Jacksonville Jaguar Arik Armstead-DT Thread

Originally posted by StOnEy333:

Originally posted by niners94:

Hopefully he works out. Not sure he'll ever have big numbers though. Sounds like his job is to take up space and stop the run.

Justin Smith says what.

No way man. Lol. I'm hoping he's a better Ray Mac.

Originally posted by VaBeachNiner:

Originally posted by DaDivaRecieva15:
f**k this stupid ass pick. Dude is hot garbage and looks like a quitter

Whereas Borland was a pleasant surprise and someone with a bright future....

maybe baalke didnt want to be surprised this time when someone quits

Originally posted by slowriot:
Eric Branch ‏@Eric_Branch 2m2 minutes ago
Jim Tomsula said Arik Armstead is talented … raw: "He's inconsistent in tape and he's young. So we've got to grow it up." #49ers

That is a 4th round pick assessment, not a first round pick!

I bet this guy would have been available in the 3rd or 4th round.

Compete fail by Baalke.

Originally posted by smithgdwg:

Originally posted by slowriot:
Eric Branch ‏@Eric_Branch 2m2 minutes ago
Jim Tomsula said Arik Armstead is talented … raw: "He's inconsistent in tape and he's young. So we've got to grow it up." #49ers

That is a 4th round pick assessment, not a first round pick!

I bet this guy would have been available in the 3rd or 4th round.

Compete fail by Baalke.

Aldon who? lets wait and see. dudes measurables are ridiculous, hes only 21 and has room to bulk up on his massive frame still and has a great coach in tomsula for D linemen.

Originally posted by Niners99:

Originally posted by DaDivaRecieva15:
f**k this stupid ass pick. Dude is hot garbage and looks like a quitter

I find it hilarious that even after the Aldon Smith pick thats fans hated and threw a fit about, there are still people convinced that Armstead is a bust before hes even set foot in the facility.

We genuinely have a very embarrassing fan base at times. No doubt! Do people realize how hard it is to find DE's who can play the 4 and 5-tech in OUR 3-4?

If he's strong enough to push back the line, I won't complain.

Originally posted by smithgdwg:

Originally posted by slowriot:
Eric Branch ‏@Eric_Branch 2m2 minutes ago
Jim Tomsula said Arik Armstead is talented … raw: "He's inconsistent in tape and he's young. So we've got to grow it up." #49ers

That is a 4th round pick assessment, not a first round pick!

I bet this guy would have been available in the 3rd or 4th round.

Compete fail by Baalke.

WTF? You think he would have gone in the 3rd or 4th when everyone and their mother predicted he'd be a perfect fit for us at 15...but we got him at 17 and added #117 and next years highest 5 of the Chargers?

Speaking Thursday, both 49ers GM Trent Baalke and coach Jim Tomsula called No. 17 overall pick Arik Armstead a "project."


They weren't kidding. Armstead is all projection after spending some of his college career tooling around with basketball, and then generating little in the way of quantifiable production on the football field. He's a mountainous 6-foot-7, 292 pounds, but underwhelmed at the Combine. Baalke will have to hope he's the smartest man in the room on this one.

Originally posted by NCommand:

Originally posted by Niners99:

Originally posted by DaDivaRecieva15:

f**k this stupid ass pick. Dude is hot garbage and looks like a quitter

I find it hilarious that even after the Aldon Smith pick thats fans hated and threw a fit about, there are still people convinced that Armstead is a bust before hes even set foot in the facility.

We genuinely have a very embarrassing fan base at times. No doubt! Do people realize how hard it is to find DE's who can play the 4 and 5-tech in OUR 3-4?

Agreed. But I do have concerns. For every 1 JJ Watt, there are 10 Margus Hunt type players out there. I have extreme reservations about this pick, but I have faith in our FO and coaching staff to make him a contributor.

Originally posted by Oakland-Niner:

#4 on Mayock's draft board and only 20 years old.

Originally posted by GEEK:

Originally posted by NCommand:

Originally posted by Niners99:

Originally posted by DaDivaRecieva15:
f**k this stupid ass pick. Dude is hot garbage and looks like a quitter

I find it hilarious that even after the Aldon Smith pick thats fans hated and threw a fit about, there are still people convinced that Armstead is a bust before hes even set foot in the facility.

We genuinely have a very embarrassing fan base at times. No doubt! Do people realize how hard it is to find DE's who can play the 4 and 5-tech in OUR 3-4?

Agreed. But I do have concerns. For every 1 JJ Watt, there are 10 Margus Hunt type players out there. I have extreme reservations about this pick, but I have faith in our FO and coaching staff to make him a contributor.

Here's what it should come down to for every fan, period. Name one DL who hasn't excelled here (via draft, UDFA, FA)? One.

Originally posted by NCommand:
#4 on Mayock's draft board and only 20 years old.

Just to clarify. He was Mayock's number for interior lineman on Mayock's board.

Originally posted by smithgdwg:

Originally posted by slowriot:
Eric Branch ‏@Eric_Branch 2m2 minutes ago
Jim Tomsula said Arik Armstead is talented … raw: "He's inconsistent in tape and he's young. So we've got to grow it up." #49ers

That is a 4th round pick assessment, not a first round pick!

I bet this guy would have been available in the 3rd or 4th round.

Compete fail by Baalke.

I don't care for the pick either, but the truth is none of us have any idea how he's going to turn out. Is it a risky pick compared to other potential "safer" picks that could've been made? Definitely...but this guy could turn in to Richard Seymour under Tomsula's coaching and we'll all look like fools for calling this a fail. All the tools are there, and the coaching is certainly in place to turn this guy into a monster, so who the eff really knows????

Originally posted by jacklegniner:

Speaking Thursday, both 49ers GM Trent Baalke and coach Jim Tomsula called No. 17 overall pick Arik Armstead a "project."


They weren't kidding. Armstead is all projection after spending some of his college career tooling around with basketball, and then generating little in the way of quantifiable production on the football field. He's a mountainous 6-foot-7, 292 pounds, but underwhelmed at the Combine. Baalke will have to hope he's the smartest man in the room on this one.

No risk, no reward. At least that's what the thought was when drafting Armstead. He's obviously a project, to Baalke and Tomsula's own admission. Not exactly what you want in a 1st round pick, but he has rare physical tools. Could be a dynamite player, or a waste of a pick. It's definitely not a sure thing.

I appreciate all the optimists talking this guy up, but let's not pretend he's a sure thing. I believe this FO is one of the best, but they have and will make mistakes. I just hope this is not one of them. I'm gonna trust Baalke and Tomsula on this one, especially the latter. Tomsula is the d-line maestro.