Originally posted by 9ers4eva:
Originally posted by NCommand:
Kind of...
First, he values the *position greatly. Second, he recognized the annual pattern of injuries. Third, he started adding volume to it (FA veterans, higher capital like Joe Williams of draft picks, and late and UDFA's) and stashing 2-3 more on the PS to help offset that (3 prong approach). Fourth, he activated 5 RB's for the first time in his career stating it is now a "necessity" (e.g. he was adapting to reality). Fifth, he started letting injury proned players walk despite their talent (Breida and Mostert) in an effort to rectify the obvious issue. Sixth, he started using higher end draft capital like Sermon which for the RB position is the equivalent to a first or second round pick for other units. Seventh, the second he didn't see immediate returns, he doubled down on it . And finally, he even started using his QB and WR1 in the running game.
*The trick here is he and Turner have a keen eye for the talent at RB. If you don't have that first, nothing else matters.
Everything about these 'actions' tells you how important RB is to his system, that he quickly saw the injury issue and then did everything he could to rectify it including using outside-the-box tactics. He stacked the position and if it wasn't immediately providing returns, he added more talent to it and he won't stop until it meets that standard.
This is his mindset on OL. See the difference?
"So we're in this situation, we knew Mack had a chance to leave, but you don't want to take that risk. Just stockpiling other players when you can do that at other positions." ~ Kyle Shanahan
He's saying that because at other positions you can stockpile because they can actually play snaps and bring value. Banks played what 5 snaps last year.
You have a point but how many plays did third round RB Trey Sermon Play last year. Now they used another third round pick on a RB this last draft Tyrion Davis-Price. I Like the RB I like the D line, I just think they need use more of the second and third round pick on DB and OL so they have more talented player at those positions. NO not ever second and third round pick but they need to do better then what they have been doing. Colton McKivitz was a 5th round pick and this is his 3rd year, We're asking and thinking is he good enough to play the year at tackle if one of the starter is out??????????? Right now today I have more confidence Banks as a starter then I do McKivitz.
