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Vance McDonald - TE - 49ers

ESPN's Bill Williamson believes the 49ers will attempt to get second-year TE Vance McDonald more involved in the passing game this season.

McDonald only caught eight passes for 119 yards in 2013, so more involved is not a high bar to jump. McDonald seems locked into the old Delanie Walker role in the 49ers offense. In that role Walker never reached 30 receptions and was never fantasy relevant. McDonald has some value in Dynasty formats, but he is useless in redraft as long as Vernon Davis is healthy.
Source: ESPN.com

May 3 - 12:18 PM
 

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Vance McDonald - TE - 49ers

ESPN's Bill Williamson believes the 49ers will attempt to get second-year TE Vance McDonald more involved in the passing game this season.

McDonald only caught eight passes for 119 yards in 2013, so more involved is not a high bar to jump. McDonald seems locked into the old Delanie Walker role in the 49ers offense. In that role Walker never reached 30 receptions and was never fantasy relevant. McDonald has some value in Dynasty formats, but he is useless in redraft as long as Vernon Davis is healthy.
Source: ESPN.com

May 3 - 12:18 PM

Here's hoping ASJ drops way far in the draft, takes Celek's spot & lights a fire under McDonald's ass (probably won't happen after that workout with the Jets :( )
 

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This is why we need Isaiah Crowell in the 5th or 6th round:

Lattimore admits to loss of burst & explosion

Marcus Lattimore concedes he's "not all the way back, physically or mentally" from his catastrophic college knee injuries.

Lattimore's college career-ending injury involved ACL, PCL, and LCL tears in his right knee. Lattimore concedes he "still lacks the first-step burst" and "explosiveness through the hole" that he possessed as a freshman. Even before the 2012 triple-knee-ligament tear, Lattimore tore his left ACL as a sophomore. Lattimore is an easy guy to root for, but remains a long shot to rediscover past dynamic form. We'll monitor him closely throughout training camp, of course.
Source: San Jose Mercury News

May 5 - 9:14 PM
 

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This is why we need Isaiah Crowell in the 5th or 6th round:

Lattimore admits to loss of burst & explosion

Marcus Lattimore concedes he's "not all the way back, physically or mentally" from his catastrophic college knee injuries.

Lattimore's college career-ending injury involved ACL, PCL, and LCL tears in his right knee. Lattimore concedes he "still lacks the first-step burst" and "explosiveness through the hole" that he possessed as a freshman. Even before the 2012 triple-knee-ligament tear, Lattimore tore his left ACL as a sophomore. Lattimore is an easy guy to root for, but remains a long shot to rediscover past dynamic form. We'll monitor him closely throughout training camp, of course.
Source: San Jose Mercury News

May 5 - 9:14 PM


and is why they're looking at RB's............and MAYBE why Baalke doesn't want to trade LMJ?
 

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Lattimore's comments don't seem to concern me as much as others. He hasn't played a down in what, over 18 months? I'd be more bothered if he said it after this Summer.
 

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I would love to get Crowell in the 6th as well..
 

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They'll slowly work Lattimore into the mix this year. Get him some garbage time carries, then maybe work him into short yardage situations. I am concerned regarding his mental recovery, because that could really change him as a back even if he fully recovers from the injury. Maybe he'll only able to function as a short yardage back - but we'll see.
 

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Aaron Lynch - DL - Bulls

USF edge rusher Aaron Lynch, San Francisco's No. 150 overall pick, will only see the field next season as a defensive end in nickel packages, according to CSNBayArea's Matt Maiocco.

The 49ers believe the fifth-rounder's future is at OLB as a stand-up rusher. Already raw, San Francisco knows its going to take a few years for the acclimation to complete. Lynch will spend those years as a situational pass rusher, a role he's ready for right now. As a true freshman starter at Notre Dame, Lynch (6-foot-5, 249) looked like a future top-ten pick as a terror off the edge. His time at South Florida didn't go as planned, and Lynch's draft stock plummeted as a result. He's still only 21, and has a world of talent.
Source: Matt Maiocco on Twitter

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Aaron Lynch - DL - Bulls

USF edge rusher Aaron Lynch, San Francisco's No. 150 overall pick, will only see the field next season as a defensive end in nickel packages, according to CSNBayArea's Matt Maiocco.

The 49ers believe the fifth-rounder's future is at OLB as a stand-up rusher. Already raw, San Francisco knows its going to take a few years for the acclimation to complete. Lynch will spend those years as a situational pass rusher, a role he's ready for right now. As a true freshman starter at Notre Dame, Lynch (6-foot-5, 249) looked like a future top-ten pick as a terror off the edge. His time at South Florida didn't go as planned, and Lynch's draft stock plummeted as a result. He's still only 21, and has a world of talent.
Source: Matt Maiocco on Twitter

May 11 - 5:49 PM

Interesting.

Ok, Skuta just breathed a sigh of relief & Dial, TJE, Dobbs & Okoye just got a little more nervous.
 

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Shayne Skov - LB - Cardinal

49ers signed Stanford ILB Shayne Skov.

Skov (6-foot-2 1/8, 245) made 48 starts in the Cardinal's 3-4, racking up 40.5 tackles for loss with 17 sacks. He was a third-team All-American as a senior. Skov's short arms (30 5/8") and below-average athleticism (5.09 forty, 31-inch vertical) will likely keep him off the field in sub-packages, but NFL Films' Greg Cosell believes Skov could succeed in a James Farrior/Larry Foote-type role at strong-side inside linebacker in a 3-4. He's an instinctive, smart (34 Wonderlic score), high-effort run stopper and deceptively good blitzer. Shaky medicals and pre-draft workouts caused him to go undrafted.

May 11 - 2:17 PM
 

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Morgan Breslin - DL - Trojans

49ers signed USC DE/OLB Morgan Breslin.

Breslin (6-foot-1 1/8, 250) played end as a junior before converting to outside linebacker in USC's 3-4 as a senior, managing 8.0 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks while missing nine games due to hip problems. He had the hip repaired surgically last November and clocked wide-ranging forty times of 4.75 and 4.95 at the Trojans' Pro Day. Breslin does have plus athleticism (35.5-inch vertical) and was a high-impact pass rusher as a junior, registering 13 sacks. If Breslin can kick the injury bug, he could be a decent NFL edge presence.

May 11 - 2:07 PM
 
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