2 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

You guys aren't going to like the road this goes down

wow, Howie really hamming up the YouTube stuff this year

1 hour ago, ToastJenkins said:

He seems very over rated To me

I don't know what there is not to like about his game. Big target, great hands, huge catch radius, good route runner, find holes in the coverage, great after the catch. Yeah, his blocking is average but if we can teach Calcaterra how to block competently I think he can improve.

Vic made the right choice with Baun

1 hour ago, ToastJenkins said:

How about their middle aged D tackle?

Good player, but I’m naturally inclined to hate older prospects. I’d be good in round 4.

Always love hearing tidbits like this. Wish Howie would be willing to share this stuff…

John Lynch says the 49ers have given out 20 first-round grades (in 2024, they had 23 and in 2023, they had 15)

Lynch also says the 49ers have counted 200 draftable players here in 2025, up from 170 in 2024

2 hours ago, T-1000 said:

Solid, but some of his round projections were off even for this draft. Gunnar Helm in the 6th round for example is absurd.

Helm didn't test that well. In a deep TE class, I think he could fall.

3 hours ago, T-1000 said:

RE: CB

I don't think drafting a CB in the first round, trading up for another CB early in the second round, and then drafting a first round corner the following year is a wise allocation of assets. Honestly, unless someone falls way further than expected it would be kind of dumb. I would like to see them give Ringo a chance to sink or swim, have Adore Jackson as a fall back options, and draft a dog type who is or projects to slot corner so that if in the ABSOLUTE WORST CASE SCENARIO they could potentially move Dejean to the outside. They can get someone like Parrish, Riley, Smith, Stout, Ransaw, etc in the 3rd-5th round range.

I don't think its a high certainty, but I can see scenarios where they do it over perhaps drafting a IOL or WR, as an example.

1 hour ago, NOTW said:

The context was all the draft capital he has in 2026. So doesn't have to be a blockbuster trade, but could be like next year's 4th or 5th for a serviceable starter. But again that's just pure speculation.

There was more stuff out there earlier about it being a 1 + player on the cards too. I do think Howie is in prime smokescreen season with all this

1 hour ago, TEW said:

I used to be much more open to injury arbitrage drafting. But I’ve seen way too many pre-injury blue chip players never regain their prior ability.

I think if you’re going to look at those types of prospects they should be outside the top 100, generally speaking.

Dickerson worked out just fine

Its just a different flavor of risk to take. Normal that people would have varying tolerance

This intrigues me. Which poor souls will be traded to Jerryland?

As for Jordan Davis and the 5th year option. I wonder if some of it is down wanting to see what physical condition he is in when gets back in the building? I assume the players are this week?

Dave Lloyd.

3 minutes ago, UK Eagle said:

This intrigues me. Which poor souls will be traded to Jerryland?

AJ Brown

1 minute ago, UK Eagle said:

As for Jordan Davis and the 5th year option. I wonder if some of it is down wanting to see what physical condition he is in when gets back in the building? I assume the players are this week?

I think it comes down to the draft. If they draft a DT in the first they won't pick up the 5th year option but if they don't then they will.

14 minutes ago, ToastJenkins said:

Dickerson worked out just fine

Its just a different flavor of risk to take. Normal that people would have varying tolerance

1 hour ago, TEW said:

I used to be much more open to injury arbitrage drafting. But I’ve seen way too many pre-injury blue chip players never regain their prior ability.

I think if you’re going to look at those types of prospects they should be outside the top 100, generally speaking.

I’d draw the line at being ready to play rookie year (unless we are talking about total flier late round picks).

If a player has great talent, but has an injury history….but should be ready to go for their rookie season, I’m intrigued. Dickerson started most of the season as a rookie. A prospect doesn’t have to start like he did, but they have to develop…not rehab.

Sidney Jones spent his entire rookie season rehabbing. Total lost season. Same with Jack Ikegwuono.

Losing an entire rookie season to pure injury rehab has a massive impact on the trajectory of an NFL career.

If someone has injury concerns…or even missed most of their last year of college…but is either healthy now or will be around camp…at least you can plug them into your system, get them in with your coaches, and work on developing them year 1 they are under contract.

Aside from the injury risk, I just think there is a high bust risk when they are hanging around the building doing nothing but rehab in their first year with the team.

The Davis situation is both interesting and absolutely critical to the success of the franchise for the next 2 years.

Last year, he stepped up. He was better. He helped the team. And, somehow, he was still a first round disappointment. Just not enough snaps. You can’t give a DT big money for the snaps he plays.

We all know the extreme physical potential he has. Can he play to that and become a disruptive every down player that makes us forget about Milton Williams? If so, he’s going to need a LOT of money.

And if he can’t…the Eagles will probably be very happy to financially divest from the DT position (considering Carter’s upcoming deal) while re-investing draft capital into it.

The only problem is that draft decision comes on Thursday night before we get any more feedback on Davis. For once, I have total confidence in Howie/Fangio doing what needs to be done. Out of convenience, since Davis is here and I’d rather address other needs in the draft, I’d love for Davis to be the guy, get the vote of confidence and solidify DT, and then round 1 can be used to solidify something else. But I have a feeling they are going to want Nolan badly.

Howie loves the blue chip talent guys. He’ll be aggressive to get after them. And when the talent is high enough, he’ll take some risks.

When the talent on the board isn’t good, I think that’s when he retracts into his shell and goes for the safest option, rather than reach for someone with a little more talent who is still underwhelming. And I think that’s the kind of board he’s going to be looking at with our first pick. And that’s probably where Mason Taylor comes into play as a safe, reliable pick.

1 hour ago, vikas83 said:

Vic made the right choice with Baun

It was the right and clear choice but I was worried his philosophy would get in the way

19 minutes ago, UK Eagle said:

This intrigues me. Which poor souls will be traded to Jerryland?

Or away from Jerryland. But I can’t see him being smart enough to take a ransom of picks for Micah Parsons. He should… That would be his quickest way back to relevancy. I just don’t see him doing it.

2 hours ago, ManuManu said:

I’m a Nebraska grad. He was hurt so much and was benched to end his career because of his poor blocking and poor attention to detail.

Helluva athlete though.

Gonna be a later pick for a reason, but I like the physical profile enough to take the swing

6 minutes ago, Saltpeter said:

Gonna be a later pick for a reason, but I like the physical profile enough to take the swing

I would be disappointed if he was the TE we came away with in this draft. If we had our long term starter in place, he’d be fine depth.

2 hours ago, Diehardfan said:

No, but not much of a point keeping him if they draft a DT RD1.

1 hour ago, LeanMeanGM said:

Deadline is Thursday, May 1.

My guess is they are waiting to see how the draft goes before making a final decision.

I would have to think they would consider trading him before just outright declining his option.

23 minutes ago, McMVP said:

Or away from Jerryland. But I can’t see him being smart enough to take a ransom of picks for Micah Parsons. He should… That would be his quickest way back to relevancy. I just don’t see him doing it.

A GM seeing how bad their cap is with the capitulation on Dak would do that. As you say, sets them up for a run at relevance again

LOL

Reggie Wilkes.