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GoreGoreGore · 2019-08-11T11:17:10-07:00

OL got one, lets show the other big uglies some love. A couple good performances from some of our back ups. I think Day is a solid DT rotation player, then with Sully, AA, Taylor, DJ, i think the interior looks good playing alongside Buckner. The DEs looks like the biggest issue, the backs up at least. They looked terrible against Cowboys 1st team OL. Hopefully we dont stay in house and pick up a rotational pass rusher who can do some damage. Valoaga looked pretty good against back ups, but any decent pass rusher can dominate 3rd string OL.

Aug 14, 2026 at 7:47 AM

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NYniner85
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Originally posted by DRCHOWDER:

Originally posted by WildBill:

Originally posted by Since07:
Our DTs are not stopping the inside run

Yes the D line looked bad tonight against the run. Pass rush was there but to many big runs.

well to be fair it was their starters against our backups.

Collins still hasn't impressed me at all….he's supposed to be at least an elite run stuffing DT and he got washed out on that TD.

feel like the young UDFAs have been just as good. We got a bunch of good young DTs and a bunch of ??? At DE

Aug 14, 2026 at 8:05 AM

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Yea Collins looks like a camp body out there. Playing way too high and doesn't appear to that strong. For the most part he was just washed out of the way. GH looked good last night. He held up well versus double teams. I didn't really notice Height

Aug 14, 2026 at 8:05 AM

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James Thompson Jr Arrow up. Kid played better than Collins strong heavy hands.

Aug 14, 2026 at 8:08 AM

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Originally posted by NYniner85:
James Thompson Jr Arrow up. Kid played better than Collins strong heavy hands.

I was about to post the exact same thing.

Thompson is definitely making this team. He looks really good.

Aug 14, 2026 at 8:14 AM

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Glad someone said it god forbid I say his name, he's still only 24 but I'm not confident in him being a starter going into the season.

Aug 14, 2026 at 8:24 AM

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James Thompson looking like Arik Armstead out there. That's a massive dude with heavy hands.

I love how he fights to get his hands inside, maintains leverage and keeps running his feet all the way to the QB. He's been tearing it up all camp and definitely is making this team.

#49ers rookie DT James Thompson Jr is having a very strong offseason pic.twitter.com/OadMGLL3B6
— ???????????????????????????????????????????? (@TheSFNiners) August 14, 2026

[ Edited by Heroism on Aug 14, 2026 at 8:25 AM ]

Aug 14, 2026 at 8:28 AM

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Originally posted by Heroism:

Originally posted by NYniner85:
James Thompson Jr Arrow up. Kid played better than Collins strong heavy hands.

I was about to post the exact same thing.

Thompson is definitely making this team. He looks really good.

Yup, I thought so too. I'd like to see him get some early snaps next week to see how he stacks up against better competition.

Aug 14, 2026 at 9:19 AM

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Hopefully Mykel along with Osa can lock down the interior run defense I want Greenlaw and Fred free. Our interior pass rush looks promising though

Aug 14, 2026 at 9:26 AM

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Why did west not play?

Aug 14, 2026 at 9:27 AM

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Originally posted by Since07:
Hopefully Mykel along with Osa can lock down the interior run defense I want Greenlaw and Fred free. Our interior pass rush looks promising though

I think those 2 would primarily be your pass rushers from the interior, not run stuffers

Aug 14, 2026 at 9:35 AM

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Originally posted by Hoovtrain:

Originally posted by Since07:
Hopefully Mykel along with Osa can lock down the interior run defense I want Greenlaw and Fred free. Our interior pass rush looks promising though

I think those 2 would primarily be your pass rushers from the interior, not run stuffers

They should be able to do both efficiently but right now they are the only DTs I trust in run defense all our other DTs seem to be more pass rushers

Originally posted by Hoovtrain:
Why did west not play?

I was wondering the same thing want to see more of him, we've seen so little it's hard to gauge his role in the defense whether he's rotational or just depth

Aug 14, 2026 at 9:43 AM

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Did Eason play last night?

Assuming Osa, Collins, West and Halton should all be locks to make the team its going to be hard for Valdez, Thompson, and Eason to make it.

Aug 14, 2026 at 10:08 AM

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Originally posted by miked1978:
Did Eason play last night?

Assuming Osa, Collins, West and Halton should all be locks to make the team its going to be hard for Valdez, Thompson, and Eason to make it.

Which is a bummer, because all 3 have showed flashes! That is a solid rotation

Aug 14, 2026 at 10:25 AM

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Is West injured? I didn't see him last night.

Aug 14, 2026 at 10:37 AM

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Originally posted by lamontb:
Yea Collins looks like a camp body out there. Playing way too high and doesn't appear to that strong. For the most part he was just washed out of the way. GH looked good last night. He held up well versus double teams. I didn't really notice Height

I have to see last night as an outlier for Collins. He was much better last year.