04-26-2021, 06:08 PM
(04-26-2021, 03:27 PM)Isaac Curtis: The Real #85 Wrote: We just have more holes than a draft can fix.
1) OL. Need at least two. Jonah, XSF, Hopkins, Spain, Reiff is decent. No one is outstanding. Hopkins is coming off an ACL. Jordan, Johnson, and Price are 1 snap away from being in there. Not sure Adeniji is much better.
Personally, I'd go high end tackle in R1 (Sewell or Slater) and another IOL in Rd 2 or Rd 3. Humphrey or Meinerz in Rd 2.
2) WR. Need two. We need a WR1 with deep speed to replace AJ. We also need a PR/KR jitterbug type to backup Boyd in the slot (Erickson's role).
A lot of the top WRs (after Chase & Bateman) are slot types (Smith, both Moore's, the kid from Louisville).
I think the top 3 picks should be: 1 WR + 2 OL.
We obviously have needs on D. LB, a pass rusher, DT depth. But not a ton of top end defensive guys I do not think. Likely defense (and a kicker) on Day 3.
Dream scenario:
1) Trade down.
The 49ers take Mac Jones. No matter what the Falcons do, a team in love with Fields/Lance overpays to trade up. Either we don't go down that far (say 8 with Carolina) or we do like Miami did and spend some of our picks to move back into the top 8 (say Detroit at 7).
We end up with Sewell + at least an extra 2nd this year + some future capital (2nd or 3rd). We use that extra capital to either move into the late first to get Bateman or trade for Julio. Land Meinerz/Humphrey with highest remaining pick.
I really don't think this is accurate. Of course there's a ways to go before this team is a super bowl contender, but were are they truly missing a guy that is a decent NFL starter?
Burrow, Mixon, Higgins, Boyd are all good starters. When healthy, Uzomah was one as well. We could definitely use 1 WR, probably 2, but that's not going to hold us back.
Jonah, Reiff, Hopkins, Spain were all decent guys. XSF was TBD. We could definitely use another IOL with Hopkins coming off an ACL.
Hendrickson, Hubbard, Reader, OBjjwf are a decent starting line. Tupoa is a nice backup NG.
The linebackers are young, but Wilson, ADG, Pratt are decent.
The secondary is filled with strong guys,
The reality is that we aren't that far away if Burrow is the guy we think he is. We need to add some top tier athletes in the draft,
