49ers sign Hroniss Grasu OL

Aug 19, 2020 at 12:07 PM

NYniner85
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depth center signing

The #49ers are adding depth, as they are expected to sign FA interior OL Hroniss Grasu and FA WR Jaron Brown, pending their final COVID tests, source said. Brown had 220 yards on 16 catches last year with the #Seahawks and Grasu recently spent time with the #Ravens.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) August 19, 2020

[ Edited by NYniner85 on Aug 19, 2020 at 12:09 PM ]

Aug 19, 2020 at 12:15 PM

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So, no Kilgore, now.

Aug 19, 2020 at 12:20 PM

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Originally posted by mayo49:
So, no Kilgore, now.

guess not.

Aug 19, 2020 at 12:32 PM

pasodoc9er
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Didn't we have trouble with Kilgore like we had with the "Swinging Gate" who also was famous for the "matador" blocks? I thot we were all relieved when Kilgore left. He could snap the ball but i don't recall him being able to block. Have i got the wrong guy? My recollection was being happy when he left ,maybe to Miami?

Aug 19, 2020 at 12:34 PM

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Hroniss Grasu is indeed a depth signing — he's a former third-round draft pick but has never won a starting center job in his career. IMO this can taken as an indication the 49ers don't believe Ben Garland's ankle injury is serious. Grasu allows Brunskill to focus on RG https://t.co/QLFRrFPi54
— David Lombardi (@LombardiHimself) August 19, 2020

Aug 19, 2020 at 12:36 PM

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Originally posted by pasodoc9er:
Didn't we have trouble with Kilgore like we had with the "Swinging Gate" who also was famous for the "matador" blocks? I thot we were all relieved when Kilgore left. He could snap the ball but i don't recall him being able to block. Have i got the wrong guy? My recollection was being happy when he left ,maybe to Miami?

meh he was okay...I mean you're not getting a true starting quality center at this point in the game. I don't think Garland's injury is that bad either.

Aug 19, 2020 at 12:36 PM

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Originally posted by NYniner85:

Hroniss Grasu is indeed a depth signing — he's a former third-round draft pick but has never won a starting center job in his career. IMO this can taken as an indication the 49ers don't believe Ben Garland's ankle injury is serious. Grasu allows Brunskill to focus on RG https://t.co/QLFRrFPi54
— David Lombardi (@LombardiHimself) August 19, 2020

Please let that be the case, lol.

Sounds like we never really close on Kilgore anyway. Don't have the money, or didn't want to find it to spend on him.

Aug 19, 2020 at 12:48 PM

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Originally posted by Overkill:

Originally posted by NYniner85:

Hroniss Grasu is indeed a depth signing — he's a former third-round draft pick but has never won a starting center job in his career. IMO this can taken as an indication the 49ers don't believe Ben Garland's ankle injury is serious. Grasu allows Brunskill to focus on RG https://t.co/QLFRrFPi54
— David Lombardi (@LombardiHimself) August 19, 2020

Please let that be the case, lol.

Sounds like we never really close on Kilgore anyway. Don't have the money, or didn't want to find it to spend on him.

Barrows agrees.

This suggests C Ben Garland's ankle injury isn't a long-term issue. He could miss some practices but the injury isn't considered major. https://t.co/ERz2HZoWXh
— Matt Barrows (@mattbarrows) August 19, 2020

Aug 19, 2020 at 12:54 PM

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Originally posted by pasodoc9er:
Didn't we have trouble with Kilgore like we had with the "Swinging Gate" who also was famous for the "matador" blocks? I thot we were all relieved when Kilgore left. He could snap the ball but i don't recall him being able to block. Have i got the wrong guy? My recollection was being happy when he left ,maybe to Miami?

That's my memory of him, guys were already in the backfield before the RB had the ball and he the was snapping the ball lol

Aug 19, 2020 at 1:11 PM

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Originally posted by pasodoc9er:
Didn't we have trouble with Kilgore like we had with the "Swinging Gate" who also was famous for the "matador" blocks? I thot we were all relieved when Kilgore left. He could snap the ball but i don't recall him being able to block. Have i got the wrong guy? My recollection was being happy when he left ,maybe to Miami?

You not wrong but it's slim pickings across the board right now.

Aug 19, 2020 at 1:14 PM

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He's an Oregon guy, known for his unusual name.

Aug 19, 2020 at 1:18 PM

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pasodoc9er
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Just a shame, Kyle can't go to Walmart parking lot and pickup an IOL like he can a RB. On RBs he and his dad are whiz bangs. I guess it is because there are just a lot of them coming out of major colleges, universities, JUCOs, etc. IOLs? Not so much. We get 1 or 2 a yr each draft or occasionally 4 in rd 1 but like two yrs ago, another 5 or 6 in rd 2. Not this yr, tho. Somebody, maybe NY, posted that we got a bunch coming up next draft. That doesn't help us now, either.

Still , i'm Glad Kilgore went elsewhere. He was tough to watch while here. There still are cuts coming and JL has done himself proud there also. So it isn't over yet.

Aug 19, 2020 at 1:18 PM

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Originally posted by mayo49:
So, no Kilgore, now.

Who knows man? I'm pretty sure he had a big serious injury last year with Miami.

Aug 19, 2020 at 1:27 PM

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Originally posted by lamontb:

Originally posted by pasodoc9er:
Didn't we have trouble with Kilgore like we had with the "Swinging Gate" who also was famous for the "matador" blocks? I thot we were all relieved when Kilgore left. He could snap the ball but i don't recall him being able to block. Have i got the wrong guy? My recollection was being happy when he left ,maybe to Miami?

You not wrong but it's slim pickings across the board right now.

Kilgore was ok before he broke his leg in 2014, missed 2015 and never was the same. He looked old, weak and slow. He looked better at the end of 2017, Jimmy G actually made him look good with his quick release, enough for Lynch to give Kilgore a 3 years extension. Traded his ass for a seven eleven burrito when they signed Richburg.
Didn't follow his performance in Miami but I'm guessing he was below average.

Aug 19, 2020 at 1:44 PM

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Originally posted by richterkbelmont:
Didn't follow his performance in Miami but I'm guessing he was below average.

He tore his triceps in the 4th game of 2018 and missed the remainder of that season.

Last year he started 13 games for what PFF and other stat sites considered the worst OL in the league.