Dan Brunskill - OG signs with the Titans

Originally posted by NCommand:

I do love that he comes from a T skill set and mindset. Pass protection first. I actually thought he did better than expected in run blocking too. Kid is a keeper.

Now, can he fully transition to an every down 16 game high quality starter?

Let's find out. There always Tom Compton and Lenny Kravitz if it doesn't work out or he goes down. Haha.

Originally posted by CorvaNinerFan:
Whichever scout saw Brunskill's talent and versatility should get a raise. This guy's been invaluable and will more than likely be our starting RG this coming season. I'm hoping Lynch/Shanahan also invest in a big, nasty C...like Tyler Biadasz. Richburg just can't stay healthy and while Garland's done a credible job filling in, he's not a starting caliber C, IMHO. The SB showed the weakness of the C and RG positions when it counted most, at the end of the game. Back to Brunskill, I'm so happy we have this guy. Kudos to whoever highlighted him to our braintrust.

Agree!
My hope is that Mckivitz can be trained in both Guard and Center duties and hopefully give us some depth in both positions. But really am looking forward to seeing Brunskill at Guard and considering the 49ers (I think) set some run game records when he played, and he played pretty well. As everybody has pretty much been saying, and I agree, I think Brunskill would have been a better matchup for Chris Jones than Person. The fact that they let Person go on April 1, way before the draft, I think indicates how valuable they think he is for this team. If, say Brunskill, Skule, and Mckivitz all make the team -- this could be one of the youngest OLine squads in the NFL. Trent Williams (I think) would be the only player over 30 on that OLIne.

Originally posted by NCommand:

Originally posted by NYniner85:
I think this kid is gonna show up this yr....he stonewalled that Seattle DL end of the yr and I have no idea why he wasn't starting in the SB.

Also he's only got to learn one position this yr. That alone should help him a ton.

I do love that he comes from a T skill set and mindset. Pass protection first. I actually thought he did better than expected in run blocking too. Kid is a keeper.

Now, can he fully transition to an every down 16 game high quality starter?

Let's find out. There's always Tom Compton and Lenny Kravitz if it doesn't work out or he goes down. Haha.

Schwartz approves of the run-blocking

Originally posted by NYniner85:

Originally posted by NCommand:

Originally posted by NYniner85:

I think this kid is gonna show up this yr....he stonewalled that Seattle DL end of the yr and I have no idea why he wasn't starting in the SB.

Also he's only got to learn one position this yr. That alone should help him a ton.

I do love that he comes from a T skill set and mindset. Pass protection first. I actually thought he did better than expected in run blocking too. Kid is a keeper.

Now, can he fully transition to an every down 16 game high quality starter?

Let's find out. There's always Tom Compton and Lenny Kravitz if it doesn't work out or he goes down. Haha.

Y'all ... the @49ers run game from Sunday was 🔥. And... UDFA RT who played in the AAF, Daniel Brunskill, freaking crushed in the run game. Looked like an All Pro. Watch the finish! I love it. pic.twitter.com/3FNE0mwx7J

— Geoff Schwartz (@geoffschwartz) October 29, 2019

Schwartz approves of the run-blocking

It's now official!! OT/OG Daniel Brunskill is officially back on a one-year tender #49ers pic.twitter.com/08lMFDyPOj

— Leo Luna (@LeoLuna93) March 20, 2020

Totally. I was very happy to hear him move inside because that meant automatic better PP but in zeroing in on him, I was most impressed with his run blocking especially given how he had NO experience inside as a starter. He wasn't tripping over himself, running into others, was flowing correctly, getting to the second level, finishing, etc.

Originally posted by NCommand:

Originally posted by NYniner85:

Originally posted by NCommand:

Originally posted by NYniner85:
I think this kid is gonna show up this yr....he stonewalled that Seattle DL end of the yr and I have no idea why he wasn't starting in the SB.

Also he's only got to learn one position this yr. That alone should help him a ton.

I do love that he comes from a T skill set and mindset. Pass protection first. I actually thought he did better than expected in run blocking too. Kid is a keeper.

Now, can he fully transition to an every down 16 game high quality starter?

Let's find out. There's always Tom Compton and Lenny Kravitz if it doesn't work out or he goes down. Haha.

Y'all ... the @49ers run game from Sunday was 🔥. And... UDFA RT who played in the AAF, Daniel Brunskill, freaking crushed in the run game. Looked like an All Pro. Watch the finish! I love it. pic.twitter.com/3FNE0mwx7J

— Geoff Schwartz (@geoffschwartz) October 29, 2019

Schwartz approves of the run-blocking

It's now official!! OT/OG Daniel Brunskill is officially back on a one-year tender #49ers pic.twitter.com/08lMFDyPOj

— Leo Luna (@LeoLuna93) March 20, 2020

Totally. I was very happy to hear him move inside because that meant automatic better PP but in zeroing in on him, I was most impressed with his run blocking especially given how he had NO experience inside as a starter. He wasn't tripping over himself, running into others, was flowing correctly, getting to the second level, finishing, etc.

Yup, IMO he's only gonna get better learning one position. Think he was in the 2017 draft and only has like less then 500 NFL snaps. He's basically a rookie who's actually had NFL coaching and a couple starts under his belt.

Originally posted by NYniner85:

Yup, IMO he's only gonna get better learning one position. Think he was in the 2017 draft and only has like less then 500 NFL snaps. He's basically a rookie who's actually had NFL coaching and a couple starts under his belt.

He seems more capable than your stop-gap guys like Skule, Coleman, Garland, Compton, etc.

He might become a very legit 16 game starter, that, like you said, could get better and better now that he can finally focus on one position.

Originally posted by NCommand:

Originally posted by NYniner85:
Yup, IMO he's only gonna get better learning one position. Think he was in the 2017 draft and only has like less then 500 NFL snaps. He's basically a rookie who's actually had NFL coaching and a couple starts under his belt.

He seems more capable than your stop-gap guys like Skule, Coleman, Garland, Compton, etc.

He might become a very legit 16 game starter, that, like you said, could get better and better now that he can finally focus on one position.

doesn't cost anything to be optimistic I think he put up some decent film for being thrown out to the wolves. I can't see him getting worse. Hopefully he's motivated to go to the next level.

FWIW I think Coleman could be a starter in this league, at the very least a swing tackle.

Originally posted by NYniner85:

Originally posted by NCommand:

Originally posted by NYniner85:

Yup, IMO he's only gonna get better learning one position. Think he was in the 2017 draft and only has like less then 500 NFL snaps. He's basically a rookie who's actually had NFL coaching and a couple starts under his belt.

He seems more capable than your stop-gap guys like Skule, Coleman, Garland, Compton, etc.

He might become a very legit 16 game starter, that, like you said, could get better and better now that he can finally focus on one position.

doesn't cost anything to be optimistic I think he put up some decent film for being thrown out to the wolves. I can't see him getting worse. Hopefully he's motivated to go to the next level.

FWIW I think Coleman could be a starter in this league, at the very least a swing tackle.

Coleman does have some decent talent but suffers from Richburgitis.

I'm less worried about Brunskill as a starter than I am of the backup plan if he doesn't pan out or gets hurt.

Originally posted by NYniner85:

Originally posted by NCommand:

Originally posted by NYniner85:
Yup, IMO he's only gonna get better learning one position. Think he was in the 2017 draft and only has like less then 500 NFL snaps. He's basically a rookie who's actually had NFL coaching and a couple starts under his belt.

He seems more capable than your stop-gap guys like Skule, Coleman, Garland, Compton, etc.

He might become a very legit 16 game starter, that, like you said, could get better and better now that he can finally focus on one position.

doesn't cost anything to be optimistic I think he put up some decent film for being thrown out to the wolves. I can't see him getting worse. Hopefully he's motivated to go to the next level.

FWIW I think Coleman could be a starter in this league, at the very least a swing tackle.

Shon's problem is staying healthy.

Originally posted by NCommand:
Coleman does have some decent talent but suffers from Richburgitis.

I'm less worried about Brunskill as a starter than I am of the backup plan if he doesn't pan out or gets hurt.

Whats the plan if Moseley doesn't pan out?

No real difference.

Originally posted by 9ers4eva:

Originally posted by NCommand:

Coleman does have some decent talent but suffers from Richburgitis.

I'm less worried about Brunskill as a starter than I am of the backup plan if he doesn't pan out or gets hurt.

Whats the plan if Moseley doesn't pan out?

No real difference.

We have a 3rd round talent with tons of high NFL experience (talent isn't the question).

But I feel you on this need too. CB was 1B for me.

Originally posted by NCommand:
We have a 3rd round talent with tons of high NFL experience (talent isn't the question).

But I feel you on this need too. CB was 1B for me.

Where Spoon was drafted is irrelevant now. As a corner his value isn't much better than Tom Compton right now.

If it was all where guys were drafted talent wise we never take Kinlaw cuz Solly is here.

Originally posted by 9ers4eva:

Originally posted by NCommand:
We have a 3rd round talent with tons of high NFL experience (talent isn't the question).

But I feel you on this need too. CB was 1B for me.

Where Spoon was drafted is irrelevant now. As a corner his value isn't much better than Tom Compton right now.

If it was all where guys were drafted talent wise we never take Kinlaw cuz Solly is here.

have to stop fixating on guys draft positions and how that somehow equates to whether they can or can't contribute at a high level, when there is already body of work in place at the pro level to reference

Originally posted by 9ers4eva:

Originally posted by NCommand:

We have a 3rd round talent with tons of high NFL experience (talent isn't the question).

But I feel you on this need too. CB was 1B for me.

Where Spoon was drafted is irrelevant now. As a corner his value isn't much better than Tom Compton right now.

If it was all where guys were drafted talent wise we never take Kinlaw cuz Solly is here.

I'm not sure I agree. Witherspoon was regarded as having a lot of talent and was an excellent scheme fit and not just because of his physical measurables.

And he's proved that already at the pro level during several long stretches. He's just never been able to consistently do it and seems to have a mental block or confidence issue. But all the talent is clearly there. Like Pettis. But Witherspoon has the work ethic too.

Compton has been garbage no matter where he's gone. He's just not a talented OL even upon getting drafted in the 6th round of the 2012 draft.

Originally posted by NCommand:
I'm not sure I agree. Witherspoon was regarded as having a lot of talent and was an excellent scheme fit and not just because of his physical measurables.

And he's proved that already at the pro level during several long stretches. He's just never been able to consistently do it and seems to have a mental block or confidence issue. But all the talent is clearly there. Like Pettis. But Witherspoon has the work ethic too.

Compton has been garbage no matter where he's gone. He's just not a talented OL even upon getting drafted in the 6th round of the 2012 draft.

I've never seen Spoon play at a pro bowl level. He's been solid for a couple stretches but then regressed back to awful when his confidence gets shot.

I dont care what a guy is regarded to be. Aaron Lynch was a 5 star DE in HS.

You are seeing what you want to see to support your argument. I don't see how we are better off if either play. This is the byproduct of a cap.