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Nov 15, 2021 at 9:27 PM
  • jcs
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Originally posted by DocMcstuffins:
A tough SOB! I love having him over Mostert. Sure we miss that speed but the physicality and his bruising style is perfect. He's got little bursts when hitting the hole. Yes he lacks that breakaway speed but I love his style. Perfect fit and will be fun to watch for the next few years

Lacks break away speed? He was literally the fastest pre draft RB this year. Ran a 4.33. Mostert was a 4.32.
Nov 15, 2021 at 9:29 PM
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Having Wilson back was really nice too. He's so solid. Mitchell and Wilson seemed to really complement each other tonight
Nov 15, 2021 at 9:31 PM
Originally posted by qnnhan7:
He runs tough and patient. People don't think he's a 4.38 guy, but he is.

He ran an impressive 4.38 40-yard-dash which ranks in the 96th percentile; he also ran a 6.94 3-cone (71st percentile), a 4.19 short shuttle (73rd percentile), and a vertical of 38" with a broad jump of 128", which is 81st and 93rd percentile
Originally posted by jcs:
Originally posted by DocMcstuffins:
A tough SOB! I love having him over Mostert. Sure we miss that speed but the physicality and his bruising style is perfect. He's got little bursts when hitting the hole. Yes he lacks that breakaway speed but I love his style. Perfect fit and will be fun to watch for the next few years

Lacks break away speed? He was literally the fastest pre draft RB this year. Ran a 4.33. Mostert was a 4.32.

I would say he plays slower than his 40 time. Still a good back for this scheme though.
Nov 15, 2021 at 9:38 PM
He played some WR in high school, if he can improve in that, I don't think we have seen all that is Elijah Mitchell
Nov 15, 2021 at 9:44 PM
I'm liking this kid more and more each week.
Nov 15, 2021 at 10:23 PM
Originally posted by jcs:
Originally posted by DocMcstuffins:
A tough SOB! I love having him over Mostert. Sure we miss that speed but the physicality and his bruising style is perfect. He's got little bursts when hitting the hole. Yes he lacks that breakaway speed but I love his style. Perfect fit and will be fun to watch for the next few years

Lacks break away speed? He was literally the fastest pre draft RB this year. Ran a 4.33. Mostert was a 4.32.

Mostert plays faster at this point but he's been the fastest dude in the league for the last couple years. That said, Mitchell is fast as f**k too and definitely has "breakaway" speed.
Nov 15, 2021 at 10:33 PM
Originally posted by thl408:
Why did he fall to the 6th? Glad the 49ers didn't think they already took RB earlier so they didn't need another.

Looks like they didn't take an RB earlier if PT is any indication.
Nov 16, 2021 at 2:01 AM
Originally posted by fanmusclecars:
Originally posted by qnnhan7:
He runs tough and patient. People don't think he's a 4.38 guy, but he is.

He ran an impressive 4.38 40-yard-dash which ranks in the 96th percentile; he also ran a 6.94 3-cone (71st percentile), a 4.19 short shuttle (73rd percentile), and a vertical of 38" with a broad jump of 128", which is 81st and 93rd percentile
Originally posted by jcs:
Originally posted by DocMcstuffins:
A tough SOB! I love having him over Mostert. Sure we miss that speed but the physicality and his bruising style is perfect. He's got little bursts when hitting the hole. Yes he lacks that breakaway speed but I love his style. Perfect fit and will be fun to watch for the next few years

Lacks break away speed? He was literally the fastest pre draft RB this year. Ran a 4.33. Mostert was a 4.32.

I would say he plays slower than his 40 time. Still a good back for this scheme though.

He said he dropped 15 pounds to get that fast 40 time. Then gained most of it back. Now he's a 4.40 guy buy always falls forward and breaks tackles so the trade off for .07 of a second is worth it
Nov 16, 2021 at 2:44 AM
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Originally posted by qnnhan7:
He played some WR in high school, if he can improve in that, I don't think we have seen all that is Elijah Mitchell

Ooooohhh man I'm getting excited. Hopefully he works on his hands and route running in the offseason so we can use him more as a pass catcher too!
Nov 16, 2021 at 2:48 AM
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Steal of the draft.
Nov 16, 2021 at 5:00 AM
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Originally posted by mayo49:
Originally posted by 9moon:
Originally posted by SanDiego49er:
He's just a tremendous player. I'm glad we got him.


Yeah, he's a keeper.

Nov 16, 2021 at 6:06 AM
Can't help thinking how awesome it would be if the original timeline for Mostert (about 8 weeks) had held up.

Imagine him strolling back in with the way Mitchell and Wilson looked last night?
Nov 16, 2021 at 7:30 AM
Mitchell has definitely been a nice surprise. Makes up for Sermon not living up to expectations. I loved the way they lined up Deebo in the backfield last night. If they ever get another good receiver he might make a great RB in the Roger Craig mold. Deebo isn't a great route runner but he would be very good as a receiver out of the backfield. He could be another 1000/1000 yard back.
Nov 16, 2021 at 7:41 AM
Originally posted by jcs:
Originally posted by DocMcstuffins:
A tough SOB! I love having him over Mostert. Sure we miss that speed but the physicality and his bruising style is perfect. He's got little bursts when hitting the hole. Yes he lacks that breakaway speed but I love his style. Perfect fit and will be fun to watch for the next few years

Lacks break away speed? He was literally the fastest pre draft RB this year. Ran a 4.33. Mostert was a 4.32.

Difference between game speed and what you're timed at. Look at how Mostert runs vs him. It's a night and day difference in their styles. Mostert hits it with speed like no other where Mitchell is more punishing. Think about all of the Mostert breakaway TD's. That's what I meant in break away speed. We haven't seen any td runs by Mitchell like we have of Mostert's have we. No.

i should've worded it better.
Nov 16, 2021 at 7:42 AM
Originally posted by qnnhan7:
He runs tough and patient. People don't think he's a 4.38 guy, but he is.

He ran an impressive 4.38 40-yard-dash which ranks in the 96th percentile; he also ran a 6.94 3-cone (71st percentile), a 4.19 short shuttle (73rd percentile), and a vertical of 38" with a broad jump of 128", which is 81st and 93rd percentile

He is but he doesn't run like that. It's all good though. He's a stud:
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