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
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
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