San Francisco 49ers Discussion

Finally get our picks started tonight. Very happy to see Aiyuk wasn't moved and hoping they don't let Trey go, especially if it is anything less than an early 2nd plus other picks.

The team goes in with no real needs, which is good as we'd be in trouble otherwise given how long we'll still have to wait. OT, Edge, S, Kicker would be nice but BPA all the way.

Didn't think they'd make all their picks last year but they proved me wrong. Surely 11 picks is too many with a stacked squad so presume there'll be some movement. Hope they dont try to package too many of their thirds to move up though, would rather a few lottery tickets when there shouldnt be too much more chance of a late 2nd or early 3rd being great than their late 3rds

Agree with all of that, I'm happy with that draft. That is two years in a row where everyone looked to try to copy the 49ers, last year all the players who had Deebo like abilities flew off the board.

The analysts rarely rate our drafts highly with the current leadership, aside from their first in 2017 where they 'stole' Foster along with taking the consensus top pick Thomas and we all know that ended up being a disaster. Since then we've continued to pivot to trusting data points for players that aren't really taken into account by analysts, like specific scheme needs, intel from college sources, internal tracking data, and interviews - which means they appear to not be great 'value'.

Feel similar about Moody, it is nearly a carbon copy of us taking Wishnowsky right ahead of the Patriots and everyone, including myself, grumbled. We got the better punter there who is on his second contract, when most of that 4th round never ended up being close to the same value. Kicker was our biggest hole so we were either paying top dollar or using a draft pick on it. When you're competing for SB I don't see how you can go with the 'pick a guy off the street' approach. Moody looks like he'll be able to get kickoffs into the endzone too which will improve our special teams significantly.

Th other guys looked to be for spots where the team felt a guy had an opportunity to make the team and went BPA. We don't need to draft trait project guys with boom or bust ranges of outcomes, instead we need and draft for good culture fits who can be at minimum solid backups quickly, do a great job on special teams, and upside to become a star is a bonus. Can see the Brown and Winters competing for starter roles during the year and being starters next year, with at least one of the TEs being in the rotation - the rest backups.

OT is like C and G last year, I trust the team that they have it covered with the guys they're developing and have signed. Fisher will be the annual UDFA hype candidate to be tracked all through camp. Really interested in how Poe looks in camp after a year of development.

Final bit of agreement is on the freed up money, feel we should have an FA player or two coming in this week.

The last time I stayed in the city I Airbnb'd it in the Marina district (AirBnb has been clamped down on though in the city, not as much choice now). Been lots of times so dont like hotels or touristy areas there. I have stayed in Union Square before Airbnb arrived on scene, it's ok there, central anyway but in the city...I rather be near the water & Crissy Field/Presidio. The last few times I've done the playoff games, I just stayed in a hotel near the airport as I only came over for the game & one day in the city...it's easier that way. If you stay in the city, pencil in 2 hours to get to Levis if you're going by train.

Purdy cleared & good to go in camp, will be 2 days on 1 day off! QB1! Battle is on for back up make no mistake between the other 3! As with Joey Bosa, Nick waiting for the new contract before showing up. I think it gets done next week just before the pads go on & it gets real.

He's gone now. Kinda stole a 4th from the Cowboys. Glad he's gone now because the debate for the most part can stop. Pity it didn't work, absolutely, but it didn't for all the reasons in the above comment.

As @Foxtrol said, the move to 3 was the issue. Lawrence was 1 (only guaranteed solid qb in that draft) & everyone knew the Jets wanted Wilson after the pro day (can never understand pro days but anyway!) so after that Niners were getting only the 3rd best qb at best, and it's always risky, whether Lance of Fields.

Now sort Bosa if thats possible (he may well be waiting on Chris Jones, which if so, is out of the Niners hands). And sign Robbie Gould now. Put Moody on IR & just roll with Gould (if Moody is actually injured).

As Belichick would say....we're on to Pittsburgh! Finally, no more contract/trade/backup talk. We're on to football & the Steelers! 6pm Sunday, yew!

Crazy game but it felt great going into one of those back and forth games when so many things go wrong and still come out the right side of it.

I definitely underestimated the Packers but am still confident for next week no matter who we face.

Sorensen promoted to DC and Staley brought in as Assistant HC.

Actually like the balance - Shanahan clearly knows what he wants the defense to run and in that scenario you might as well do an internal hire - especially as the players seemed to have an issue with an outside voice. Bringing Staley in to provides a new flavour that they can sprinkle in, especially if moving from the many roles of HC allows him to get back to the type of coach that made that Rams defense so dangerous when he was DC.

If it doesn't work out there is likely many more options next year, especially if Jets clear house.

The team looks good & sorted after mini-camp. All but Aiyuk present. No idea what will happen him…as is normal with Niners they play hard ball & do tend to leave it to just before training camp…so expect no word just yet. Personally I'm of the opinion he's not worth paying upwards of 25 mil a year for how Kyle uses him for…doing a hell of a lot of blocking. He's worth the money for sure, but not in the way the Niners use him. The money seems to be there if they want to pay him full on. CMC re-signing is a no-brainer….can see him retiring a Niner whenever that comes. Now comes the most quiet period of the off-season before it all ramps up big time in July for training camp!

Nice! Don't think I will this year…after the Cowboys playoff in '23, I'm spoiled by the playoff atmosphere now!! The night games are epic also though, if you can do those!

Transport - use the train! You can get it from the city I think, but I always end up staying in Milbrae next to the airport, and get the Cal train from there, then the VTA light rail to the stadium. Easy, just takes about 1 hr 10 mins from there. There's a specific Levis Stadium ticket you can get also, it's on the menu system for buying tickets.

I've never tailgated but was invited to one for the playoff game, probably should have went, but I do like watching the players warm up - I'm into training etc! I was going to Fiddlers Green pub in Milbrae a bit when I went for the playoff game and on chatting when they heard we came just for the game, they invited us to their tailgate. You could try there…nice crew in the pub, even though I didn't make the tailgate.

I get my tickets through Stub Hub. I've only bought once officially from Ticketmaster, in 2015 when the Niners were dire & tickets cheap & easy to get!! I sit in the same section everytime also, so want specific tickets…so Stub Hub works. It's section 129…that's the endzone side where the Niners will warm up, so even if you don't go to that section, that's the side of the stadium that's good to see the guys up close during warmups. The opposite side of that endzone is the Niners tunnel also for when players are introduced, and you have guys like Jerry Rice etc walking around that end zone too! The big fog horn is there too!

You'll always get tickets on Stub Hub etc so sometimes worth waiting before closer to the time. Playoffs are naturally different but prices will depend on how the season is going! (Hopefully they're expensive lol!!)

Nice! Layer up for that Rams game! The sun will be out at kick-off & can be nice, but by half time it has set & starts to get chilly especially if the wind starts blowing!! If you're getting the train, those night games finish quite late, and by the time you get from your seat to the VTA train, it can take almost an hour even regular season games. The VTA runs a lot, but Cal train doesn't…I think they're usually 30 mins a part so there's time but you wouldn't want to hang around too long after!