synopsis: Trend #1: He rarely drafts Offensive players in RD 1 - Over 10 seasons Shanny's teams have drafted 4 offensive players in the first round and only at 2 different positions (OT: Brown and Williams) and QB (RGIII and Manziel) - We are set at both of those positions with the acquisition of RT Mike McGlinchey, Joe Staley and Jimmy Garoppolo Trend #2: He NEVER drafted RB or TE before RD 3 - Only one offensive player ever picked in RD 2 (i.e. Dante Pettis) - Joel Bitonio in 2014 (Browns) is the only time he's selected an O player in the 2nd round - Generally finds his offensive talent later in the draft (i.e. George Kittle) Trend #3: He does draft Offense in RD 3: - Nine (9) offensive players taken in this round over the last ten (10) drafts - Finds undervalued players here, it is his sweet spot (notable names: Slaton, Reed, West, Coleman, Hooper) - Looks for players who are better on tape than their combine measurables - Very good hit rate here Tight Ends: The last three TEs drafted by Shanny (Reed, Hooper and Kittle) have all run 40's faster than 4.75 (combine average for TEs), he values athleticism (pSPARQ), route running and catching over pass blocking. Wide Receivers: Shanny has lacked recent success here as most of his best WRs were already drafted (Julio) or through FA (Garcon). Dante Pettis looks like he can be solid at least. ------------------------------------------------------------ NCommand's Offseason Free Agency/Draft Retooling Plan: Notes: Jimmy Garoppolo will only count $20M this year. Do not resign DeForest Buckner. He's only counting $5.79M in 2019 and then we can exercise his 5th-year option ($10M) and then Franchise Tag him cheap ($14-$16M) since he plays on the interior. No rush. Solomon Thomas adds around 5-10 pounds and gets back to training inside at 3T/1T to pair with DeForest Buckner at 1T/3T per the recommendations of the new DL coach, Kris Kocurek. Article on the 6'8" Margus Hunt who moved over to Nose Tackle in 2018 Last year, the FO paid out $87.8M which included extending our own and signing free agents. This total also included $37M to Jimmy Garoppolo. Excellent Podcast - Jason_OTC covers our historic and current team-building philosophy under both the Baalke and ShanaLynch regimes (Paraag tenure) using league-wide metrics/tools with an unbiased take (Jets fan/friends with Paraag) spanning over the old and new CBA. This will help guide you in your own targets for free agency and help set up more realistic expectations. 2019 Salary Cap: We're projected to have $72M(including the $35M rollover) before a max of potential post-June cuts which equates 'up' to a max of $42M. 2019 Total Max Cap: $114M Original Targets: ZWR Quincy Enunwa - Resigned with the Jets RG Mark Glowinski - Resigned with the Colts Free Agency: OverTheCap was used as a reference LEO Trey Flowers 25 NE 89.7 #6 ER $17M APY - Sticking with the Pat's connections, Trey can play strongside or weakside. ShanaLynch finally make a splash for an ER and now have Trey Flowers, Brian Burns, Preston Smith & Ronald Blair who can edge rush effectively. FS Adrian Amos 26 CHI 82.7 #8 S $12M APY - Great young proven S. SAM/ER Preston Smith 26 WAS 76.9 #20 ED $9M APY - A real 6'5" 265 4.71 SAM who can cover some (Fred Warner 4.64), play through the strong side and provide actual edge rush in nickel who rarely has to come off the field. WILL Jordan Hicks 26 PHI 75.6 #14 LB $7M APY - Veteran MIKE who moves to space at WILL to pair with Fred Warner and Preston Smith. Will learn both MIKE/WILL spots. 4.68 speed with excellent coverage range. BE Arik Armstead 25 SF 74.8 #28 ED $6M APY - AA is resigned to a 4-year $24M deal; down from $9.5M for 2019 alone on a 5th-year option. LCB Rashaan Melvin 29 OAK 60.5 #93 CB $4M APY - Veteran CB depth who fits our prototype to compete with Witherspoon and Moore. RG Mike Person 30 SF 67.2 #18 G $4M APY - Reward our own and help groom a young RG/RT. He adds excellent competition and depth at C and G. XWR John Brown 29 BLT 66.1 #68 $4M APY - Kyle finds some speed depth behind Goodwin who can also play the slot. ZWR Kevin White 27 CHI 62.0 #N/A WR $2M APY - If anyone can get the most out of him, it's Kyle/JG. Special Teams - PK Robbie Gould ($3.5M APY); RB Raheem Mostert ($1.8M RFA); WILL Elijah Lee ($645K ERFA) & SAM Mark Nzeocha ($800K APY) - Reward our own. 2018 Cap Spend - $87.8M 2019 Cap Spend - $71.5M 2019 Rookie Pool (7 picks) - $8.5M 2019 Remaining Cap - $33.5M Cap Rank Post-FA Spendings - 4th Most (2018 reference) 2019 NFL Mock Draft (Full 7 Rounds / All 32 Teams): --- Jags Trade Down Scenario --- 1,100 points = pick up their #1 for 2020 & 3rd-round 2019 pick (#69 overall) 2019 Draft: NDT Scouting/Ledyard was used as a reference 1/7 (From Jags) ER Brian Burns - 6'5" 245 2/36 RG Garrett Bradbury - 6'3" 300 3/67 TE Jace Sternberger - 6'4" 250 3/69 (From Jags) LT Dennis Daley - 6'6" 312 4/97 WILL/MIKE Joe Giles-Harris - 6'2" 240 6/162 LT Alex Bars - 6'6" 315 6/192 P Jake Bailey - 6'2" 203 UDFA ZWR Jazz Ferguson - 6'5" 223 [Free Agents/Draft/Restructured Player Acquisitions] Offensive Personnel: --- 24 QB: Jimmy Garoppolo; Nick Mullens RB: Jerick McKinnon; Matt Breida, Jeff Wilson & Raheem Mostert FB: Kyle Juszczyk TE: George Kittle; [Jace Sternberger] XWR: Dante Pettis; Marquise Goodwin SWR: Richie James; [John Brown] ZWR: [Kevin White]; [Jazz Ferguson] LT: Joe Staley; [Dennis Daley] LG: Laken Tomlinson; Joshua Garnett C: Weston Richburg; [Mike Person] RG: [Garrett Bradbury] RT: Mike McGlinchey; [Alex Bars] Defensive Personnel: --- 26 BE: [Arik Armstead]; Jullian Taylor & Kentavius Street 1T/3T: DeForest Buckner; D.J. Jones 3T/1T: Solomon Thomas; Sheldon Day LEO/ER: [Trey Flowers]; [Brian Burns] & Ronald Blair SAM/ER: [Preston Smith]; [Mark Nzeocha] MIKE: Fred Warner; [Joe Giles-Harris] WILL: [Jordan Hicks]; [Elijah Lee] RCB: Tarvarius Moore; Ahkello Witherspoon SCB: K'Wuan Williams; D.J. Reed LCB: Richard Sherman; [Rashaan Melvin] FS: [Adrian Amos]; Adrian Colbert SS: Jaquiski Tartt; Marcell Harris Special Teams: --- 3 LS: Kyle Nelson PK: [Robbie Gould] P: [Jake Bailey] KOR: D.J. Reed & Richie James PR: Dante Pettis; D.J. Reed GR: [Raheem Mostert] & Tarvarious Moore ------------------------------------------------------------ The '49er Way' Free Agency/Draft Retooling Plan: Notes: Last year, the FO paid out $87.8M which included 6 in-house moves and signing 7 outside free agents. This total included an inflated $37M to Jimmy Garoppolo. Garoppolo's year-1 contract is obviously an outlier and is only counting $20M this year. The FO typically likes to roll over roughly $25M-35M annually. Looking at the FO's history here, $50-$60M seems to be their striking distance in free agency. Jason_OTC covered additional trends and tendencies and that aligns with a perpetual "mid-tier approach to free agency." They will spend money but not always on the best players (bad contracts; contracts on oft-injured risky players; sign too early before proven or older higher paid players for low production) and they certainly won't go all-in for premier players at premium positions. They'll overpay to secure players from cheaper positions (i.e. FB, RB, C or LB vs. ER, WR, T or CB). Another tactic they'll use is paying outrageous $ for 5th year options (Ward & AA) and extend players (Staley) so the grand total of free agency spending looks much bigger than it really is for quality on-field production. They love to sign their own early as well (e.g. expect Buckner this or next year). The biggest trend over the Paraag regime is the $10M cutoff. No free agent, outside QB, will make more than their own in-house top paid player and that has always been Joe Staley at around $10M. ShanaLynch were asked what their biggest regret was this year and they both admitted to 1) relying too much on Jimmy Garoppolo to mask so many weaknesses and 2) not adding enough competition (e.g. presumed starters didn't feel much pressure to lose their jobs and got complacent). I have a pretty realistic spend of $69.5M free agency plan this year but let's stay in the FO's ballpark model of $50-$60M using these FO tendencies and see what we can come up with. Feel free to do your own during this dead time. 2019 Draft: 1/2 SAM/ER Josh Allen - 6'5" 240; there were very serious discussions on IDL Quinnen Williams and there were no great trade-back partners 2/36 RG Garrett Bradbury - 6'3" 300; Unwilling to pay for Mike Person, a large hole opens up here 3/67 CB Amani Oruwariye - 6'1" 204; This is where we take CB's 4/97 TE Mitchell Wilcox - 6'5" 245; TE2 and another OW 6/162 LT Colton Jackson - 6'5" 298; Outside zone T who even wears #74 and will develop for a year 6/192 P Jake Bailey - 6'2" 203; We opt not to pay Bradley Pinion Free Agency: RCB Jason McCourty 31 NE 83.1 #6 CB $12M APY - The FO is tired of being dead last as a coverage unit by a country mile and makes another move, who like Sherman, can help develop the youngsters while giving way to them in a couple years while in the interim, giving them high quality play. pSPARQ player with a 4.3 40-time. 5'10" but 32" long arms with a 36.5" vertical jump. This deal will look a lot like Sherman's deal (i.e. $13M APY = < $10M APY). LEO Ezekiel Ansah 30 DET 74.5 #N/A ED $11M APY - Was there any doubt this was their guy with Mayhew/Kocurek on board? They tried to get him last year too. WILL/MIKE Cory Littleton 25 LAR 66.6 #37 LB $7M APY - It's time to lock down a young proven player next to Warner for the next 4 years and it's always nice to steal from a rival. BE Arik Armstead 25 SF 74.8 #28 ED $6M APY - AA is resigned to a 4-year $24M deal; down from $9M for 2019 alone on a 5th-year option. FS Ha-Ha Clinton-Dix 26 WAS 79.3 #17 S $6M APY - Naturally, we couldn't land the top FS on the market but Ha-Ha should get the last laugh and will pair with a recently-extended, Tartt at SS. The good news is we'll be playing with more 2-deep safeties with the hiring of Woods and that should play more to the strengths of all the safeties. XWR John Brown 29 BAL 66.1 #70 WR $4M APY - Anyone else want to count on Goodwin? Kyle agrees. Speed is critical to this offense. With Goodwin and Brown on the field at the same time, Kyle gets a RG Andy Levitre 33 ATL 61.2 #N/A G $3M APY - The FO didn't want to give Person an extra $1M to start so we go with the old veteran and a high draft pick starter plus Garnett for additional insurance. ZWR Kevin White 27 CHI 62.0 #N/A WR $2M APY - If anyone can get the most out of him, it's Kyle/JG. Special Teams - PK Robbie Gould ($3.5M APY); RB Raheem Mostert ($1.8M RFA); WILL Elijah Lee ($645K ERFA) & SAM Mark Nzeocha ($800K APY) - Reward our own. 2018 Cap Spend - $87.8M 2019 Cap Spend - $57.7M 2019 Rookie Pool (7 picks) - $8.5M 2019 Remaining Cap - $47.8M Cap Rank Post-FA Spendings - 3rd Most (2018 reference) [Free Agents/Draft/Restructured Player Acquisitions] Offensive Personnel: --- 24 QB: Jimmy Garoppolo; Nick Mullens RB: Jerick McKinnon; Matt Breida & Raheem Mostert FB: Kyle Juszczyk TE: George Kittle; [Mitchell Wilcox] XWR: Dante Pettis; Marquise Goodwin SWR: Trent Taylor; [John Brown] ZWR: [Kevin White]; Kendrick Bourne LT: Joe Staley; [Colton Jackson] LG: Laken Tomlinson; Joshua Garnett C: Weston Richburg; Erik Magnuson RG: [Garrett Bradbury]; [Andy Levitre] RT: Mike McGlinchey; Shon Coleman Defensive Personnel: --- 26 BE: [Arik Armstead]; Jullian Taylor & Kentavius Street 1T/3T: D.J. Jones; Sheldon Day 3T/1T: DeForest Buckner; Solomon Thomas LEO/ER: [Ezekiel Ansah]; Ronald Blair SAM/ER: [Josh Allen]; [Mark Nzeocha] MIKE: Fred Warner; James Onwualu WILL: [Cory Littleton]; [Elijah Lee] RCB: [Jason McCourty]; [Amani Oruwariye] & Tarvarius Moore SCB: K'Wuan Williams; D.J. Reed LCB: Richard Sherman; Ahkello Witherspoon FS: [Ha-Ha Clinton-Dix]; Adrian Colbert SS: Jaquiski Tartt; Marcell Harris Special Teams: --- 3 LS: Kyle Nelson PK: [Robbie Gould] P: [Jake Bailey] KOR: D.J. Reed & Richie James PR: Dante Pettis; D.J. Reed GR: [Raheem Mostert] & Tarvarious Moore ------------------------------------------------------------ '49ers Way' Free Agency Pool: [Name - PFF Grade - Position - Age - Team - 2018 Snaps] CB: - SCB/RCB is a position that will come in over $10M APY SCB Jason Verrett N/A CB 28 Chargers 0 - tore his achilles in late July; small; injury prone. SCB while Reed recovers from surgery SCB Coty Sensabaugh 65.7 CB 30 Steelers 745 - Older 2nd tier CB who won't threaten Witherspoon/Moore long-term. Added depth and competition RCB Jason McCourty 83.1 CB 32 Patriots 835 - Older 2nd tier CB who won't threaten Witherspoon/Moore long-term. Added depth and competition. RCB Rashaan Melvin 60.5 CB 29 Raiders 604 - One year removed from a great season. H/W prerequisite RCB Neiko Thorpe 75.7 CB 29 Seahawks 29 - System familiarity and H/W prerequisite NT: - NT is a position that will come in well under $10M APY NT Michael Pierce 90.8 DI 26 Ravens 388 - a young NT to back up and push D.J. Jones LEO/ER - Wide 9's: - LEO is a position that will come in well over $10M APY BE/LEO Brandon Graham 88.7 ED 31 Eagles 755 - highly productive, cheaper short-term solution LEO Olivier Vernon 86.3 ED 28 Giants - post June-cut saving the Giants $15.5M in cap space. We sign him in a Sherman-like fashion LEO Shaquil Barrett 75.9 ED 26 Broncos 276 - younger more expensive long term solution LEO Ezekiel Ansah 74.5 ED 30 Lions 146 - our type of ER; older, cheaper but also an injury risk LEO Dion Jordan 68.0 ED 29 Seahawks 295 - scheme familiarity; older and cheaper SAM/ER: - SAM/ER is a position that will come in under $10M APY Clay Matthews 63.9 ED 33 Packers 756 - veteran SAM/ER depth who will rush in nickel Preston Smith 76.9 ED 26 Redskins 834 - more expensive long-term solution if they decide not to go with Josh Allen in the draft RG: - RG is a position that will come in well under $10M APY RG Ben Garland 68.7 G 31 Falcons 371 - if we don't resign Mike Person, this is what we do RG Andy Levitre 61.2 G 33 Falcons 82 - if we don't resign Mike Person, this is what we do RG/C Mike Person 67.2 G 31 49ers 1000 - will most likely sign elsewhere like Brandon Fusco WILL/MIKE: - MIKE/WILL is a position that will come in just under $10M APY MIKE Denzel Perryman 70.1 LB 26 Chargers 386 - nice young LB MIKE Cory Littleton 66.6 LB 25 Rams 964 - steal from the Rams WILL Jordan Hicks 75.6 LB 27 Eagles 705 - outstanding year WILL Anthony Barr 71.4 LB 27 Vikings 810 - can add ER as well WILL K.J. Wright 70.2 LB 30 Seahawks 223 - scheme familiarity FS/SS: - FS/SS is a position that will come in just over/under $10M APY FS Earl Thomas 91.3 S 30 Seahawks 237 - going to Dallas FS Ha Ha Clinton-Dix 79.3 S 26 Redskins 459 - rangy FS veteran FS Mike Mitchell 79.3 S 32 Colts 224 - depth SS Clayton Geathers 71.1 S 27 Colts 715 - really nice year SS Kenny Vaccaro 66.4 S 28 Titans 747 - cheap value SS Landon Collins 70.4 S 25 Giants 804 - SS's are cheap now SS Antone Exum Jr. 65.3 S 28 49ers 594 - strong possibility d/t versatililty WR: - SWR/XWR is a position that will come in well under $10M APY SWR Cole Beasley 74.8 WR 30 Cowboys 712 - slot receiver to go with Wes Welker, the coach ZWR Kevin White 62.0 WR 27 Bears 170 - perfect flier on a Kyle-type of WR XWR John Brown 66.1 WR 29 Ravens 757 - why count on Goodwin; speed is crucial to Kyle's offense XWR J.J. Nelson 48.9 WR 27 Cardinals 213 - same concept PR/OW: - PR/OW is a position that will come in well under $10M APY PR/OW Cordarrelle Patterson 72.6 WR 28 Patriots 230 - dynamic returner who could be used as another offensive weapon so Juice won't feel alone

Originally posted by NCommand:
2019 - Welcome to Year 3 of the Rebuild

The 49er Way:
Talent: Speed, Toughness/Physicality, Position Specific Athletic Traits & Scheme Fit
Spirit: Football Passion; Do they Love it?, Contagious Competivenes, Dependability; Protect the Team, Mental Toughness, Football IQ & Accountability to other Players and Themselves

2018 Team Needs
2017 Team Needs
2016 Team Needs
2015 Team Needs
2014 Team Needs
2013 Team Needs

Front Office & Coaching Updates:

Front Office:
CEO - Jed York
President of 49ers Enterprises & Executive Vice President of Football Operations - Paraag Marathe
Director of Football Administration & Analytics - Brian Hampton
General Manager - John Lynch
Vice President and Special Advisor to the General Manager - Keena Turner
Vice President of Player Personnel - Adam Peters
Vice President of Player Personnel - Martin Mayhew
Director of Pro Personnel - Ran Carthon
Assistant Director of Pro Personnel - Vacant
Head Coach - Kyle Shanahan
Administrative Assistant to the Head Coach - Nick Kray

Offense:
Offensive Coordinator - Kyle Shanahan
Offensive Assistant - Vacant
Offensive Quality Control - Taylor Embree
Quarterbacks - Shane Day
Running Backs - Bobby Turner
Assistant Head Coach/Tight Ends - Jon Embree
Running Game Coordinator - Mike McDaniel
Wide Receivers - Mike LaFleur
Offensive Line - John Benton
Offensive Line Assistant - Adam Stenavich

Defense:
Defensive Coordinator - Robert Saleh
Defensive Quality Control - Bob Slowik
Senior Defensive Assistant - Vacant
Inside Linebackers - DeMeco Ryans
Linebackers/Run Defense Specialist - Johnny Holland
Secondary/Passing Game - Joe Woods
Assistant Secondary - Daniel Bullocks
Defensive Line - Kris Kocurek
Assistant Defensive Line - Vacant
Pass Rush Specialist - Chris Kiffin

Special Teams:
Special Teams Coordinator - Richard Hightower
Special Teams Assistant - Stan Kwan

Strength & Conditioning:
Strength & Conditioning - Ray Wright - Released
Strength & Conditioning Assistant - Marquis Johnson - Released
Strength & Conditioning Assistant - Dustin Perry - Released
Strength & Conditioning Assistant - Michael Clay - Released

2019 Schedule:
Home: Arizona Cardinals, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers & Green Bay Packers
Away: Arizona Cardinals, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals & Washington

Strength of Schedule: 20th

Important NFL Dates : First Day: April 16 / OTAs: May 21-22, May 24, May 29-30, June 1, June 4-5, June 7 / Mandatory Minicamp: June 12-14

Draft Visits & Hero Tracker: Note: 50-67% of draft picks we've historically met with
MadDog's 256 or Tuls 300

5th Year Options: NFL teams have until May 3rd to exercise a fifth-year contract option on all first-round draft picks. The salaries are typically guaranteed for injury only (must pass a physical) and is effective until the first day of the annual league year (March 14th, 4PM EST), at which point the option money on the contract will become fully guaranteed.

Schedule:
X

2018 Position - Quantity / Projected Rounds (Quality: # Rd 1 or 2)
ER - 10 / 1-5 (8)
LB - 12 / 1-7 (5)
CB - 17 / 1-7 (4)
WR - 17 / 1-7 (4)
T - 7 / 2, 4, 5 or 7 (3)
DE - 13 / 2-7 (2)
S - 6 / 1-4 or 7 (2)
RB - 4 / 1, 2, 4 or 7 (2)
C - 7 / 1, 5, 6 or 7 (2)
G - 4 / 1, 2, 5 or 7 (2)
QB - 3 / 2 or 4 or 7 (1)
TE - 4 / 5 or 7 (0)
Order of Importance Based on Visits: ER, LB, CB, WR, T, DE, S, RB, C, G, QB, TE

Losses:
WR Pierre Garcon - Released
NT Earl Mitchell - Released

Gains/Moves:
Front Office & Coaching Updates - See this section above
X

2018 Draft Picks:
1 (9/9): Mike McGlinchey, RT
2 (12/44): Dante Pettis, WR
3 (6/70): Fred Warner, MIKE
3 (31/95): Tarvarious Moore, CB
4 (28/128): Kentavius Street, BE
5 (5/142): D.J. Reed, SCB
6 (10/184): Marcell Harris, S
7 (9/223): Jullian Taylor, 3T
7 (22/240): Richie James, SWR

2019 Draft Picks:
1/2 - X
2/36 - X
3/67 - X
4/97 - X
6/162 - X
6/192 - X

Rookie Salaries:
X

UDFA's:

UDFA Contract Information:
1. X

Tryouts :
X

Cut down to 53:
X

53-man Roster:
Starter --- Rookie

Offensive Personnel: --- 24
QB: Nick Mullens; C.J. BeatHard
RB: Jeff Wilson Jr.; Alfred Morris & Matthew Dayes
FB: Kyle Juszczyk
TE: George Kittle; Ross Dwelley & Garett Celek
XWR: Marquise Goodwin; Max McCaffrey
SWR: Richie James; Trent Taylor
ZWR: Kendrick Bourne; Steven Dunbar Jr.
LT: Joe Staley; Shon Coleman
LG: Laken Tomlinson
C: Weston Richburg; Erik Magnuson
RG: Mike Person; Joshua Garnett
RT: Mike McGlinchey; Garry Gilliam

Defensive Personnel: --- 26
LDE: Arik Armstead; Jullian Taylor
NT: D.J. Jones
RDT: DeForest Buckner; Sheldon Day
LEO: Solomon Thomas; Ronald Blair
ER: Cassius Marsh & Pita Taumoepenu
SAM: Mark Nzeocha; Ryan Delaire
MIKE: Fred Warner; James Onwualu
WILL: Elijah Lee; Malcolm Smith
RCB: Tarvarius Moore; Tyvis Powell
SCB: D.J. Reed; K'Waun Williams & Godwin Igwebuike
LCB: Richard Sherman; Greg Mabin
FS: Antone Exum; Tyvis Powell & Tyree Robinson
SS: Marcell Harris

Special Teams: --- 3
LS: Colin Holba
PK: Robbie Gould
P: Bradley Pinion
KOR: D.J. Reed & Richie James
PR: Dante Pettis; Trent Taylor
GR: Raheem Mostert & Tarvarious Moore

2018 Practice Squad: --- 6
OL - Najee Toran
OL - Christian DiLauro
TE - Marcus Lucas
WR - Jordan Smallwood
CB - Tarvarus McFadden
FS - Terrell Williams Jr.
LB - Tyrell Adams - Signed by the Raiders
TE - Cole Wick - Signed by the Titans
WR - Victor Bolden Jr. - Signed by the Bills

2018 Injured Reserve / PUP / NFI / Suspension Total: (Inactive PUP/NFI/Injured Reserved/Injured-Out/Pending/DR = Designation to Return)[Suspension]
2018 (18) --- 2017 (26) --- 2016 (22) --- 2015 (17) --- 2014 (21)

4-Year Injury Analysis
(Malcolm Johnson - Released, Aaron Burbridge - Released --- Jimmy Garoppolo, Jerick McKinnon, Matt Breida, Dante Pettis, Jaquiski Tartt, Raheem Mostert, Jimmie Ward, Emmanuel Moseley, J.P. Flynn, Ahkello Witherspoon, Dekoda Watson, Brock Coyle, Adrian Colbert & Pierre Garcon) / Marcell Harris - Activated from I.R. / Kentavius Street - Activated from I.R. for practice only
[Victor Bolden Jr., Reuben Foster & Kyle Nelson]

Injury Settlements: X

Free Agents: --- Courtesy of AB81Rules
URFA - Free agents with 4 years NFL experience
RFA - Free agents with 3 years NFL experience
ERFA - Free agents with 2 years NFL experience

Unrestricted FAs:
X

Restricted FA's: RFA tenders for lowest should be between $1.808M to $1.838M
X

Exclusive Rights FA's:
X

Cap Ramifications/Potential Cuts: --- Courtesy of AB81Rules
Read more from AB81Rules:

2019 Salary Cap Outlook:
The 49ers have $37.1M cap space in 2018 with a $177.2M confirmed cap. With that, we're expecting to rollover of just over $35M for a total of $72.1M for 2019, before cuts like Watson, Mitchell, Garcon, and Marsh.

Rookie Cap Pool: $11,278,709
Note: Schefter Twitter: CA state tax = 13.3% / NY = 8.82% / WA, TX, TN, FL = 0%. Therefore, $10 million guaranteed in Seattle needs to be $11.33 million guaranteed in SF.

2019 Team Needs/Top Targets: (Draft & Free Agency)
Draft Strengths: ER, WR, TE, DL, OL
Draft Weaknesses: QB, CB, LB, S

DEFENSE - Top Draft Targets:
@ #2 or small trade-back
1 Nick Bosa, LEO
2 Quinnen Williams
3 Josh Allen, SAM
4 Brian Burns, LEO
5 Greedy Williams CB

Shanahan Draft Tendencies per The Athletic / WZ Member synopsis

Trend #1: He rarely drafts Offensive players in RD 1
- Over 10 seasons Shanny's teams have drafted 4 offensive players in the first round and only at 2 different positions (OT: Brown and Williams) and QB (RGIII and Manziel)
- We are set at both of those positions

Trend #2: He NEVER drafted RB or TE before RD 3
- Only one offensive player ever picked in RD 2
- Joel Bitonio in 2014 (Browns) is the only time he's selected an O player in the 2nd round
- Generally finds his offensive talent later in the draft

Trend #3: He does draft Offense in RD 3:
- Nine (9) offensive players taken in this round over the last ten (10) drafts
- Finds undervalued players here, it is his sweet spot (notable names: Slaton, Reed, West, Coleman, Hooper)
- Looks for players who are better on tape than their combine measurables
- Very good hit rate here, Niners have picks 70 & 74 here

Tight Ends: The last three TEs drafted by Shanny (Reed, Hooper and Kittle) have all run 40's faster than 4.75 (combine average for TEs), he values athleticism, route running and catching over pass blocking.

Wide Receivers: Shanny has lacked recent success here, most of his best WRs were already drafted (Julio) or through FA (Garcon)

Free Agency/Draft Retooling Plan:

Notes:
Jimmy Garoppolo will only count $20M this year.Do not resign DeForest Buckner. He's only counting $5.79M in 2019 and then we can exercise his 5th year option ($10M) and then Franchise Tag him cheap ($14-$16M) since he plays on the interior. No rush.Solomon Thomas adds around 5-10 pounds and gets back to training inside at 3T/1T to pair with DeForest Buckner at 1T/3T.Last year, the FO paid out $87.8M which included extending our own and signing free agents. This total also included $37M to Jimmy Garoppolo.

2018 Free Agency Spendings:
Jimmy Garoppolo $37,000,000
Weston Richburg $9,260,000
Jimmie Ward $8,526,000
Marquise Goodwin $6,275,000
Richard Sherman $6,175,000
Jerick McKinnon $6,000,000
Cassius Marsh $3,481,250
Laken Tomlinson $2,850,944
Jonathan Cooper $2,475,000
Garry Gilliam $2,450,000
Brock Coyle $2,050,000
Shon Coleman $658,000
Mike Person $630,000
2019 Salary Cap: We're projected to have $72M (including rollover) before the following cuts.

2019 Cap Cuts/Savings:
Pierre Garcon $6M
Garry Gilliam $5.05M
Cassius Marsh $4.2M
Malcolm Smith $4.05M
Earl Mitchell $3.7M
Brock Coyle $2.5M
Garrett Celek $2.1M
Dekoda Watson $1.5M
C.J. BeatHard $786K
Trent Taylor $645K
Matt Dayes $645K
James Onwualu $645K
Godwin Igwebuike $570K
Jullian Taylor $521K
J.P. Flynn $495K
Tarvarus McFadden $13K = +$32M

2019 Total Cap: $104M

Free Agency: OverTheCap was used for free agency $ projections.
LEO Trey Flowers 25 NE 89.7 #6 ER $17M APY - Sticking with the Pat's connections, Trey can play strong or weakside. ShanaLynch finally make a splash for an ER and now have Trey Flowers, Brian Burns, Preston Smith & Ronald Blair who can edge rush effectively.
FS Earl Thomas 30 SEA 91.3 #3 S $12M APY - No brainer.
SAM/ER Preston Smith 26 WAS 76.9 #20 ED $9M APY - A real 6'5" 265 4.71 SAM who can cover some (Fred Warner 4.64), play through the strong side and provide actual edge rush who rarely has to come off the field.
WILL Jordan Hicks 26 PHI 75.6 #14 LB $7M APY - Veteran MIKE who moves to space at WILL to pair with Fred Warner and Preston Smith. Will learn both spots. 4.68 speed with coverage range.
BE Arik Armstead 25 SF 74.8 #28 ED $6M APY - AA is resigned to a 4-year $24M deal; down from $9M for 2019 alone.
LCB Rashaan Melvin 29 OAK 60.5 #93 CB $4M APY - Veteran CB depth who fits our prototype to compete with Witherspoon and Moore.
RG Mike Person 30 SF 67.2 #18 G $4M APY - Reward our own and help groom a young RG/RT. He adds excellent competition and depth at C and G.
XWR John Brown 29 BLT 66.1 #68 $4M APY - Kyle finds some speed depth behind Goodwin who can also play the slot.
Special Teams - PK Robbie Gould ($3.5M APY); P Bradley Pinion ($2.5M APY); RB Raheem Mostert ($1.2M APY); WILL Elijah Lee ($1M APY) & SAM Mark Nzeocha ($800K APY) - Reward our own.

2018 Cap Spend - $87.8M
2019 Cap Spend - $72M
2019 Rookie Pool (6 picks) - $7.5M
2019 Remaining Cap - $24.5M
Cap Rank Post-FA Spending - 6th Most (2018 reference)

2019 Draft: --- Jags Trade Down ---
1/7 ER Brian Burns - Gotta little Aldon Smith in him
2/36 T/G Greg Little - Could be more ideal at RT at the pro level; start out at RG
3/67 ZWR Kelvin Harmon - 6'3" 213 or Jazz Ferguson - 6'5" 223
4/97 WILL
6/162 MIKE
6/192 ST

Offensive Personnel: --- 24
QB: Jimmy Garoppolo; Nick Mullens
RB: Jerick McKinnon; Matt Breida, Jeff Wilson & Raheem Mostert
FB: Kyle Juszczyk
TE: George Kittle; Ross Dwelley
XWR: Dante Pettis; Marquise Goodwin
SWR: Richie James; [John Brown]
ZWR: [Kelvin Harmon]; Kendrick Bourne
LT: Joe Staley; Shon Coleman
LG: Laken Tomlinson; Joshua Garnett
C: Weston Richburg; Erik Magnuson
RG: [Greg Little]; Mike Person
RT: Mike McGlinchey

Defensive Personnel: --- 26
BE: Arik Armstead; Kentavius Street
1T/3T: DeForest Buckner; D.J. Jones
3T/1T: Solomon Thomas; Sheldon Day
LEO/ER: [Trey Flowers]; [Brian Burns] & Ronald Blair
SAM/ER: [Preston Smith]; Mark Nzeocha
MIKE: Fred Warner; [5th Draft Pick]
WILL: [Jordan Hicks]; Elijah Lee & [4th Draft Pick]
RCB: Tarvarius Moore; Ahkello Witherspoon
SCB: D.J. Reed; K'Wuan Williams
LCB: Richard Sherman; [Rashaan Melvin]
FS: [Earl Thomas]; Adrian Colbert
SS: Marcell Harris; Jaquiski Tartt

Special Teams: --- 3
LS: Kyle Nelson
PK: Robbie Gould
P: Bradley Pinion
KOR: D.J. Reed & Richie James
PR: Dante Pettis; D.J. Reed
GR: Raheem Mostert & Tarvarious Moore

Love the plan. Personally I am not sure I think they'll spend money on the SAM position and Leo. But I would be happy if they did. Also personally I'd like za'darius over flowers. Also, I'd like to give trent taylor another shot in the offseason to compete for his job back, to see if he can comeback from that injury.

Wow...great work, NC...and a lot of work it was.
I have a question the Zoners out there. What players do you keep from last year's roster?.... NC...you have answered the question with your work here. I'm curious to hear about the general consensus. Other than perhaps 2-3 players, we are on the same page, NC.
I think the Niners have some very tough decisions to make this off-season. Also, with only 6 draft picks max, they are under the gun in that regard. They have had a lot of success with UDFAs but in my opinion, they need to acquire another pick or two or three and the only capital they have is players on their roster. I think they will certainly try to make a couple of trades before this draft, and I think a guy like Armstead might be a guy they float.
Again, great work, NC...

Cheers!