Niners draft Colton McKivitz | OT West Virginia

Originally posted by genus49:

civilized redneck

lol, the kid sounds like he's got some personality on him. Should fit in well.

I loved that quote. 😂

Originally posted by qnnhan7:
One thing that was really cool was if the Washington deal didn't go through, one of our Plan Bs was to try to draft [OL] Colton [McKivitz] there in the fourth round and then we made that risk to move that to go up and get the receiver we wanted. Then we did end up getting Trent and to still be able to get him (McKivitz) in the fifth round was a hell of a deal. We felt really excited about how today went." -KS

They had McKivitz as a plan B potentially replacing Staley

Lynch and KS ice water in the veins gamblers ...Jimmy could've had a rookie 4th/5th rounder on his blindside

They most likely meant move Mike to LT and keep Colton at RT

If you're an OL in this system you will be playing in 2020. Train this boy up Benton and Compton.

Originally posted by NCommand:
If you're an OL in this system you will be playing in 2020. Train this boy up Benton and Compton.

agreed. Skule did more than an admirable job for sure.

Originally posted by TheXFactor:

Originally posted by qnnhan7:
One thing that was really cool was if the Washington deal didn't go through, one of our Plan Bs was to try to draft [OL] Colton [McKivitz] there in the fourth round and then we made that risk to move that to go up and get the receiver we wanted. Then we did end up getting Trent and to still be able to get him (McKivitz) in the fifth round was a hell of a deal. We felt really excited about how today went." -KS

They had McKivitz as a plan B potentially replacing Staley

Lynch and KS ice water in the veins gamblers ...Jimmy could've had a rookie 4th/5th rounder on his blindside

They most likely meant move Mike to LT and keep Colton at RT

Well, I mean Garappolo did have a 5th round rookie and a UDFA journeyman protecting his blindside for a good chunk of last season. I think it means that they think highly enough of Colton that they would trusted him at that position, or at least be great competition with Brunskill, Shon Coleman, and Skule for the starting job.

Originally posted by TheXFactor:

Originally posted by NCommand:
If you're an OL in this system you will be playing in 2020. Train this boy up Benton and Compton.

agreed. Skule did more than an admirable job for sure.

Totally ON POINT.

I thought we were sunk.

He showed up big time.

Originally posted by TheXFactor:

Originally posted by NCommand:

If you're an OL in this system you will be playing in 2020. Train this boy up Benton and Compton.

agreed. Skule did more than an admirable job for sure.

This system files through OL like I've never seen. The more the merrier.

Hopefully this link is not to redundant, anyhow here goes.

https://draftexaminer.com/2020/02/14/ot-colton-mckivitz-west-virginia/

Peters described McKivitz as "an acquired taste."

"He grows on you," he said, "because when you look at him at first, he's not the greatest athlete. But he's extremely consistent, he's extremely tough and he's extremely smart as a football player."

Peters noted that West Virginia wasn't very good in 2019. The Mountaineers finished 5-7 and tied for seventh place in the Big 12. Still, he was named first-team All-Big 12 and was a second-team All-American.

"When you're not on a good team you don't usually win awards like that," Peters said. "So that says something about the respect people around that league and around the country have for him."

Peters said McKivitz earned what the team calls a "gold helmet," something that only 15 to 20 players in an entire draft class get each year. To get that designation, Peters said, a player has to hit a number of what he called "exemplary" criteria, including his character off the field and his football intelligence. Peters noted that McKivitz played right tackle, left tackle and some guard at West Virginia and that he knew all five positions on the offensive line.

"So if you had to throw them in somewhere he was ready to go," Peters said. "He's a really, really bright kid. Despite not being a great athlete, he was very consistent, and he was very productive. And those are things you can win with."

"There's not a lot who earn that," he said of gold-helmet status. "It's something that you have to really earn, and it's not something we just hand out."

Originally posted by NYniner85:

A deep dive into the #49ers' draft class, explained by top scout Adam Peters https://t.co/pyEVUkJUxV

— Matt Barrows (@mattbarrows) May 10, 2020

Peters described McKivitz as "an acquired taste."

"He grows on you," he said, "because when you look at him at first, he's not the greatest athlete. But he's extremely consistent, he's extremely tough and he's extremely smart as a football player."

Peters noted that West Virginia wasn't very good in 2019. The Mountaineers finished 5-7 and tied for seventh place in the Big 12. Still, he was named first-team All-Big 12 and was a second-team All-American.

"When you're not on a good team you don't usually win awards like that," Peters said. "So that says something about the respect people around that league and around the country have for him."

Peters said McKivitz earned what the team calls a "gold helmet," something that only 15 to 20 players in an entire draft class get each year. To get that designation, Peters said, a player has to hit a number of what he called "exemplary" criteria, including his character off the field and his football intelligence. Peters noted that McKivitz played right tackle, left tackle and some guard at West Virginia and that he knew all five positions on the offensive line.

"So if you had to throw them in somewhere he was ready to go," Peters said. "He's a really, really bright kid. Despite not being a great athlete, he was very consistent, and he was very productive. And those are things you can win with."

"There's not a lot who earn that," he said of gold-helmet status. "It's something that you have to really earn, and it's not something we just hand out."

Future Center!

Originally posted by TheXFactor:
agreed. Skule did more than an admirable job for sure.

Were you and I watching the same player?

Originally posted by TheXFactor:

agreed. Skule did more than an admirable job for sure.

I have been re-watching a lot of the games from this past season and inspite of what the collective memory may be in regard to Skule's stint at left tackle he was mostly getting his ass kicked in pass protection. Jimmy's quick release saved him on several occasions. Skule was better in the running game.

Originally posted by 49ers81:

Originally posted by TheXFactor:
agreed. Skule did more than an admirable job for sure.

I have been re-watching a lot of the games from this past season and inspite of what the collective memory may be in regard to Skule's stint at left tackle he was mostly getting his ass kicked in pass protection. Jimmy's quick release saved him on several occasions. Skule was better in the running game.

For the fact he was 1. a rookie, and 2. in place of Joe Staley, I'd say he did a good job from what I can remember. The 9th OL spot is likely between him and Compton, who has versatility on his side, but costs $2.7M where Skule costs less than $700K against the cap.

Originally posted by AB81Rules:

Originally posted by 49ers81:

Originally posted by TheXFactor:
agreed. Skule did more than an admirable job for sure.

I have been re-watching a lot of the games from this past season and inspite of what the collective memory may be in regard to Skule's stint at left tackle he was mostly getting his ass kicked in pass protection. Jimmy's quick release saved him on several occasions. Skule was better in the running game.

For the fact he was 1. a rookie, and 2. in place of Joe Staley, I'd say he did a good job from what I can remember. The 9th OL spot is likely between him and Compton, who has versatility on his side, but costs $2.7M where Skule costs less than $700K against the cap.

Compton isn't going anywhere either.

I thought Skull did a good job given the circumstance.