Originally posted by 9moon:
VALDEZ need to get some playing time... what we waitin for ??
Exactly! I hope he improved a lot, and even Evan Anderson
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May 8, 2026 at 1:25 PM
- pillageDatazz
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Exactly! I hope he improved a lot, and even Evan Anderson
May 8, 2026 at 1:32 PM
- mcwoot
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Originally posted by 9moon:
VALDEZ need to get some playing time... what we waitin for ??
Pretty sure he'll be on the practice squad
May 8, 2026 at 1:49 PM
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Originally posted by DRCHOWDER:
Last year's Rookies DT C.J. West & DT Alfred Collins Sacks on QB Philip Rivers - Week 16 @ Indianapolis Colts - 49ers - 2025 - #49ers #FTTB pic.twitter.com/DHQUs2Axyg
— 49er_Edits (@49er_edits) April 21, 2026
If these two make big leaps in year 2 our Dline might be scary along with Osa.
This for sure. Very excited to see this dline in tack & healthy
May 8, 2026 at 2:24 PM
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Originally posted by DRCHOWDER:
Last year's Rookies DT C.J. West & DT Alfred Collins Sacks on QB Philip Rivers - Week 16 @ Indianapolis Colts - 49ers - 2025 - #49ers #FTTB pic.twitter.com/DHQUs2Axyg
— 49er_Edits (@49er_edits) April 21, 2026
If these two make big leaps in year 2 our Dline might be scary along with Osa.
Wow, CJ West pushed a double team down the river.
Jun 11, 2026 at 11:31 AM
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Matt Barrows on Alfred Collins and Mykel Williams:
— Coach Yac 🗣 (@Coach_Yac) June 11, 2026
"Inside the 49ers building, they loved last year's draft. They think Alfred Collins is gonna be great. They think Mykel Williams is gonna be special. Maybe they're right. We just haven't seen it yet. They're relying on faith… pic.twitter.com/srYlZDKPka
A big step forward from either of these guys would be massive for the team. It's unfair to expect it from Mykel, tho.
Jun 11, 2026 at 11:45 AM
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Originally posted by Heroism:
Matt Barrows on Alfred Collins and Mykel Williams:
— Coach Yac 🗣 (@Coach_Yac) June 11, 2026
"Inside the 49ers building, they loved last year's draft. They think Alfred Collins is gonna be great. They think Mykel Williams is gonna be special. Maybe they're right. We just haven't seen it yet. They're relying on faith… pic.twitter.com/srYlZDKPka
A big step forward from either of these guys would be massive for the team. It's unfair to expect it from Mykel, tho.
Sucks both guys had to rehab from injuries this offseason. I'm not sure of where Collins is but still hoping both manage to take a big jump in year 2 even though not as big as it would've been had they not had to rehab injuries and could dive right into improving their game.
Jun 11, 2026 at 11:59 AM
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Originally posted by Heroism:
Matt Barrows on Alfred Collins and Mykel Williams:
— Coach Yac 🗣 (@Coach_Yac) June 11, 2026
"Inside the 49ers building, they loved last year's draft. They think Alfred Collins is gonna be great. They think Mykel Williams is gonna be special. Maybe they're right. We just haven't seen it yet. They're relying on faith… pic.twitter.com/srYlZDKPka
A big step forward from either of these guys would be massive for the team. It's unfair to expect it from Mykel, tho.
I get what Barrows is saying that we haven't seen it enough to be sure yet, but it's not like we didn't see flashes of big big potential from both of these guys last year
Jun 11, 2026 at 12:04 PM
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Originally posted by Heroism:
Matt Barrows on Alfred Collins and Mykel Williams:
— Coach Yac 🗣 (@Coach_Yac) June 11, 2026
"Inside the 49ers building, they loved last year's draft. They think Alfred Collins is gonna be great. They think Mykel Williams is gonna be special. Maybe they're right. We just haven't seen it yet. They're relying on faith… pic.twitter.com/srYlZDKPka
A big step forward from either of these guys would be massive for the team. It's unfair to expect it from Mykel, tho.
I feel the same way about Mykel. Same concerns are with Bosa. Injured knees can be tricky. Even if the surgery has healed up and everything is fine, medically speaking. It just takes time for any player to trust a repaired knee again.
Jun 11, 2026 at 2:14 PM
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Originally posted by billbird2111:
I feel the same way about Mykel. Same concerns are with Bosa. Injured knees can be tricky. Even if the surgery has healed up and everything is fine, medically speaking. It just takes time for any player to trust a repaired knee again.
Both injuries we clean tears so I'm not that worried, for Bosa this is his 3rd though if I'm not mistaken
Jun 13, 2026 at 5:53 AM
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Originally posted by genus49:
Originally posted by Heroism:
Matt Barrows on Alfred Collins and Mykel Williams:
— Coach Yac 🗣 (@Coach_Yac) June 11, 2026
"Inside the 49ers building, they loved last year's draft. They think Alfred Collins is gonna be great. They think Mykel Williams is gonna be special. Maybe they're right. We just haven't seen it yet. They're relying on faith… pic.twitter.com/srYlZDKPka
A big step forward from either of these guys would be massive for the team. It's unfair to expect it from Mykel, tho.
Sucks both guys had to rehab from injuries this offseason. I'm not sure of where Collins is but still hoping both manage to take a big jump in year 2 even though not as big as it would've been had they not had to rehab injuries and could dive right into improving their game.
Collins will be better just by having an actual IDL rotation last year he was forced to do so much with all the injuries and he did get better as the year went on. Just keeping entire DL fresh and putting a rotation in will greatly improve DL