JJT: It's obvious Stephen is running the show now

Carp said:

The McFadden signing frees us up to not have to be so locked into a RB at 27. I really don't think they signed him with the intention of him being the primary back. Stephen had those numbers showing the decline of RBs at McFadden's age, so he is clearly just a part of the RB puzzle.

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Newt said:

I want to agree with this, I would love to think that we have enough for sight to say, "hey, lets sign this guy, then if we get to the draft and one of the top running backs is on the board but there is still a defensive player that we really like too we aren't forced to take the running back."

I would still have a problem if we passed on Gordon because we were banking on McFadden though. The only bright side is a deep running back class, but we got used to the idea of a stud running back last season and to go back to running back by committee would be a mistake IMO. If we can get a solid d-tackle I wouldn't have a problem pushing RB to the third round, I just have no idea what will be available at 27.

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Carp said:

I think if you wait until the 3rd you are looking at Cobb and David Johnson. Yeldon may still be there as well. The team clearly believes in the OL and that a RB is interchangeable.

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Chocolate Lab said:

If they believe anyone can run behind this line, they sure didn't show it last year when they refused to rest Murray even in blowouts.

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Bob Roberts said:

We'll see when Romo is gone. I judge a FO by their ability to find a QB. Jerry didn't value investing draft picks into the position, choosing to go with FA and baseball players instead. We'll see if Stephen is any different.

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NoDak said:

And not one single fuck was given.

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townsend said:

I'm really worried by the coaches we have in place. I think coaches have a lot more to do with cultivating a good QB than picking the right prospect. We got Romo in the tiniest window when Sean Payton, Bill Parcells and even Vinny Testaverde could help coach him up. 999 times out of 1000 Romo leaves the league without ever completing a pass in the NFL.
You see guys like Holmgren, Reid, never seem to have to look hard for a QB. In fact Holmgren and Reid can trade away their backup QBs for serious picks. Alex Smith was a draft bust of a QB for most of his career until Harbaugh turned him into a damn decent one, then his backup surpassed him. After a decade without a QB, Harbaugh managed to coach up two in a season and a half.

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townsend said:

I'm really worried by the coaches we have in place. I think coaches have a lot more to do with cultivating a good QB than picking the right prospect. We got Romo in the tiniest window when Sean Payton, Bill Parcells and even Vinny Testaverde could help coach him up. 999 times out of 1000 Romo leaves the league without ever completing a pass in the NFL.
You see guys like Holmgren, Reid, never seem to have to look hard for a QB. In fact Holmgren and Reid can trade away their backup QBs for serious picks.

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townsend said:

Alex Smith was a draft bust of a QB for most of his career until Harbaugh turned him into a damn decent one, then his backup surpassed him. After a decade without a QB, Harbaugh managed to coach up two in a season and a half.

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ravidubey said:

Smith was front and center Hairball's only choice, so he built a very conservative offense that featured his skills. And Smith was still God-awful.

Looking at the talent around him in the early part of this decade Smith should be embarrassed and beaten with a cane for not winning a Superbowl. He was the single reason they couldn't hang with the Giants in the playoffs, and exactly why the 49ers drafted Kaepernick in the 2nd round.

And Kaeperkick is also God-awful. Hey guys, let's draft a fucking QB whose #1 skill is running the fucking football! That team will be lucky to win 5 games next year. Great job, Jim!

Parcells left Dallas with what's turning out to be an all-timer in Romo. Fuck it, I said it. Tony Romo is a great QB.

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ravidubey said:

The combination of Parcells, Payton, Lee, and Palmer grooming Tony Romo and hiding him on their roster from Jerry Jones for three years is something akin to a football miracle. These things happen rarely if ever anywhere in this league.

Any QB coaching would be found wanting next to that.




Smith was front and center Hairball's only choice, so he built a very conservative offense that featured his skills. And Smith was still God-awful.

Looking at the talent around him in the early part of this decade Smith should be embarrassed and beaten with a cane for not winning a Superbowl. He was the single reason they couldn't hang with the Giants in the playoffs, and exactly why the 49ers drafted Kaepernick in the 2nd round.

And Kaeperkick is also God-awful. Hey guys, let's draft a fucking QB whose #1 skill is running the fucking football! That team will be lucky to win 5 games next year. Great job, Jim!

Parcells left Dallas with what's turning out to be an all-timer in Romo. Fuck it, I said it. Tony Romo is a great QB.

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townsend said:

God Awful seems unfair. Smith's 38-16 as a starter since starting for Harbaugh and Reid. He beat Drew Brees (admittedly a lot of QBs have done that now.) in a playoff shootout, and would have gone to the SB if it wasn't for 2 muffed punts. Kaepernick has some pretty great games under his belt, although he seems to be a quickly diminishing commodity. Running QBs have such a short shelf life. Like 2 years it seems.

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