Analyzing the biggest takeaways from the NFL Scouting Combine for the San Francisco 49ers.
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00:00 Correct me if I'm wrong. It's supposed to be one hell of a year for offensive tackles in the draft
00:05 I think there's like seven or eight or nine who are
00:08 Given first round grades or something close to it. Is this a good year for the Niners to draft an offensive tackle in round one?
00:14 It's a phenomenal year. I have
00:17 since November
00:18 So I watched I start watching film super early because you can't watch film after the draft like after the NFL season and be caught
00:24 Up, so I start watching it. That's what you do
00:27 That's what Kyle also tries to do in my defense. That doesn't work doesn't work
00:31 So like I don't have enough time to watch all these players
00:33 So what I do is I turn it on start of the season and I start watching usually around October November time
00:38 I had eight first round grades starting in November. I still have eight first round grades
00:43 There's a couple of them that you could kind of like, okay, he's a fringe second rounder. I'm the familiar as Jordan Morgan
00:48 I'm outside of that. Some people have him in the first round
00:50 I don't definitely a super high caliber class when it comes off to the tackle
00:55 I don't think it's the best offensive tackle class that people were making it seem because that draft where
00:59 Penny soul and all that were in a Rashaun Slater that class was deep like and it was like high caliber players
01:06 They're off that entire first round for me. You see a lot of
01:10 High end for a great like grades
01:13 But then you also have people that are super excited over a Marius mims
01:17 Tyler guy in who their projects when you look at them
01:20 Like for example, I know a lot of people a lot of Niner fans want a Marius mims because it is outstanding
01:26 physical traits
01:28 eight starts
01:29 Tyler guy in not many starts my biggest question
01:33 So the Niners took a quarterback who had limited starts and they were hoping he developed
01:38 Mm-hmm
01:39 Do they make that same decision on an offensive tackle in a win now mode?
01:43 Right, or do they try to find someone who's already a little bit more developed?
01:47 I don't see them going for upside and that's why I don't think a Marius mims and Tyler guy in our guys that they truly
01:53 Have pinpointed on but glitchy certainly was not an upside pick. Oh
01:57 Absolutely, not no
02:00 Be interesting. That's a good point
02:02 So, do you think that they stick at 31 and take the best offensive tackle availability think they target a guy and trade up
02:08 so that the interesting thing is is
02:11 They could trade up to get the guy they want
02:14 I just don't think it makes sense because I think there's gonna be at 31
02:17 There's gonna be a quality offensive tackle there. I think Kingsley swim. Atalia possibly is there
02:22 I know a lot of people were saying Troy Fatanu is probably gonna drop
02:26 In this in this draft class because people see a lot of teams view him as a guard which I think he's a tackle through and
02:32 through
02:33 Jordan Morgan is also an offensive tackle who?
02:36 Team see it's interesting this team see Morgan as a tackle, but then they see foot the Tanya as a guard
02:43 But Fatanu has more length than Morgan
02:46 so to me that's a little interesting in the sense of how teams view these players because you're not gonna have eight go in the
02:52 first
02:53 first 30 picks in the sense of you have probably four quarterbacks going there people are saying there's gonna be 10 10 receivers like
03:01 I've seen multiple reports seeing 10 receivers could pause good news for the Niners
03:05 Great news for the Niners. Yeah
03:07 So you there's also interior offense alignment, for example, like the Rams will probably go center
03:13 So there's I think there's gonna be one there at 31
03:16 If not, I don't mind going best player available in that first round because a lot of teams
03:21 They make you overpay to trade up into the first
03:23 You can you could get away with trading it back up into the second super early into the second get fair value
03:29 And get fair value. Yeah, so if you're really hot and heavy about some player in the top 20 then tax you
03:36 Absolutely. I don't think you should overpay for an offensive tackle, especially right?
03:41 This is so deep. I would I personally if they if they're at 31 and there's a tackle there
03:45 I'm sure it's gonna be one of the good one of a really good tackle
03:48 so for example
03:49 I know a lot of people have Kingsley a lot of like mean people who scout and stuff like that have Kingsley a little bit
03:55 Going back into the first early second. I think he's a top three off in a tackle in this class
04:00 I think Troy Fatah knew is up there
04:03 Now the issue for me is if the Niners don't love him don't take him
04:08 Like yeah, don't take a player just cuz he's an offensive tackle best right tackle available, right? Yeah. Yeah, like that's not
04:15 It's not what you're supposed to do when you're drafting in the first round draft best player available
04:19 and then if you have that's why I'd be okay with them trading up a few spots if it's not not a whole lot but
04:24 a few spots if you really like the guy because I
04:26 Mean, I don't think you can get into your offense alignment here. You need an offensive tackle
04:33 It's tough to get those guys after round one. It's a great opportunity to get a starter
04:37 There's probably a bunch of guys in this draft who are better than Mike McGlincy right now get one of those guys
04:42 Absolutely, even for example, you could go up and get there's a lot
04:46 I don't mind them staying at 31 and hoping someone falls is in the second round
04:50 You can trade back up and go get Roger Rosengarten. I think Roger Rosengarten is a
04:55 Extremely good player. I'm on you ever Blake Freeland who a lot of a lot of 49er Twitter like why you?
05:01 Yeah, they were in love with them. Vanessa fascinated with them. I thought yeah, they wanted my blue 2.0
05:07 They couldn't wait. Yeah, it was interesting. So I thought it was a fourth fifth rounder. I don't think he was that good
05:12 This kid Roger Rosengarten has the athletic profile of Lake Freeland
05:17 What a much better pass for much better and pass pro good in the run game not as strong
05:23 We got I don't really as long as you could pass that pass protect
05:26 Like that's what I'm looking for if you could pass protect and make sure Brock pretty is standing upright. I know you you retweeted a
05:32 EPA
05:34 Mm-hmm number was I don't think of the point EPA per attempt. He led the league when when he had time to throw deadly
05:40 So rule number one is if it's a quarterback driven league
05:44 Yeah to me that this whole like building around your running game. It's something you do when you don't have the quarterback you want
05:50 It's like look, we don't really trust this guy and guys could be wide open. He's still gonna mess it up
05:54 so we're gonna we're gonna really give him the best running game possible like
05:57 You don't need to spend
06:00 What 7 million on fullback 14 million running back 28 million on a wide backer?
06:04 That's so much money when all this dude needs is time to throw
06:07 And guys who get open?
06:10 They must he's a great quarterback, but damn
06:12 They should definitely like hundred percent like it's all if you're all in either in free agency draft
06:18 You're looking to upgrade on the offensive line at some point like you have to like you can't sit there and tell yourself
06:25 for
06:27 Multiple years even even when they lost with Jimmy Garoppolo that you have a good enough offense alone. Don't lie to yourself
06:34 You
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