Originally posted by mitpdub:
Originally posted by 9ersLiferInChicago:
Originally posted by LifelongNiner:
Originally posted by NYniner85:
Originally posted by 9ersLiferInChicago:
Not me. I'm mocking us to take a CB in the first.
I don't see that happening at all....our defense is built around the DL and getting pressure on the QB. They run some sort of zone shell like 70% of the time.
You're not drafting a zone corner at 12 overall. That's for straight up man/press guys and we don't do that overall.
Ton of good zone guys in the middle rounds.
if you think they're drafting CB you're gonna be let down.
I doubt it, but I like the versatility a corner like that brings.
I also hear the calls for QB and it makes sense if Jimmy isn't the guy. Hoping he is the guy AND is willing to lower his cap number.
I doubt seriously that we draft a QB, anywhere in this draft. If we do it'll be be in the first round, or not at all. I've made this point before, when we extended Rosen that indicated to me that they weren't gonna be in the QB sweepstakes in this years draft:
I think picking up Josh Rosen on the cheap wasn't a bad move. I really don't see us drafting a QB high in the draft (if at all), at least not this season. Shanny & Lynch need to refrain from drafting a project QB - i.e. anything other than a 1st round QB. Shanny and Lynch have 4 seasons left on their contracts. They don't have a lot of time to be d!cking around with day 2, mid-round, FA project QB's. And with all the looming FA's they don't have the luxury of wasting picks on QB's they have to spend more than a season to develop. So, IMHO, we either draft a QB with the 12th pick or don't draft a QB at all in 2021. I see us developing Rosen, and drafting a QB in next year's draft depending on how things turn out this season. I don't think Rosen takes more than a season to develop. Plus, I think Shanny & Co. wants another season out of Jimmy G. That don't mean they won't put a bid in for Dehaun Watson, as they should. But at this point our best option is to stay with the QB's we have on the roster, hope Jimmy can stay healthy, and hope Rosen . . . can realistically push Jimmy for playing time. If Rosen shows us anything I think that puts an extremely short leash on Jimmy (as it should) and forces Jimmy to stay available.
Now, we just extended T. Williams to the biggest contract for an O-lineman, picked up Alex Mack (which I really loved), extended Juice, re-signed D.J (which I loved), and look to be extending/signing more. From a financial standpoint this won't make sense. At present we already have a $28.1 mil cap hit at the QB position alone. Add that on top of ow much a 1st round rookie QB makes! This is a SB-ready team. Drafting a QB in the 1st to sit on the bench, while sounds good, isn't smart financially for this team.
We'd be better off filling other holes that'll be playing THIS season. And for me, CB is that hole we need to be filling with our top pick.
I'm going future FQB. We shouldn't have the opportunity to do this in the near future, but just like when Reid had Alex, they were just good enough to be a playoff team. If the goal is to be a dynasty you draft that FQB and let him n learn and develop. In. 2 years when we need to sign Bosa and our WRs we have the QB savings. Plus anyone rolling and confident Jimmy G will suddenly be iron man is a much more aggressive bettor than me. I don't think Jimmy gets any respect, and when healthy in the playoffs we've had to go run heavy to reduce his exposure.
I see your thinking. I don't really disagree with that. However, after we extended Rosen, and the massive extensions that we
HAVE to do (Warner, Bosa) before their rookie deal ends, you really think that the smart thing to do financially?
I have the same concerns - and frustrations - about Jimmy G. as everyone else. But like it or not, unless we're signing Watson, Jimmy is our best option. And since we're talking about a SB-ready team it makes more sense to sure up and fill holes that will have the biggest bang for the buck:
- starting CB opposite of Verrett (top need)
- a starting slot CB (K. Williams likely gets picked up by the Jets)
- shoring up the O-line (need an interior O-lineman)
- Ford's replacement
- starting safety (hopefully Sherman re-signs and make the switch)
- D-line depth (because we're gonna lose a lot of it)
That's just a few. It makes better financial sense to build and secure
around Jimmy.