Originally posted by Niners99:
Originally posted by SteveWallacesHelmet:
Originally posted by 49ers808:
Originally posted by 49ersRing:
John Lynch said they were initially interested in trading for Josh Downs, but pivoted to Keenan Allen once Kyle Shanahan asked about him
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Gonna be interesting to see who has a bigger impact; Downs with the Chiefs or Allen with us
Considering the Chiefs have the worst WR corps in the NFL, and ours is only bottom tier because of injury, it seems logical that the Downs trade will make the bigger impact than the Allen one.
Not really sure why Downs was so coveted. Hes not a Shanahan type guy. He's tiny and can't block. Shanahan doesn't really use deep speed guys because his strategy is more intermediate based. He rarely takes a deep shot. I think Allen is a perfect fit. Purdy can trust him immediately. 9 consecutive 700+ yard seasons.
Downs' size seems to make him exclusively a slot WR. I don't think he has the raw top end speed, to compensate for his lack of size, in order to line up out wide. Doesn't mean he wouldn't fare well with Brock's accuracy, just that he is limited in some ways.
There was a play last week vs LV where Black could have popped a 20+ yard run, but because Cooks is a meh blocker, the safety was able to come down and limit the run to 10ish yards. I could see that happening with Downs trying to block a safety. Allen has shown to compete hard when run blocking and his size helps make him a good blocker. I won't be surprised if it's "3rd & gotta have it", and the two WRs on the field are Evans and Allen - not Deebo/Watkins/DRob/Stribling.
