The Niners WR position and why I think trading for another WR is a mistake

Originally posted by Dsoto87:

Originally posted by VaBeachNiner:

None of them scream #1 receiver imo.

None of them are even solid 2s.

Pettis: Can't be relied upon. Some games he's motivated, some games it seems he'd rather be doing something else

Deebo: Solid. Fights for yards. Hands have been inconsistent at times. Not always on the same page as Jimmy with his route running.

Goodwin: Good for clearing out the under routes. Also good for a potential big play that ends being a dropped pass. Doesn't do much else.

Trent Taylor: One good season, one underwhelming season. Currently injured. It's be stupid to put your hopes and playoff dreams on him. Are we going to get the reliable 3rd down converting Trent? Who knows? Too many questions to put all your eggs in this basket.

Richie James: Don't know why he doesn't get more playing time. Maybe it's his run blocking? Either way we don't see him much so it's hard to evaluate.

KB: Best receiver last year. But seems to have concentration issues at times that leads to stupid dropped balls or worse.

Matthews: Lol. No point in getting into this one. Maybe his career gets resurrected but again, if you believe you're a contender, you can't hope this is going to be our savior.

Hurd: Looked good in preseason but who knows what he'll look like in an actual NFL game, especially against the teams we have coming up.


Look. Windows close real quick. Look at the Rams. Eventually were going to have win some games with a real passing attack and none of these receivers can get it done on a consistent basis. I'm not saying go crazy and trade 2 firsts like the Rams but you gotta make a move at some point. Yesterday hasn't been the only game where our receivers can't do anything.

This. In the salary cap era, playing a sport where major injuries can derail a season in the blink of an eye, team's can't just show patience when they have a legit contender on their hands. Look at Green Bay and how they attacked the off season because their old approach wasn't working, and they're still being aggressive if the trade rumors are true. Then you look at the Pats and Bill Belichick, where he is always looking to improve the roster at all times.

Sitting back and hoping that everything works itself out is a recipe for disaster in this league. We have one major weakness on this team that could prevent us from winning the NFC. Lynch/KS don't have to throw our future away to address it, but they also can't ignore it and simply hope it will be fixed in-house by kids and injured players.

Originally posted by okdkid:

Sanu makes the most sense to me.

Perfect for the Z.

Originally posted by NCommand:

Originally posted by okdkid:
Sanu makes the most sense to me.

Perfect for the Z.

kyle man, get him

I think adding another good TE option might be the best bet for this season. I'm thinking Austin Hooper .
Falcons are a dumpster fire right now I think we could pull it off.

Originally posted by Bellaleo:

I think adding another good TE option might be the best bet for this season. I'm thinking Austin Hooper .
Falcons are a dumpster fire right now I think we could pull it off.

Teams like NE and Seattle would probably offer a 2nd or 3rd right now for him. It also makes no sense for this team to be interested.

Originally posted by Nastastical:

Teams like NE and Seattle would probably offer a 2nd or 3rd right now for him. It also makes no sense for this team to be interested.

Shanahan loves multiple TE sets we only have one pass catching threat at TE. The fact that Our division rival needs a TE in the worst way(loosing Dissly was a big loss) tells me this is a trade we should be in on.

I say before we make any trade for a WR we at least give Hurd a really good look with good opportunities. While I'd like to make a trade for a really established, proven guy (like A.J. Green) I just don't wanna mortgage our future before we've given these draftees a decent chance to show why they were drafted first.

Now, I will say that we may need to draft a WR in the 1st in the 2020 draft, and he should not be a slot-style WR either.

It definitely wouldn't be a mistake. We don't have enough reliable playmakers outside of kittle. That is going to cost us come playoff time.


We need another threat.

Originally posted by 9ersLiferInChicago:
I say before we make any trade for a WR we at least give Hurd a really good look with good opportunities. While I'd like to make a trade for a really established, proven guy (like A.J. Green) I just don't wanna mortgage our future before we've given these draftees a decent chance to show why they were drafted first.

Now, I will say that we may need to draft a WR in the 1st in the 2020 draft, and he should not be a slot-style WR either.

thats fine.. but what if he does not play this year and we miss a window to get a good guy. there are options out there and i would be angry if we just hoped taylor and hurd is the answer. then they do not play and the guys who are there now are not there. i think you need to be aggressive here. there are lots of good cheaper options out there than aj

My biggest concern is our receivers lack physicality. My biggest source of frustration is Pettis. I've said it before and I'll say it again, he's mega talented but at this point in his career, he's still a boy playing a mans game. He'll make some slick moves, some great catches but he's not going to out physical anybody. This becomes more of an issue come playoff time when football becomes much more physical. He'll eventually find a way to add 20 lbs of muscle but it's not going to be this year.

We don't need all of our receivers to be physical. We already have Kittle. This is the reason I want to see what Hurd can do once he clears IR. Liked what I saw in preseason. This dude WILL go up and get the ball and box defenders out. However, just means less PT for somebody else.

It's frustrating!

Sanu makes sense.

Keenan Allen also makes sense.

Obviously, at different price points.

I would do our 2020 1st for Allen. Young. Incredibly productive. Legit #1. On a manageable contract through 2020.

Trading for Sanu makes zero sense unless It's for peanuts. Kid is barely better, if at all, than what we already have. If we going to trade for someone, it should be a true difference maker, anything less then we should just roll with what we have cause no point imo

We don't need another receiver, we just need ours to get healthy.

Originally posted by 49ers808:
Trading for Sanu makes zero sense unless It's for peanuts. Kid is barely better, if at all, than what we already have. If we going to trade for someone, it should be a true difference maker, anything less then we should just roll with what we have cause no point imo

it would be for peanuts. and they'd do it only if they knew either Taylor or Hurd (or both) will not be 100% this year.

Originally posted by 49ers808:
Trading for Sanu makes zero sense unless It's for peanuts. Kid is barely better, if at all, than what we already have. If we going to trade for someone, it should be a true difference maker, anything less then we should just roll with what we have cause no point imo

Could not have said it any BETTER !!!

We already have a Sanu on the team... and that's the inconsistent Pettis and the rookie Deevah.. how is Sanu going to help us aside for the fact that he knows the offense.

We need a #1, and all fingers are pointing to AJ Green as I have been posting for months now.

We are going to run into a game where Jimmy Porno-Grapp will have to carry the team and w/o a true #1, we won't stand a chance.

HECK, we may be on a collision course w/those big boys from New England. Their defense is as sound as ours, and they have a guy on the corner who's having an ALL PRO year and we going to need a THREAT !!!