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Montalban
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Seahawks officially part ways with Doug Baldwin, Kam Chancellor
Good! These guys were hell on the 49ers.
Good! These guys were hell on the 49ers.
Every good 'team' comes to an end, so all you can hope for is a SB while the window is open. The exception is New England, because Brady doesn't force a 'normal' contract. That isn't the only reason of course, but a big one.
If Garapolo plays like he did in 2017, our window could open as soon as THIS season.
Every good 'team' comes to an end, so all you can hope for is a SB while the window is open. The exception is New England, because Brady doesn't force a 'normal' contract. That isn't the only reason of course, but a big one.
If Garapolo plays like he did in 2017, our window could open as soon as THIS season.
Could but not likely as I believe the O-Line needs to much help.
The biggest issue to me is the secondary. Only Sherman is proven. The team is relying on a bunch of injury prone and untested players this year.
With better communication and better health, the secondary will be a little better. The pass rush will help them even more. So not saying the secondary will be solid, but am saying the results will be better.
Witherspoon needs to play with more focus, but at least we know he has ability. This is his 3rd year, so he SHOULD be able to "play faster". If he 'flames out', their first draft class will then be considered lousy.
The biggest issue to me is the secondary. Only Sherman is proven. The team is relying on a bunch of injury prone and untested players this year.
The secondary does need help as well but Verrett is proven (was a pro bowler) he just can't stay healthy.
That is the problem. The secondary has at least three people who have a history of not being able to stay healthy
The interior O-Line has a history of giving up QB pressures, at least the injured have shown ability to be NFL starters. What would you rather have guys that stay healthy but can't block or guys that have a hard time staying on the field but can cover? The front office doesn't seem to care if they protect the money the invested at the QB position which seems like lunacy to me.
Yes, but it is still a big question mark heading into this season
Yeah we all know this, EVERY team has injured players. There will always be question marks heading into ANY season.
Every year there will be questions marks, whether at QB, RB, O-line, D-line, LB, Secondary, etc. Every year somewhere. Every year there will be injuries, whether before or during the season.
Not saying things are now solved, because the team never will be complete. But am saying there are improvements and you can't fix everything at once. Yes, there are injured players, and we don't know what will happen. But this a fact of NFL life.
The 49ers center has shown the ability to be an NFL starter. He was not too long ago ranked one of the top centers in the NFL. And if by the injured you are referring to secondary it is questionable beyond Sherman and Verrett how many of them you would consider to be quality NFL starters.
I would not include Ward. He is average at best. PFF ranks him average. The guards are ranked as good as the secondary. Person is above average. Tomlinson average. Tartt is above average, Ward average, Colbert and Witherspoon below averageSure Richburg has shown he can be a good player and hopefully it was just injuries but the same can't be said for the guard play. I would include Ward with Sherman and Verrett. The 49ers interior O-Line was absolutely terrible last year and they did even less to fix that than they did the secondary.
I would not include Ward. He is average at best. PFF ranks him average. The guards are ranked as good as the secondary. Person is above average. Tomlinson average. Tartt is above average, Ward average, Colbert and Witherspoon below average