The 49er Way:
Talent: Speed, Toughness/Physicality, Position Specific Athletic Traits & Scheme Fit
Spirit: Football Passion; Do they Love it?, Contagious Competiveness, Dependability; Protect the Team, Mental Toughness, Football IQ & Accountability to other Players and Themselves
2018 Team Needs
2017 Team Needs
2016 Team Needs
2015 Team Needs
2014 Team Needs
2013 Team Needs
Front Office & Coaching Updates:
Front Office:
CEO - Jed York
President of 49ers Enterprises & Executive Vice President of Football Operations - Paraag Marathe
Director of Football Administration & Analytics - Brian Hampton
General Manager - John Lynch
Vice President and Special Advisor to the General Manager - Keena Turner
Vice President of Player Personnel - Adam Peters
Vice President of Player Personnel - Martin Mayhew
Director of Pro Personnel - Ran Carthon
Assistant Director of Pro Personnel - Vacant
Head Coach - Kyle Shanahan
Administrative Assistant to the Head Coach - Nick Kray
Offense:
Offensive Coordinator - Kyle Shanahan
Offensive Assistant - Mike LaFleur
Offensive Quality Control - Taylor Embree
Offensive Quality Control - Miles Austin
Quarterbacks - Shane Day
Running Backs - Bobby Turner
Assistant Head Coach/Tight Ends - Jon Embree
Running Game Coordinator - Mike McDaniel
Wide Receivers - Wes Welker
Offensive Line - John Benton
Offensive Line - Coke Foerster
Offensive Line Assistant - Zach Yenser
Offensive Assistant - Bobby Slowik
Defense:
Defensive Coordinator - Robert Saleh
Defensive Quality Control - Bob Slowik
Defensive Quality Control - Brian Fleury
Inside Linebackers - DeMeco Ryans
Linebackers/Run Defense Specialist - Johnny Holland
Secondary/Passing Game - Tony Oden (Joe Woods to Cleveland as their DC)
Safeties - Daniel Bullocks
Defensive Line - Kris Kocurek
Assistant Defensive Line - Vacant
Pass Rush Specialist - Aaron Whitecotton (Chris Kiffin to Cleveland as their DC)
Special Teams:
Special Teams Coordinator - Richard Hightower
Special Teams Assistant - Stan Kwan
Medical, Strength & Conditioning:
Head of Player Health & Performance - Ben Peterson
Head Athletic Trainer - Dustin Little
Head Strength & Conditioning - Dustin Perry
Director of Performance Monitoring/Assistant Strength & Conditioning - Shea Thompson
Assistant Strength & Conditioning - Aaron Hill
Assistant Strength & Conditioning - Mike Nicolini
2019 Schedule:
Home: Arizona Cardinals, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers & Green Bay Packers
Away: Arizona Cardinals, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals & Washington
Strength of Schedule: 20th
Important NFL Dates: First Day: April 16 / OTAs: May 21-22, May 24, May 29-30, June 1, June 4-5, June 7 / Mandatory Minicamp: June 12-14
5th Year Options: NFL teams have until May 3rd to exercise a fifth-year contract option on all first-round draft picks. The salaries are typically guaranteed for injury only (must pass a physical) and is effective until the first day of the annual league year (March 14th, 4PM EST), at which point the option money on the contract will become fully guaranteed.
Connected SF Media - Pay close attention to these guys and their partnership/connection with our FO: Peter King, Sam Wyche, Kyle Brandt, Joe Fann, Chris Simms & Matt Maiocco. King, Simms & Maiocco all work for NBC Sports. Pay special attention to their podcasts, tweets and articles during the combine, draft and free agency.
2019 Draft Visits & 2018 Draft Visits & 2019 Hero Tracker & 2018 Hero Tracker: Note: 50-67% of draft picks chosen, we've historically met with.
49ers Pre-Draft Player Connections: Courtesy of David Bonilla & Heroism
CB Derrek Thomas, Baylor, UDFA
CB Jerek Rosales, Cal Poly, UDFA
CB Blessuan Austin, Rutgers, UDFA
CB Tim Harris, Virginia, 7
CB Tae Hayes, Appalachian State, UDFA
CB Jimmy Moreland, James Madison, 7
CB Xavier Crawford, Central Michigan, UDFA
CB Justin Layne, Michigan State, 2 --- 8
DT Quinnen Williams, Alabama, 1
DT Chris Slayton, Syracuse, 5
DT Renell Wren, Arizona State, 3
DT Daylon Mack, Texas A&M, 3 --- 4
ER Josh Allen, Kentucky, 1
ER Nick Bosa, Ohio State, 1
ER Brian Burns, Florida State, 1
ER Montez Sweat, Mississippi State, 1
ER Chuck Harris, Buffalo, UDFA
ER Charles Omenihu, Texas, 2
ER Jachai Polite, Florida, 2
ER L.J. Collier, TCU, 3
ER Carl Granderson, Wyoming, 7
ER Derick Roberson, Sam Houston State, UDFA --- 10
FB Joe Protheroe, Cal Poly, UDFA
FB Alec Ingold, Wisconsin --- 2
K Alex Vega, Cal Poly, UDFA --- 1
LB Dre Greenlaw, Arkansas, UDFA
LB Terrill Hanks, New Mexico State, 4
LB Joe Giles-Harris, Duke, 5
LB Terez Hall, Missouri, UDFA
LB Brandon Payer, Colorado State-Pueblo, UDFA
LB Deonte Roberts, Rutgers, UDFA
LB Connor Strachan, Boston College, UDFA
LB Ryan Watson, Air Force, UDFA
LB Dedrick Young, Nebraska, UDFA
LB Emeke Egbule, Houston, UDFA
LB Tre Watson, Maryland, 7
LB Deshaun Davis, Auburn, 7
LB Bobby Okereke, Stanford, 4
LB David Long, West Virginia, 3 --- 14
LS Chris Wilkerson, S.F. Austin St., UDFA --- 1
OL Maurice Simba, Concordia, 7
OL Brian Wallace, Arkansas, UDFA
OL Brandon Hitner, Villanova, UDFA
OL Brendan Moore, Maryland, UDFA --- 4
P Jake Bailey, Stanford, UDFA
P Jack Fox, Rice, UDFA
P Jamie Gillan, UDFA --- 3
QB T.J. Linta, Wagner, UDFA --- 1
RB Devine Ozigbo, Nebraska, 3
RB Marquis Young, UMass, UDFA --- 2
S LaDarius Wiley, Vanderbilt, UDFA
S Cameron Glenn, Wake Forest, UDFA
S Marquise Blair, Utah, 4
S Khari Willis, Michigan, UDFA
S Nasir Adderley, Delaware, 1
S Tyree Kinnel, Michigan, UDFA --- 6
TE Noah Fant, Iowa, 1
TE Josh Oliver, San Jose State, 4
TE Tyree Mayfield, UDFA, Wyoming,
TE Jace Sternberger, 2 Texas A&M, --- 4
WR A.J. Brown, Mississippi, 2
WR N'Keal Harry, Arizona State, 1
WR Deebo Samuel, South Carolina, 2
WR J.J. Arcega-Whiteside, Stanford, 2
WR Jazz Ferguson, Northwestern State, 7
WR Shawn Poindexter, Arizona, 7
WR DeAndre Thompkins, Penn State, UDFA
WR Andy Isabella, UMass, 3
WR D.K. Metcalf, Ole Miss, 1
WR Riley Ridley, Georgia, 2
WR Anthony Johnson, Buffalo, 4
WR Cody Thompson, Toledo, 5
WR Terry Wright, Purdue, UDFA
WR Preston Williams, Colorado State, 5
WR Hakeem Butler, Iowa State, 1
WR Jalen Hurd, Baylor, 4
WR KeeSean Johnson, Fresno State, 5 --- 17
2019 Local Pro Day Attendees: Notables
CB Xavier Crawford, Central Michigan, UDFA
ZWR J.J. Arcega-Whiteside, Stanford, 2
TE Josh Oliver, San Jose State, 4
2019 Pre-Draft Player Connections Breakdown:
Position - Total / Projected Round Ranges (# Projected to go in Rounds 1 & 2)
WR/TE - 21 / 1-5, 7 (9)
ER - 10 / 1-3, 7 (6)
S - 6 / 1 & 4 (1)
DT - 4 / 1, 3 & 5 (1)
CB - 8 / 2 & 7 (1)
LB - 14 / 3-5 & 7 (0)
FB/RB- 4 / 3 (0)
P/PK/LS - 5 / UDFA (0)
OL - 4 / UDFA (0)
QB - 1 / UDFA (0)
Order of Importance Based on Visits: WR/TE, ER, S, DT, CB, LB, RB/FB, OL, ST, QB
2018 Draft Picks:
1 (9/9): Mike McGlinchey, RT
2 (12/44): Dante Pettis, WR
3 (6/70): Fred Warner, MIKE
3 (31/95): Tarvarious Moore, CB
4 (28/128): Kentavius Street, BE
5 (5/142): D.J. Reed, SCB
6 (10/184): Marcell Harris, SS
7 (9/223): Jullian Taylor, BE
7 (22/240): Richie James, SWR
2019 Draft Picks:
1 (2/2): Nick Bosa, ER
2 (4/36): Deebo Samuel, ZWR
3 (3/67): Jalen Hurd, ZWR/TE
4 (8/110): Mitch Wishnowsky, P
5 (10/148): Dre Greenlaw, WILL
6 (3/176): Kaden Smith, TE
6 (10/183): Justin Skule, T
6 (26/198): Tim Harris, CB
UDFA Tracker / UDFA Signings:
TE/FB Tyree Mayfield, Wyoming 6'3" 241
FS Cameron Glenn, Wake Forest 6'1" 205
FS Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles, Arizona 6'2" 209
DE Kevin Givens, Penn State 6'1" 283
DE Jamell Garcia-Williams, UAB 6'8" 255
OG Ross Reynolds, Iowa 6'4" 295
ZWR Malik Henry, West Georgia 6'2" 184 4.93
WR Shawn Poindexter, Arizona 6'5" 218
QB Wilton Speight, UCLA 6'6" 232
WILL Azeez Al-Shaair, Florida Atlantic 6'2" 227
RB Austin Walker, Maryland, 6'0" 195
Mini-Camp Tryouts:
Among the players getting tryouts with the #49ers today:
CB Alameen Murphy, Stanford
FB Shane Smith, San Jose State
LB Alex Funches, Cal
C Jesse Burkett, Stanford
C Brendan Moore, Maryland 6'3" 302
RB Wesley Fields, Georgia Southern 6'0" 205
DE Kyle Phillips, Tennessee 6'4" 273
LS Chris Wilkerson, Stephen F. Austin State
DE Hunter Snyder, Florida Atlantic 6'6" 270
WILL Deonte Roberts, Rutgers 6'1" 236
WR Joseph Parker, Tennessee-Chattanooga 5'10" 185
QB Layton Rabb, Midwestern State 6'5" 225
RB Joe Protheroe 5'11" 229
DB Jordan Holland 5'10" 190
MadDog's 256 or NDT Scouting Big Boards or 2019 Tuls
49ers Tweets (Comprehensive)
Podcasts: Niners Nation Better Rivals, No Breaks, OTC, 49ers Insider, Locked on 49ers, Rush Podcast, Candlestick Chronicles, Kevin Jones, No Huddle, Press Coverage, NB49ers & SchemeCast
Losses/Transactions:
WR Pierre Garcon - Released
NT Earl Mitchell - Released
RT Garry Gilliam - Released
P Bradley Pinion - Signed to a 4-year deal with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
MIKE Brock Coyle - Released
LEO Cassius Marsh - Released
C Erik Magnuson - Released
TE Niles Paul - Released
SS Antone Exum - Released
Gains/Transactions:
Front Office & Coaching Updates - See this section above
PK Robbie Gould - Used the Non-Exclusive Franchise Tag at $5.018M
BE Arik Armstead - Picked up his 5th-year option last April and will be committed to his 2019 salary of $9.046M should he be on the roster on March 13th
RG Mike Person - Resigned to a 3 year, $8.25M deal
Options/Tenders - Tendered one-year contracts to RFA's RB/ST Raheem Mostert and ERFA's WILL Elijah Lee and CB Greg Mabin. SF exercised the 2019 contract options for FB Kyle Juszczyk, LEO Cassius Marsh, SAM/ER//ST Dekoda Watson and SCB K'Waun Williams
SAM/WILL Malcolm Smith - Restructured his deal to a 1-year, $2,737,500 deal
PK Jonathan Brown - Signed to 2-year deal
WILL Kwon Alexander - Signed to a 4-year, $54M deal
LS Kyle Nelson - Signed to a 4-year, $4.54M deal
LEO Dee Ford - Traded from the Chiefs for a 2020 2nd round pick and resigned to a 5-year, $87.5M deal
RB Tevin Coleman - Signed to a 2-year, $10M deal
FS Jimmie Ward - Signed to a 1-year, $5M deal
CB Jason Verrett - Signed to a 1-year, $3.6M deal
SS Antone Exum - Signed to a 1-year, $895K deal
ZWR Jordan Matthews - Signed to a 1-year deal
MIKE David Mayo - Signed to a 2-year deal
SAM Mark Nzeoch - Signed to a 3-year deal
RB/ST Raheem Mostert - Signed to a 3-year, $8.7M deal
P Justin Vogel - Signed to a 1-year, $570K deal
LEO Damontre Moore - Signed to a 1-year, $810K deal; counts the $645K minimum against the cap
T Daniel Brunskill - Signed to a 1-year, $495K deal
DT Cedric Thornton - Signed to a 1-year, $645K deal
LG Ben Garland - Signed to a 1-year deal
3T DeForest Buckner - Exercised the fifth-year option guaranteeing he remains with the team through the 2020 season. $12.378M per AB.
RB Austin Walker - Signed to a 3-year deal
MIKE LaRoy Reynolds - Signed to a 1-year deal
RG Willie Beavers - Signed to a 1-year deal
C Wesley Johnson - Signed to a 1-year deal
TE Levine Toilolo - Signed to a 1-year deal
LT Joe Staley - Signed to a 2-year deal through 2021
PK Robbie Gould - Signed to a 2-year, $10.5M fully-guaranteed deal that includes an option clause that can turn into a 4-year, $19M deal that includes $15M GTD
C/G Dillon Day - Signed to a 1-year deal
TE Niles Paul - Signed to a 1-year deal
TE Daniel Helm - Signed to a 1-year deal
1T Jay Bromley & WR Chris Thompson - Signed to a 1-year deal
ER Jeremiah Valoaga - Signed to a 1-year deal
T Sam Young - Signed to a 1-year deal
CB Quinten Rollins - Signed to a 1-year deal
CB Jordan Holland - Signed to a 3-year deal
XWR Emmanuel Sanders - Acquired Sanders and a 2020 5th rounder for a 2020 3rd and 4th rounder (Broncos)
LB Joey Alfieri, OL Kofi Amichia, S Chris Edwards, LB Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles, DL Willie Henry Jr., S Derrick Kindred, CB Jermaine Kelly, DL Jonathan Kongbo, G Ross Reynolds, DL Ray Smith, CB Teez Tabor, S Jacob Thieneman, WR Chris Thompson & OL Leonard Wester - Signed to a 1-year deal
C Jake Brendel. - Signed to a 1-year deal
ER Alex Barrett &, G Jaryd Jones-Smith - Signed to a 1-year deal
Rookie Salaries: --- Courtesy of AB81Rules
X
UDFA Salaries: --- Courtesy of AB81Rules
$484,500 total handed out to 10 UDFA's:
QB Speight- $5K SB, $15K Base
WR Henry- $15K SB, $75K Base
WR Poindexter- $5K SB, $20K Base
TE Mayfield- $10K SB, $25K Base
OG Reynolds- $2K SB, $33K Base
DL Garcia-Williams- $10K SB, $80K Base
DL Givens- $12K SB, $25K Base
S Glenn- $5K SB, $20K Base
S Flannigan-Fowles- $12,500 SB, $50K Base
LB Al-Shaair- $15K SB, $50K Base
Injury Settlements: --- Courtesy of AB81Rules
X
Free Agency Tracker: --- Courtesy of AB81Rules
2019 Projected numbers by position for the Franchise Tag:
Quarterback: $25.103M
Running Back: $11.322M
Wide Receiver: $16.948M
Tight End: $10.486M
Offensive Line: $14.201M
Defensive End: $17.291M
Defensive Tackle: $15.355M
Linebacker: $15.591M
Cornerback: $16.175M
Safety: $11.256M
Punter/kicker: $5.018M
URFA - Free agents with 4 years NFL experience
RFA - Free agents with 3 years NFL experience
ERFA - Free agents with 2 years NFL experience
Unrestricted FAs:
X
Restricted FA's: RFA tenders for lowest should be between $1.808M to $1.838M
X
Exclusive Rights FA's:
X
Non-Exclusive Franchise Tag:
Robbie Gould
Pre/Post-June 1st Information:
Pre-June 1 Cut - Basically means the team takes on the remainder of any prorated money (signing bonus, option bonus, base salary), and is counted as dead money in 1 year. Player becomes a Free Agent right away; example being Richard Sherman last offseason.
Post-June 1 Cut - Basically means you spread the dead money over 2 seasons, so say the player has $6M in bonus prorations left, and has 3 years left, the dead money wouldn't be even, it would be $2M year 1, and $4M year 2, player also becomes a free agent right away.
Options - Like with Pierre Garcon, and Earl Mitchell have to be picked up or declined before the beginning of the new league year. If declined, it's treated as a Pre-June 1 cut for dead money, hence the $7.2M dead money for Garcon, the player becomes a free agent right away after the option is officially declined.
Non-Exclusive Franchise Tag - The team that uses this has the right of first refusal, and, if they choose not to match the offer sheet, they receive two first-round draft picks.
Post-June 1 Potential Cuts: --- Courtesy of AB81Rules
Pierre Garcon $5.88M - Released Pre-June
Garry Gilliam $5.05M - Released Pre-June
Cassius Marsh $4.2M
Malcolm Smith $4.05M
Earl Mitchell $3.7M - Released Pre-June
Brock Coyle $2.5M - $1.1M base salary GTD for injury until April 1, then GTD
Garrett Celek $2.1M
Dekoda Watson $1.55M
C.J. BeatHard $786K
Trent Taylor $645K
Matt Dayes $645K
James Onwualu $645K
Kendrick Bourne $645K
Colin Holba $645K
Ryan Delaire $645K
Pita Taumoepenu $645K
Godwin Igwebuike $570K
Kapron Lewis-Moore $565K
Max McCaffrey $565K
Tyree Robinson $565K
Ross Dwelley $565K
Najee Toran $565K
Marcus Lucas $495K
Christian Dilauro $495K
Jordan Smallwood $495K
Steven Dunbar $495K
Terrell Williams $495K
Tarvarus McFadden $495K
Emmanuel Moseley $495K
J.P. Flynn $495K
53 Man Roster Projection Rules: --- AB81Rules
--- Injured reserve players must first make the initial 53 to be placed on I.R. to be eligible to return after week 8
--- Only 2 players can be placed with the "designated to return" label per year
--- Players who never came off the PUP list through TC (W.Richburg, G.Celek) will not count against your 53
--- Vested veterans (S.Coleman, J.McKinnon, T.Taylor) must be cut at the 53, clear waivers, and be resigned the next day
Practice Squad Eligibiilty Definition: --- AB81Rules
The standard eligibility for a player to be added to the practice squad is he is a free agent and has not accrued two years of NFL service. A player can only be on a practice squad for three seasons total in his career (six weeks on a practice squad in a season counts as a season for these purposes).
The league does allow for exceptions to the less than two-year rule, which was expanded with the 10-player rule. Teams may keep up to four players on their practice squad who have accrued two seasons of NFL experience, which allows a fringe player the chance to stay with the team, even if he already has been in the league, while also allowing the teams to keep more veteran players.
Accrued seasons are earned by being on the active (53-man) roster for a team for six games in a single regular season.
2019 Salary Cap Outlook: --- AB81Rules OverTheCap
The 49ers have $3,466,587 [1/4/2020] in cap space for 2020. With an expected 2020 estimate rise to $198-$200M with $25M-rollover, we can expect to have roughly $28.5M [9th Least].
NFL Salary Cap Increase by Year:
2014: $133M
2015: $143.28M
2016: $155.27M
2017: $167M
2018: $177.2M
2019: $188.2M
Salary Cap Notes:
RT Shon Coleman - his contract escalated to $2M, now counts $2.02M against the cap; this is due to the PPE (Proven Performance Escalator) clause, even though he played zero snaps with us, he qualified by playing 35% or more with the Browns in both years.
RG Mike Person - Resigned to a 3 year, $8.25M deal. $1M GTD roster bonus due on March 17th, $250K per game roster bonuses, $50K workout bonuses, $250K 2020 Injury GTD, but that can be reduced by the amount of games he is active in 2019, and his 2020 roster bonus is for 14 games, and not 16 games. Cap numbers are, $2.75M, $2.5M & $3M
LEO Dee Ford - Per Tom Pelissero. It is essentially year-to-year starting with $20.5M for 2019. Contract base value: $85M. Max value: $87.5M. 2019: $20.5M with $19.75M guaranteed next week; 2019 earnings made up of $4.75M base salary, $8M signing bonus, and $7.75M roster bonus. 2020: $14.5M; 2021: $16M; 2022: $17M & 2023: $17M. Ford would've been due ~$15.4M on franchise tag, so he gets a roughly $5M raise in 2019. If it doesn't work out, they cut Ford after 2019 and carry $6.4M in dead money. If it does, they have a cost-controlled rusher for $14.5M in 2020, $16M in 2021, $17M in 2022, $17M in 2023
WILL Kwon Alexander - The deal, essentially, reads as a year-to-year agreement that allows the 49ers to cut bait or restructure the contract after any of the next three seasons. First, his base salary in 2019 is just $1.75M, but he receives $9.5M in guaranteed bonuses plus per-game roster bonuses that make his salary-cap hit just north of $11.5M. The only true guaranteed money beyond 2019 is the $3M remaining of his $4M signing bonus. Alexander is expected to earn $14.25M in the first year
RB Tevin Coleman - 2 yr, $8.5M deal can be 1 yr, $3.6M
LEO Dee Ford - 5 yr, $85.5M deal can be 1 yr, $21M
LS Kyle Nelson - 4 yr $4.54M deal can be 1 yr, $1.3M
ST/MIKE David Mayo - $1.1M fully GTD, which includes his $850K base, and a $250K GTD roster bonus
SAM Mark Nzeocha - $1.1m, $1.35m, $1.45m bases, $500k gtd rb, $100k per game rbs in 2020 & 2021, $50k workout bonuses each year, 2021 is an option year, $500k NLTBE for play time, $500k escalators 20-21 for making pro bowl
WR Jordan Matthews - $1M base, $300k sb, $500k per game
RB Raheem Mostert - base salaries are $1.4M, $2.575M, and $2.875M, that's a total of $6.85M, and if the base value is truly $8.7M, it leaves $1.85M unaccounted for.
Rookie Cap Pool (7 player draft): $11,278,709
Adam Schefter: CA state tax = 13.3% / NY = 8.82% / WA, TX, TN, FL = 0%. Therefore, $10 million guaranteed in Seattle needs to be $11.33 million guaranteed in SF
2018 Free Agency Spendings - $87.8M
Jimmy Garoppolo $37,000,000
Weston Richburg $9,260,000
Jimmie Ward $8,526,000
Marquise Goodwin $6,275,000
Richard Sherman $6,175,000
Jerick McKinnon $6,000,000
Cassius Marsh $3,481,250
Laken Tomlinson $2,850,944
Jonathan Cooper $2,475,000
Garry Gilliam $2,450,000
Brock Coyle $2,050,000
Shon Coleman $658,000
Mike Person $630,000
Tryouts:
X
Cut down to 53:
DT Jay Bromley
CB Chris Campbell
S Adrian Colbert (waived/injured)
DB Antone Exum
Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles
DL Jamell Garcia-Williams
G Joshua Garnett
DT Kevin Givens
S Marcell Harris
TE Daniel Helm
WR Malik Henry
DB Jordan Holland
CB Dontae Johnson
OL Wesley Johnson
OL Andrew Lauderdale (waived/injured)
LB Elijah Lee
WR Jordan Matthews
TE Tyree Mayfield
LB David Mayo
53-man Roster:
Starter --- Depth --- Rookie
Offensive Personnel: --- 25
QB: Jimmy Garoppolo; Nick Mullens & C.J. BeatHard
RB: Raheem Mostert; Tevin Coleman, Matt Breida & Jeff Wilson Jr. (Jerick McKinnon)
FB: Kyle Juszczyk
TE: George Kittle; Ross Dwelley, Levine Toilolo & Daniel Helm (Garrett Celek)
XWR: Emmanuel Sanders; Jordan Matthews (Marquise Goodwin)
SWR: Kendrick Bourne; Richie James Jr. (Trent Taylor)
ZWR: Deebo Samuel; Dante Pettis (Jalen Hurd)
LT: Joe Staley; Justin Skule
LG: Laken Tomlinson
C: Ben Garland; (Weston Richburg)
RG: Daniel Brunskill; Mike Person
RT: Mike McGlinchey; (Shon Coleman)
Defensive Personnel: --- 25
LDE/W9: Arik Armstead; Anthony Zettel & Dee Ford
2i: Solomon Thomas; Sheldon Day, Kentavius Street & Kevin Givens (D.J. Jones)
3T: DeForest Buckner; Earl Mitchell (Jullian Taylor)
RDE/W9: Nick Bosa; (Ronald Blair & Damontre Moore)
SAM: Azeez Al-Shaair; Mark Nzeocha
MIKE: Fred Warner; Elijah Lee
WILL: Dre Greenlaw; (Kwon Alexander)
RCB: Ahkello Witherspoon; Emmanuel Moseley (Tim Harris & Jason Verrett)
SCB: K'Waun Williams; D.J. Reed
LCB: Richard Sherman; Dontae Johnson
FS: Jimmie Ward; Tarvarius Moore
SS: Marcell Harris; Jaquiski Tartt
Special Teams: --- 3
LS: Kyle Nelson
PK: Robbie Gould
P: Mitch Wishnowsky
KOR: D.J. Reed & Richie James
PR: Richie James; (Trent Taylor)
GR: Raheem Mostert & Tarvarious Moore
2019 Practice Squad: --- 10
OL Kofi Amichia
OL Jaryd Jones-Smith
OL Ross Reynolds
WR Chris Thompson
DT Ray Smith
ER Alex Barrett
LB Joey Alfieri
CB Jermaine Kelly
CB Jalen 'Teez' Tabor
S Jacob Thieneman
ER Jonathan Kongbo (Future Contract)
CB Derrick Kindred (Future Contract)
CB Chris Edwards (Future Contract)
T Leonard Wester (Future Contract)
2018 Injured Reserve / PUP / NFI / Suspension Total: (Inactive PUP/NFI/Injured Reserved/Injured-Out/Pending/DR = Designation to Return)[Suspension]
5-Year Injury Analysis
WILL Kwon Alexander - Active
TE Garrett Celek - Active
2i Kentavius Street - Active / I.R. again
T Shon Coleman
RB Jerick McKinnon
SWR Trent Taylor
ZWR Jalen Hurd
LCB Tim Harris
RCB Jason Verrett
RDE Ronald Blair
ER Damontre' Moore
C Weston Richburg
WR Marquise Goodwin
LB Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles
1T D.J. Jones
TE Garrett Celek
2i Jullian Taylor
2i Kentavius Street
2019 (18) --- 2018 (18) --- 2017 (26) --- 2016 (22) --- 2015 (17) --- 2014 (21)
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2019 Team Needs/Top Targets: (Draft & Free Agency)
Team Needs: LEO, SAM/ER, CB, WR, RG, WILL, FS, LT, C, TE2
LEO - With new DL coach, Kris Kocurek, expect a ton of wide-9 looks. For that, you need explosion and speed at the snap and the ability to rush on the move (slippery) and in space (speed to power). These small be slighter of framed Edge Rushers (ER). Think Brian Burns or Jachai Polite; players that look like they are shot out of a cannon.
SAM/ER - With Mark Nzeocha in at SAM and Solomon Thomas at LEO, any good OC will automatically know that we're in base defense (run defenders). Getting an every-down SAM who has equal skills against the run, pass and pass rush is more important than fans realize. A guy like Josh Allen is ideal here.
CB - We were the worst coverage unit last year by a country mile even with Sherman having a strong effect on his side of the field. Joe Woods was brought in to help develop our young secondary and add more two-back safeties and diversity to the scheme. He may not be looking for a 6'3" 200 pound CB with 33" arms.
WR - This deep badly needs a true ZWR who does all the dirty work so the X and slot and TE's can have fun. Typically this is a bigger-bodied WR who's used to playing in contested fashion. In addition, we could use a big upgrade at the slot esp. if Trent Taylor is still reeling from his back injury. In addition, it's not wise to count on Goodwin with all his health issues. Speed is crucial to this offense. We need upgrades everywhere here and the first 3 games with JG last year proved how poor this group is with their inability to get open esp. against man coverage.
RG - This OL gave up 116 QB two years ago and trumped that this year with a 125. Insane and remarkably overlooked by fans and coaches alike. The one-year bandaid plan is not working. In addition, Tomlinson has had zero competition and he's as average as it gets.
WILL - Smith should be gone and Lee played better in his absence. But he's probably not seen as the long-term solution. I think this FO would love another 'healthy' Foster-like player next to Warner for the next 4 years. It's a very important position to this defense both in coverage and run defense and even more so if we're going to employ more wide-9 fronts (wider holes to fill).
FS - Who knows what we have here while AC returns from injury. With Joe Woods on board, expect to see more tradition two-deep safety looks which is great for Tartt/Harris but this defense will still need a true single-high FS with amazing range and instincts. That's not easy to find.
LT - If Staley ever goes down, we're royally screwed. In addition, you want a LT-in-training this year to help transition for his departure.
C - Like with Tomlinson, Richburg has zero competition and we have zero quality depth. Richburg played through a knee and quad injury that now requires surgery.
TE2 - If the FO is unable to acquire a ZWR, a TE2 might be another great weapon for Kyle to use to throw a wrench into a DC's game plan. This is a deep and talented year for TE's in the draft.
2019 NFL Draft - Top 49ers Draft Targets:
Draft Strengths: ER, WR, TE, DL, OL
Draft Weaknesses: QB, CB, LB, S
@ #2 or small trade-back
1. Nick Bosa, LEO
2. Quinnen Williams, NT
3. Josh Allen, SAM
4. Brian Burns, LEO
5. Greedy Williams CB
Shanahan Draft Tendencies per The Athletic / WZ Member Synopsis:
Trend #1: He rarely drafts Offensive players in RD 1
- Over 10 seasons Shanny's teams have drafted 4 offensive players in the first round and only at 2 different positions (OT: Brown and Williams) and QB (RGIII and Manziel)
- We are set at both of those positions with the acquisition of RT Mike McGlinchey, Joe Staley and Jimmy Garoppolo
Trend #2: He NEVER drafted RB or TE before RD 3
- Only one offensive player ever picked in RD 2 (i.e. Dante Pettis)
- Joel Bitonio in 2014 (Browns) is the only time he's selected an O player in the 2nd round
- Generally finds his offensive talent later in the draft (i.e. George Kittle)
Trend #3: He does draft Offense in RD 3:
- Nine (9) offensive players taken in this round over the last ten (10) drafts
- Finds undervalued players here, it is his sweet spot (notable names: Slaton, Reed, West, Coleman, Hooper)
- Looks for players who are better on tape than their combine measurables
- Very good hit rate here
Tight Ends: The last three TEs drafted by Shanny (Reed, Hooper and Kittle) have all run 40's faster than 4.75 (combine average for TEs), he values athleticism (pSPARQ), route running and catching over pass blocking.
Wide Receivers: Shanny has lacked recent success here as most of his best WRs were already drafted (Julio) or through FA (Garcon). Dante Pettis looks like he can be solid at least.
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NCommand's Offseason Free Agency/Draft Retooling Plan:
Notes:
- Jimmy Garoppolo will only count $20M this year.
- Do not resign DeForest Buckner. He's only counting $5.79M in 2019 and then we can exercise his 5th-year option ($10M) and then Franchise Tag him cheap ($14-$16M) since he plays on the interior. No rush.
- Solomon Thomas adds around 5-10 pounds and gets back to training inside at 3T/1T to pair with DeForest Buckner at 1T/3T per the recommendations of the new DL coach, Kris Kocurek. Article on the 6'8" Margus Hunt who moved over to Nose Tackle in 2018
- Last year, the FO paid out $87.8M which included extending our own and signing free agents. This total also included $37M to Jimmy Garoppolo.
- Excellent Podcast - Jason_OTC covers our historic and current team-building philosophy under both the Baalke and ShanaLynch regimes (Paraag tenure) using league-wide metrics/tools with an unbiased take (Jets fan/friends with Paraag) spanning over the old and new CBA. This will help guide you in your own targets for free agency and help set up more realistic expectations.
2019 Salary Cap: We're projected to have $72M(including the $35M rollover) before a max of potential post-June cuts which equates 'up' to a max of $42M.
2019 Total Max Cap: $114M
Original Targets:
ZWR Quincy Enunwa - Resigned with the Jets
RG Mark Glowinski - Resigned with the Colts
Free Agency: OverTheCap was used as a reference
LEO Trey Flowers 25 NE 89.7 #6 ER $17M APY - Sticking with the Pat's connections, Trey can play strongside or weakside. ShanaLynch finally make a splash for an ER and now have Trey Flowers, Brian Burns, Preston Smith & Ronald Blair who can edge rush effectively.
FS Adrian Amos 26 CHI 82.7 #8 S $12M APY - Great young proven S.
SAM/ER Preston Smith 26 WAS 76.9 #20 ED $9M APY - A real 6'5" 265 4.71 SAM who can cover some (Fred Warner 4.64), play through the strong side and provide actual edge rush in nickel who rarely has to come off the field.
WILL Jordan Hicks 26 PHI 75.6 #14 LB $7M APY - Veteran MIKE who moves to space at WILL to pair with Fred Warner and Preston Smith. Will learn both MIKE/WILL spots. 4.68 speed with excellent coverage range.
BE Arik Armstead 25 SF 74.8 #28 ED $6M APY - AA is resigned to a 4-year $24M deal; down from $9.5M for 2019 alone on a 5th-year option.
LCB Rashaan Melvin 29 OAK 60.5 #93 CB $4M APY - Veteran CB depth who fits our prototype to compete with Witherspoon and Moore.
RG Mike Person 30 SF 67.2 #18 G $4M APY - Reward our own and help groom a young RG/RT. He adds excellent competition and depth at C and G.
XWR John Brown 29 BLT 66.1 #68 $4M APY - Kyle finds some speed depth behind Goodwin who can also play the slot.
ZWR Kevin White 27 CHI 62.0 #N/A WR $2M APY - If anyone can get the most out of him, it's Kyle/JG.
Special Teams - PK Robbie Gould ($3.5M APY); RB Raheem Mostert ($1.8M RFA); WILL Elijah Lee ($645K ERFA) & SAM Mark Nzeocha ($800K APY) - Reward our own.
2018 Cap Spend - $87.8M
2019 Cap Spend - $71.5M
2019 Rookie Pool (7 picks) - $8.5M
2019 Remaining Cap - $33.5M
Cap Rank Post-FA Spendings - 4th Most (2018 reference)
2019 NFL Mock Draft (Full 7 Rounds / All 32 Teams):
--- Jags Trade Down Scenario ---
1,100 points = pick up their #1 for 2020 & 3rd-round 2019 pick (#69 overall)2019 Draft: NDT Scouting/Ledyard was used as a reference
1/7 (From Jags) ER Brian Burns - 6'5" 245
2/36 RG Garrett Bradbury - 6'3" 300
3/67 TE Jace Sternberger - 6'4" 250
3/69 (From Jags) LT Dennis Daley - 6'6" 312
4/97 WILL/MIKE Joe Giles-Harris - 6'2" 240
6/162 LT Alex Bars - 6'6" 315
6/192 P Jake Bailey - 6'2" 203
UDFA ZWR Jazz Ferguson - 6'5" 223
[Free Agents/Draft/Restructured Player Acquisitions]
Offensive Personnel: --- 24
QB: Jimmy Garoppolo; Nick Mullens
RB: Jerick McKinnon; Matt Breida, Jeff Wilson & Raheem Mostert
FB: Kyle Juszczyk
TE: George Kittle; [Jace Sternberger]
XWR: Dante Pettis; Marquise Goodwin
SWR: Richie James; [John Brown]
ZWR: [Kevin White]; [Jazz Ferguson]
LT: Joe Staley; [Dennis Daley]
LG: Laken Tomlinson; Joshua Garnett
C: Weston Richburg; [Mike Person]
RG: [Garrett Bradbury]
RT: Mike McGlinchey; [Alex Bars]
Defensive Personnel: --- 26
BE: [Arik Armstead]; Jullian Taylor & Kentavius Street
1T/3T: DeForest Buckner; D.J. Jones
3T/1T: Solomon Thomas; Sheldon Day
LEO/ER: [Trey Flowers]; [Brian Burns] & Ronald Blair
SAM/ER: [Preston Smith]; [Mark Nzeocha]
MIKE: Fred Warner; [Joe Giles-Harris]
WILL: [Jordan Hicks]; [Elijah Lee]
RCB: Tarvarius Moore; Ahkello Witherspoon
SCB: K'Wuan Williams; D.J. Reed
LCB: Richard Sherman; [Rashaan Melvin]
FS: [Adrian Amos]; Adrian Colbert
SS: Jaquiski Tartt; Marcell Harris
Special Teams: --- 3
LS: Kyle Nelson
PK: [Robbie Gould]
P: [Jake Bailey]
KOR: D.J. Reed & Richie James
PR: Dante Pettis; D.J. Reed
GR: [Raheem Mostert] & Tarvarious Moore
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The '49er Way' Free Agency/Draft Retooling Plan:
Notes:
- Last year, the FO paid out $87.8M which included 6 in-house moves and signing 7 outside free agents. This total included an inflated $37M to Jimmy Garoppolo. Garoppolo's year-1 contract is obviously an outlier and is only counting $20M this year.
- The FO typically likes to roll over roughly $25M-35M annually. Looking at the FO's history here, $50-$60M seems to be their striking distance in free agency.
- Jason_OTC covered additional trends and tendencies and that aligns with a perpetual "mid-tier approach to free agency." They will spend money but not always on the best players (bad contracts; contracts on oft-injured risky players; sign too early before proven or older higher paid players for low production) and they certainly won't go all-in for premier players at premium positions. They'll overpay to secure players from cheaper positions (i.e. FB, RB, C or LB vs. ER, WR, T or CB). Another tactic they'll use is paying outrageous $ for 5th year options (Ward & AA) and extend players (Staley) so the grand total of free agency spending looks much bigger than it really is for quality on-field production. They love to sign their own early as well (e.g. expect Buckner this or next year).
- The biggest trend over the Paraag regime is the $10M cutoff. No free agent, outside QB, will make more than their own in-house top paid player and that has always been Joe Staley at around $10M.
- ShanaLynch were asked what their biggest regret was this year and they both admitted to 1) relying too much on Jimmy Garoppolo to mask so many weaknesses and 2) not adding enough competition (e.g. presumed starters didn't feel much pressure to lose their jobs and got complacent).
- I have a pretty realistic spend of $69.5M free agency plan this year but let's stay in the FO's ballpark model of $50-$60M using these FO tendencies and see what we can come up with. Feel free to do your own during this dead time.
2019 Draft:
1/2 SAM/ER Josh Allen - 6'5" 240; there were very serious discussions on IDL Quinnen Williams and there were no great trade-back partners
2/36 RG Garrett Bradbury - 6'3" 300; Unwilling to pay for Mike Person, a large hole opens up here
3/67 CB Amani Oruwariye - 6'1" 204; This is where we take CB's
4/97 TE Mitchell Wilcox - 6'5" 245; TE2 and another OW
6/162 LT Colton Jackson - 6'5" 298; Outside zone T who even wears #74 and will develop for a year
6/192 P Jake Bailey - 6'2" 203; We opt not to pay Bradley Pinion
Free Agency:
RCB Jason McCourty 31 NE 83.1 #6 CB $12M APY - The FO is tired of being dead last as a coverage unit by a country mile and makes another move, who like Sherman, can help develop the youngsters while giving way to them in a couple years while in the interim, giving them high quality play. pSPARQ player with a 4.3 40-time. 5'10" but 32" long arms with a 36.5" vertical jump. This deal will look a lot like Sherman's deal (i.e. $13M APY = < $10M APY).
LEO Ezekiel Ansah 30 DET 74.5 #N/A ED $11M APY - Was there any doubt this was their guy with Mayhew/Kocurek on board? They tried to get him last year too.
WILL/MIKE Cory Littleton 25 LAR 66.6 #37 LB $7M APY - It's time to lock down a young proven player next to Warner for the next 4 years and it's always nice to steal from a rival.
BE Arik Armstead 25 SF 74.8 #28 ED $6M APY - AA is resigned to a 4-year $24M deal; down from $9M for 2019 alone on a 5th-year option.
FS Ha-Ha Clinton-Dix 26 WAS 79.3 #17 S $6M APY - Naturally, we couldn't land the top FS on the market but Ha-Ha should get the last laugh and will pair with a recently-extended, Tartt at SS. The good news is we'll be playing with more 2-deep safeties with the hiring of Woods and that should play more to the strengths of all the safeties.
XWR John Brown 29 BAL 66.1 #70 WR $4M APY - Anyone else want to count on Goodwin? Kyle agrees. Speed is critical to this offense. With Goodwin and Brown on the field at the same time, Kyle gets a
RG Andy Levitre 33 ATL 61.2 #N/A G $3M APY - The FO didn't want to give Person an extra $1M to start so we go with the old veteran and a high draft pick starter plus Garnett for additional insurance.
ZWR Kevin White 27 CHI 62.0 #N/A WR $2M APY - If anyone can get the most out of him, it's Kyle/JG.
Special Teams - PK Robbie Gould ($3.5M APY); RB Raheem Mostert ($1.8M RFA); WILL Elijah Lee ($645K ERFA) & SAM Mark Nzeocha ($800K APY) - Reward our own.
2018 Cap Spend - $87.8M
2019 Cap Spend - $57.7M
2019 Rookie Pool (7 picks) - $8.5M
2019 Remaining Cap - $47.8M
Cap Rank Post-FA Spendings - 3rd Most (2018 reference)
[Free Agents/Draft/Restructured Player Acquisitions]
Offensive Personnel: --- 24
QB: Jimmy Garoppolo; Nick Mullens
RB: Jerick McKinnon; Matt Breida & Raheem Mostert
FB: Kyle Juszczyk
TE: George Kittle; [Mitchell Wilcox]
XWR: Dante Pettis; Marquise Goodwin
SWR: Trent Taylor; [John Brown]
ZWR: [Kevin White]; Kendrick Bourne
LT: Joe Staley; [Colton Jackson]
LG: Laken Tomlinson; Joshua Garnett
C: Weston Richburg; Erik Magnuson
RG: [Garrett Bradbury]; [Andy Levitre]
RT: Mike McGlinchey; Shon Coleman
Defensive Personnel: --- 26
BE: [Arik Armstead]; Jullian Taylor & Kentavius Street
1T/3T: D.J. Jones; Sheldon Day
3T/1T: DeForest Buckner; Solomon Thomas
LEO/ER: [Ezekiel Ansah]; Ronald Blair
SAM/ER: [Josh Allen]; [Mark Nzeocha]
MIKE: Fred Warner; James Onwualu
WILL: [Cory Littleton]; [Elijah Lee]
RCB: [Jason McCourty]; [Amani Oruwariye] & Tarvarius Moore
SCB: K'Wuan Williams; D.J. Reed
LCB: Richard Sherman; Ahkello Witherspoon
FS: [Ha-Ha Clinton-Dix]; Adrian Colbert
SS: Jaquiski Tartt; Marcell Harris
Special Teams: --- 3
LS: Kyle Nelson
PK: [Robbie Gould]
P: [Jake Bailey]
KOR: D.J. Reed & Richie James
PR: Dante Pettis; D.J. Reed
GR: [Raheem Mostert] & Tarvarious Moore
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'49ers Way' Free Agency Pool:
[Name - PFF Grade - Position - Age - Team - 2018 Snaps]
CB: - SCB/RCB is a position that will come in over $10M APY
SCB Jason Verrett N/A CB 28 Chargers 0 - tore his achilles in late July; small; injury prone. SCB while Reed recovers from surgery
SCB Coty Sensabaugh 65.7 CB 30 Steelers 745 - Older 2nd tier CB who won't threaten Witherspoon/Moore long-term. Added depth and competition
RCB Jason McCourty 83.1 CB 32 Patriots 835 - Older 2nd tier CB who won't threaten Witherspoon/Moore long-term. Added depth and competition.
RCB Rashaan Melvin 60.5 CB 29 Raiders 604 - One year removed from a great season. H/W prerequisite
RCB Neiko Thorpe 75.7 CB 29 Seahawks 29 - System familiarity and H/W prerequisite
NT: - NT is a position that will come in well under $10M APY
NT Michael Pierce 90.8 DI 26 Ravens 388 - a young NT to back up and push D.J. Jones
LEO/ER - Wide 9's: - LEO is a position that will come in well over $10M APY
BE/LEO Brandon Graham 88.7 ED 31 Eagles 755 - highly productive, cheaper short-term solution
LEO Olivier Vernon 86.3 ED 28 Giants - post June-cut saving the Giants $15.5M in cap space. We sign him in a Sherman-like fashion
LEO Shaquil Barrett 75.9 ED 26 Broncos 276 - younger more expensive long term solution
LEO Ezekiel Ansah 74.5 ED 30 Lions 146 - our type of ER; older, cheaper but also an injury risk
LEO Dion Jordan 68.0 ED 29 Seahawks 295 - scheme familiarity; older and cheaper
SAM/ER: - SAM/ER is a position that will come in under $10M APY
Clay Matthews 63.9 ED 33 Packers 756 - veteran SAM/ER depth who will rush in nickel
Preston Smith 76.9 ED 26 Redskins 834 - more expensive long-term solution if they decide not to go with Josh Allen in the draft
RG: - RG is a position that will come in well under $10M APY
RG Ben Garland 68.7 G 31 Falcons 371 - if we don't resign Mike Person, this is what we do
RG Andy Levitre 61.2 G 33 Falcons 82 - if we don't resign Mike Person, this is what we do
RG/C Mike Person 67.2 G 31 49ers 1000 - will most likely sign elsewhere like Brandon Fusco
WILL/MIKE: - MIKE/WILL is a position that will come in just under $10M APY
MIKE Denzel Perryman 70.1 LB 26 Chargers 386 - nice young LB
MIKE Cory Littleton 66.6 LB 25 Rams 964 - steal from the Rams
WILL Jordan Hicks 75.6 LB 27 Eagles 705 - outstanding year
WILL Anthony Barr 71.4 LB 27 Vikings 810 - can add ER as well
WILL K.J. Wright 70.2 LB 30 Seahawks 223 - scheme familiarity
FS/SS: - FS/SS is a position that will come in just over/under $10M APY
FS Earl Thomas 91.3 S 30 Seahawks 237 - going to Dallas
FS Ha Ha Clinton-Dix 79.3 S 26 Redskins 459 - rangy FS veteran
FS Mike Mitchell 79.3 S 32 Colts 224 - depth
SS Clayton Geathers 71.1 S 27 Colts 715 - really nice year
SS Kenny Vaccaro 66.4 S 28 Titans 747 - cheap value
SS Landon Collins 70.4 S 25 Giants 804 - SS's are cheap now
SS Antone Exum Jr. 65.3 S 28 49ers 594 - strong possibility d/t versatililty
WR: - SWR/XWR is a position that will come in well under $10M APY
SWR Cole Beasley 74.8 WR 30 Cowboys 712 - slot receiver to go with Wes Welker, the coach
ZWR Kevin White 62.0 WR 27 Bears 170 - perfect flier on a Kyle-type of WR
XWR John Brown 66.1 WR 29 Ravens 757 - why count on Goodwin; speed is crucial to Kyle's offense
XWR J.J. Nelson 48.9 WR 27 Cardinals 213 - same concept
PR/OW: - PR/OW is a position that will come in well under $10M APY
PR/OW Cordarrelle Patterson 72.6 WR 28 Patriots 230 - dynamic returner who could be used as another offensive weapon so Juice won't feel alone
[ Edited by NCommand on Feb 11, 2020 at 4:43 AM ]
