C Jake Brendel Thread

Originally posted by OnTheClock:

Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:

Originally posted by OnTheClock:
Foerester inadvertently called out Brendel when talking about Trent..

"Yes, [Trent's] fine," said run game coordinator and offensive line coach Chris Foerster. "He's been playing as well as he's ever played. There might be some protections, but I thought it was the same as last year.

Yeah. Now we know, Jake not only blows at holding up against power, he is also screwing up the protections.

Which is the worst part of it all. If you have an undersized center that isn't great at the POA, let them at least have a tremendous football IQ and awareness to call protections and have the mental part of the game down pat but he's lousy at that too. There's nothing he does that a rookie couldn't replace.

Agree 100% -- It's horrific. I blame Forester the most and then Kyle and John. I know Trent likes coach Chris but the guy is an absolute clown when it comes to evaluating talent and choosing who should be out there. I mean FFS the guy was prepared to have BURFORD START AT RG OVER PUNI to start the year.

He also openly admitted he was responsible for bad run calls in the red zone that he pushed to install in the game plan. I'm getting worked up again just thinking about it.

I want him and Brian Schneider gone, along with his handpicked guys who shouldn't be starters or even on the team.

Originally posted by DaleGribble:

Originally posted by CatchMaster80:

Originally posted by Cisco0623:

Originally posted by CatchMaster80:

Many think Feliciano will replace him when he's healthy. He's bigger and stronger and when he's knee is healed enough I'm hoping they make the switch. Lynch has mentioned it so it's likely to happen. Brendel has never been anything more than a stop gap until they found a better player.

I agree but not with the latter. We know they tried to get a better center, but when it didn't happen they gave this guy a 4 year deal lol They could have taken like 4 centers in this draft alone.. abysmal

They did take one from Michigan. Nugent may be good but he needs to add weight and strength if he's going to anchor an NFL line.

He wasn't drafted he was a rookie free agent, if they had wanted to replace him they could've drafted any number of guys that were viewed as day one starters, a stop gap shouldn't be a three year starter.