10-28-2019, 10:54 AM
(10-28-2019, 10:51 AM)SHRacerX Wrote: Listed below is the last four drafts for the SF 49ers, who are now 7-0. They have given up 23 points in their last four games, COMBINED. During that time, they scored 111 points. Clearly, they are a team on the rise. Before anyone throws out how they got their QB first, Jimmy G's injury allowed them to tank another season and get Bosa, a clear Defensive MVP candidate. Their first round picks went DE, T, DE, and DE in the last four drafts.
Now, in FREE AGENCY, The 49ers have added six new players, including Dee Ford, Kwon Alexander, Tevin Coleman, Jason Verrett, David Mayo, and Jordan Matthews...just in 2019. They creatively structured the contracts in such a way as they couldn't get hurt too badly if the top dollar investments didn't pan out, but Ford and Alexander have helped to transform this defense.
First round picks on a T and a Guard helped to solidify their offensive line as well. The Bengals could have one key position in Jonah Williams, but Billy Price has been a massive disappointment. As big a whiff as he appears to be, they might have found something in Hopkins.
If the Bengals could draft a guy like Chase Young to pair opposite Hubbard (and let's face it, Young might sell some tickets and that HAS to be on their minds based on what the stands look like this year), and potentially upgrade the RT position as well in Rd 2, the team could have the basis of a solid foundation on the offensive line. The defensive line appears to have a good, young nucleus in the middle but needs help on the outside (much like the 49ers did). Add some pressure and the back end of the defense doesn't look so awful.
They could address the LB position and Guard position in Free Agency. And it would take at least one very good Guard and two very good FA LBs to make a difference, but they could absolutely do it.
Do these things and THEN address the QB position (my dream would be the big, strong-armed, fast, and elusive Justin Fields in the 2021 draft.
2019
1 2 Nick Bosa DE Ohio State
2 36 Deebo Samuel WR South Carolina
3 67 Jalen Hurd WR Baylor
4 110 Mitch Wishnowsky P Utah
5 148 Dre Greenlaw LB Arkansas
6 176 Kaden Smith TE Stanford
6 183 Justin Skule T Vanderbilt
6 198 Tim Harris CB Virginia
2018 - SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
RD SEL # PLAYER POSITION SCHOOL
1 9 Mike McGlinchey T Notre Dame
2 44 Dante Pettis WR Washington
3 70 Fred Warner LB Brigham Young
3 95 Tarvarius Moore SAF Southern Mississippi
4 128 Kentavius Street DE North Carolina State
5 142 D.J. Reed CB Kansas State
6 184 Marcell Harris SAF Florida
7 223 Jullian Taylor DT Temple
7 240 Richie James WR Middle Tennessee State
2017 - SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
RD SEL # PLAYER POSITION SCHOOL
1 3 Solomon Thomas DE Stanford
1 31 Reuben Foster LB Alabama
3 66 Ahkello Witherspoon CB Colorado
3 104 C.J. Beathard QB Iowa
4 121 Joe Williams RB Utah
5 146 George Kittle TE Iowa
5 177 Trent Taylor WR Louisiana Tech
6 202 Pita Taumoepenu LB Utah
6 198 D.J. Jones DT Mississippi
7 229 Adrian Colbert SAF Miami (Fla.)
2016 Draft
1 7 DeForest Buckner DE Oregon
1 28 Joshua Garnett G Stanford
3 68 Will Redmond CB Mississippi State
4 133 Rashard Robinson CB LSU
5 142 Ronald Blair DE Appalachian State
5 145 John Theus T Georgia
5 174 Fahn Cooper T Mississippi
6 207 Jeff Driskel QB Louisiana Tech
6 211 Kelvin Taylor RB Florida
6 213 Aaron Burbridge WR Michigan State
7 249 Prince Charles Iworah CB Western Kentucky
