Deebo Samuel-WR-South Carolina

Originally posted by CorvaNinerFan:

I remind those worried about injuries...Frank Gore had a huge history of injuries in college, yet he's been one of the most durable RB's in league history. Deebo will be fine...give the dude a chance to show what he's got, which is plenty of talent.

Please don't use Frank to prove people with injury issues will be fine. Frank is not the norm, not close to it.

Originally posted by Giedi:

Originally posted by GhostOfBaalke:

Originally posted by Giedi:

Originally posted by DJamhour:

All I know is Shanahan knows receivers better than any of us. And got a great look at him, if he approves we can't say it was a bad pick yet. Apparently no one else took AJ brown yet so we'll see what happens there

He for sure does. And Deebos tape is beautiful. But Kyle has a big problem with weighing out positives and negatives. He loved joe Williams tape so much that he ignored the negatives. Did the same with foster.

Deebo has a long injury history. Was he so much better than AJ that he's worth the risk for injuries ? Time will tell.

It can go both ways, there are players who have never been injured in college and when they get to the NFL, they're injury magnets.

I recall Bruce Ellington was always injured, but I dont know his college injury history, but that guy took a while to get on the field.

I'd bet on average that players who are injured more in college , tend to have more injuries in the nfl. Otherwise, it wouldn't even be mentioned in scouting reports

Hmm, Chiefs just took Mecole Hardman over Butler, Metcalf, Boykins, Arcega-Whiteside... Did I forget to mention he's 5'10"

Originally posted by HawkBearPig:

Both of your first issue is that you guys don't see deebo as a potential #1

That's not my issue at all lmao . When did I ever say that

Originally posted by Young2Rice:

I heard the same thing about tomsula and baalke for years.

This is a discussion board. If its "just trust the FO" then shut it down.

It was pretty clear to anyone following the pre-draft process that the team felt that WR was a major need. You basically had Pettis, Goodwin and Trent Taylor.



If you're surprised that they took a WR, that is on you. People in the draft media that were citing the 49ers needs generally put WR near the top because it was clearly an area that needed a boost. Teams like Pittsburgh have had success drafting WRs in the 2nd or 3rd almost every single year. In a passing league it is a position of critical importance.

Originally posted by AB81Rules:
No way Deebo lasted till 3rd or 4th rd.

Based on WRs not taken yet I'm pretty confident he'd be there at top of 3rd. My comment about 4th is because that's where I think he should be drafted. He's a WR/slot/PR/KR/RB kind of player. First 3 rounds need to excel at 1 position and translates that into a NFL starting role.

Originally posted by 9moon:

.. and your first issue is that you DON'T see Matthews as that #1 ..

Matthews is not now nor has ever been a #1 WR. He's a solid #3 or a pretty good #4. He's a big slot and little else.

Originally posted by zonkers:

Originally posted by LVJay:

Originally posted by GhostOfBaalke:
I like Deebos tape but don't know how the team isn't scared at all of players with injury histories. This dude has had so many injuries. Only stayed his senior year because he couldn't put together a full season the previous 3.

This is not music to my ears, but it's not just Deebo...

Ford. Kwon. Bosa. Weston. Will this regime ever get a high draft pick or top free agent who doesn't have a history

I wish they would stop following Trent Baalke's footsteps

They replaced their bro science performance guys. Maybe that helps some.

I am okay with looking at injury histories on a case-by-case basis. But, I agree that they seem to be gambling on injury as much as Baalke. HOF potential is great, but no one made the HOF sitting out games.

If Samuel and Bosa don't end the season on IR or miss a significant amount of time, I'll be so relieved. I pray for our next pick.

At least with QW (he hurt people, doesn't feel pain), the only concern I had...passing out walking from the locker to the field

Originally posted by LenCat:

Originally posted by Giedi:

Originally posted by Kolohe:

Freaking loving this draft!!!

Agree! Two needs met. Edge rusher and more depth at wr.

Just need that baller DB and we're good. Everyone else is depth with a potential to find that hidden gem. Let's go!!!

Originally posted by Garce:

Wide Receivers / Playmakers are so important. If you don't have guys who can consistently get open, you won't convert consistently on third down, put up points and ultimately win a SB (unless you have a 2000 Ravens-like D) - its that simple.

This guy is going to be great in the short and intermediate passing game, which is the strength of our QB. I think he puts up big numbers.

I hope we address CB in round 3.

You dont need tremendous speed when operating the WCO the way you need that kind of speed in the Sid Gillman/air coryell offense.

From just glancing at his NFL bio, he'll do fine. I'm looking for either a DB pick or an OLine pick in the next couple of rounds.

So it looks like Kyle will use him as a primary Z (Bourne had 600 snaps there), in the slot, lots of slants/posts, gadget-WR out of the backfield, run blocking, kick returner, etc.

Originally posted by Mookster:

Based on WRs not taken yet I'm pretty confident he'd be there at top of 3rd. My comment about 4th is because that's where I think he should be drafted. He's a WR/slot/PR/KR/RB kind of player. First 3 rounds need to excel at 1 position and translates that into a NFL starting role.

Lol but just because you think a WR was better doesn't mean NFL teams agree with you

Originally posted by RabidNiner:

Originally posted by 9moon:
BUT DEEBO DOES NOT HAVE THE SAME SKILLS AS OBJ...

Just doesn't make any sense...

... so this pick means he'll be competing with Taylor - Richie and Goodwin at the SLOT position???

I mean, Bosa was a SAFE pick because he was available, but to REACH for another SLOT receiver??

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Originally posted by 9moon:

BUT DEEBO DOES NOT HAVE THE SAME SKILLS AS OBJ...

Just doesn't make any sense...

... so this pick means he'll be competing with Taylor - Richie and Goodwin at the SLOT position???

I mean, Bosa was a SAFE pick because he was available, but to REACH for another SLOT receiver??

I think he will play mostly outside. I think we will even see some Pettis in the slot. Guy is powerful with the ball in his hands and off the line. He's not the tallest but he's powerful. He's similar to young Garçon but more explosive and Garçon played on the outside.

Originally posted by Mookster:

Based on WRs not taken yet I'm pretty confident he'd be there at top of 3rd. My comment about 4th is because that's where I think he should be drafted. He's a WR/slot/PR/KR/RB kind of player. First 3 rounds need to excel at 1 position and translates that into a NFL starting role.

You're assuming that your rankings are correct. In reality, fans are mostly clueless on valuing players properly. You had many people here advocating for Metcalf to go in the early 1st. We're almost in the 3rd round and he and Butler are both still on the board.