Analyzing which needs are the biggest for the San Francisco 49ers.
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00:00 What's the bigger need what's the bigger go through a few?
00:02 Options here. It's kind of like
00:05 When we do sleeper picks more than or less than let's make some picks. What's the bigger need?
00:10 Let's make some picks man defensive end or defensive tackle
00:14 Defensive tackle
00:18 What?
00:19 I feel like there's a lot of defensive ends laying around and we already proved that we can do it
00:23 We did it three times in the season
00:24 We got chase young randy gregory and sebastian joseph day, even though he was an interior guy
00:28 The reason why we need a defensive tackle is because we can't stop the run. All right
00:34 Yeah, and javon hardgrave is making a lot of money
00:36 But he can't stop the run either and we need somebody to actually have a consistent pass rush up the middle of the field to
00:43 Be able to utilize our the best part of our defense with my opinion, which is our linebacking court
00:48 so I would take um a defensive tackle and you know, like I said edges are kind of like, uh,
00:56 You know, like doesn't yeah, they're like exotic cars in miami
00:59 Like everybody can go down there and just spend 500 dollars and ride around for a week on them. Yeah, you just right through
01:04 It's a great point. Oh, look at that guy that green lambo. Oh my god that culling it is nice
01:10 It's like yeah, you rented that it's cool. He's like, you know i'm saying it's got a little two week vacay
01:14 Spent a couple of thousand, you know
01:16 That's how I look at pass rushers. I like that but they need like a real d tackle who could be here for a while
01:22 um
01:23 to replace kinlaw to replace armstead to fill in and
01:26 Stop the run
01:28 dj jones would be perfect
01:30 thing about the end
01:33 We can't afford them grant
01:34 They're expensive
01:36 Yeah, they're expensive and they do have drake jackson who can bench
01:39 3 15 like
01:42 That was a bad sign
01:49 Yeah
01:51 Oh man, so yeah
01:56 He was so proud bro
01:59 Yeah, all the sports writers like I can't do that at all. That sounds like a lie. That's remarkable
02:04 So, I mean, okay
02:08 They can get a defensive and getting a defensive tackle be tricky
02:12 They're not gonna probably get one in round one. So round two round three
02:15 They got to get a defensive tackle who might be able to start some games as a rookie. Okay
02:19 Well, that's a bigger
02:21 I'm, sorry, go ahead draft this draft. They have to replenish the depth of the defensive line
02:26 because they got it they really got a hit on some late round guys defensive line wise because
02:32 Not only are we not talented enough in that area for especially interior wise, but we're older we need to get younger
02:39 Right. So in the draft this year i'm really looking for them
02:43 I I don't I wouldn't be surprised if they went and got like a guy they really believed in in the first round
02:47 It's just our team, you know, we can find a good tackle
02:50 I'll just see I just know they just want to patch but for the most part in the later rounds
02:56 um
02:57 They do need to beef up the defensive line, but that is the question. We've got 11 picks
03:02 Do you think we're going to use all those picks?
03:04 No, I don't but real quick do you know how many defensive tackles are like actually under
03:13 Contract with the niners and on their 53-man roster
03:16 Uh
03:19 three armstead hargrave and khalid davis
03:22 That's it. Kevin. Givens free agent. Kinlaw free agent. Sebastian. Joseph day free agent
03:28 They're like
03:31 They need defensive tackle the niners. They still have robert beale and drake jackson. So I think they're pretty much good at dn
03:36 But d tackle they need someone for sure. Let's move to another position. What's a bigger need?
03:42 Offensive line. Hold on. Let me set it up. What's a bigger need?
03:45 Interior offensive line or offensive tackle?
03:48 Man, that's a hard one for me
03:51 Well, no, it's not offensive tackle, okay, the reason why is because
04:00 You you can miss the force through the trees when you're talking about right tackle
04:06 but
04:08 but what you said was offensive tackle not right tackle and
04:12 If you're bringing in a tackle, not only are you bringing in somebody to?
04:16 Elevate the right side, but we're also handling our trent williams question with when he finally leaves
04:23 so
04:24 I understand and I have been pushing for a center. I get it, but I only want a center if we're at 31
04:30 I really do believe that we should trade up and go get our next guy that we can swing over
04:36 To train and actually uh play with trent at the same time
04:40 Um, so yeah it tackle is more important because it speaks to not only a actual position but a future position as well
04:47 Yeah, you know what i'm thinking is
04:50 When I was in college the niners made a move
04:52 Well, I don't know if they made a move but they drafted a an offensive tackle late in the first round
04:56 And they played him a right tackle for one year. I mean moving the left tackle and he was there for a very long time
05:01 and his name was
05:02 Joe staley hell of a player kids may not remember him number 74 good guy kind of funny dry sense of humor anyway
05:10 28th pick in the draft 2007
05:12 That's a good spot
05:15 I don't know who's gonna be there if we're gonna get joe staley at 28 this year
05:17 But you're kind of looking for that a guy you could play various memes man. That's my guy
05:21 A various memes or jc latham either or take your pick
05:25 Um, I think those are guys that once you get them in at right tackle
05:29 They're gonna automatically our offense is going to change i'm telling you six seven and athletic man
05:34 Stuff gonna change man. I'm telling you we need to we need to go ahead and write that
05:38 Okay, what's a bigger need?
05:42 Tight end or wide receiver
05:45 Tight end
05:48 Our uh, tight end group is really weak as far as depth
05:51 Uh, um, some would even say youth. I know we just signed two rookies
05:55 But they don't look like they're ready to contribute right away
05:58 I mean i've seen plays with brandon willis braden willis on the field. He looks really good in his pads. Um, i'm good
06:04 These struggles at blocking i've seen it
06:07 So I mean, you know, obviously they have a lot of time to get better and we don't know what he's going to be coming
06:12 into camp but
06:13 outside of those pieces and
06:15 Cameron latu just being really non-existent since he just went through camp
06:19 We really haven't had a real number two tight end since like brent selick like we haven't had anybody
06:26 We try with we tried with ross dwelley. Chill out grand. We tried with uh, we tried with uh, jordan reed, right?
06:32 Um, we tried with uh, charlie warner
06:36 Um, we tried with uh, what's the other guy that we scapegoated who hurt?
06:39 Uh brock purdy who got brock purdy hurt against philly. Um that guy, um tyler croft. Oh
06:44 yeah, so
06:47 I believe that also again. This also fits a dual need we need a two tight end set
06:53 I feel like when george when jordan reed was here for that short time that he was healthy
06:58 It was very interesting to have two tight ends on the field that were pass catchers that could actually have dual responsibility
07:04 That's something that I feel like we never really got back to and if we could get another tight end
07:09 Not only can we utilize what's left of george kittles prime, but usher in another tight end when it's time to move george
07:16 so I would say tight end over receiver and also
07:19 Receiver is a bigger need in the standpoint of just figuring out what we're going to do with it
07:24 Not necessarily adding any more players, right? They're just expensive over there. So I would say tightening
07:29 What's a bigger need linebacker or cornerback cornerback
07:37 um
07:39 Obviously we're going to need another outside corner. It's amazing that demo found his home at the nickel position, right? But again
07:47 We brought in, uh, we brought in, uh, logan ryan. We still we brought him in as a safety
07:51 But we also brought in jason verrett
07:53 We've always had these older guys that have kind of been holding down the other side
07:58 Of the secondary now with I think we righted that wrong when eman was here back in 2022
08:03 Right when eman was here, but then he got hurt but for again for that short time when eman was here and we had two true
08:11 cornerbacks on the outside
08:13 Um, we were a strong unit. We just really haven't found that guy in samuel womack and brie thomas
08:18 Maybe darrell luter jr. Is that guy he he fought off a lot of injuries throughout the season and he started having an uptick in
08:25 Usage, especially in the playoffs, but right now
08:28 Uh linebacker is more of a need for as far as just replacing dray. I understand and there's guys out there to do that. We got
08:35 Draft prospects. We've been really high on cj gray. We have free agent prospects
08:41 Aziz al shair is still out there and we can afford them and make that happen
08:44 So I understand um that there's viable options for that
08:48 But with corner there's really no corner out there in a free agent market that we'd be able to take on and not have to
08:54 Pay big money, especially if in the trade situation happens, so I feel like in-house
08:59 Go ahead
09:00 Keep going. I just was thinking of something
09:02 in-house, I feel like we have
09:05 requisite talent to see what we can
09:08 What we can have with the next guy standing up my money is on darrell luter jr, right
09:12 Or I was thinking what was like getting in the draft who drafted drell luter jr
09:15 Who advocated for that was it wilks wokes and if it was and wilks is gone?
09:19 Does he did he lose his advocate does sorenson feel the same way?
09:23 Are they going to want to bring in someone else that could be whenever there's a defensive coordinator change?
09:28 There could be a change in the pecking order because now this guy's opinion of the players matters
09:32 So we don't really know what he thinks of darrell luter jr. We know that wilks liked him
09:37 Yeah
09:39 That's true, but I like I like the real luda jr size I like his speed
09:45 I just don't think that he's had enough time to play
09:47 I really believe that he could find he could find a spot on this team if he gets the reps, right?
09:52 But we again we do have to see what he does right because corner is a what have you done for me lately position?
09:58 so
09:59 one thing about ambry is I don't I don't think anything less than ambry thomas as far as a player is concerned, but
10:05 Ambry lets us down in the biggest moments when the lights are bright and that's his biggest issue if we can get
10:10 Talent out of darrell luter jr where he can make himself like not a liability on the field. I think we're good
10:17 We'll see there's in-house. There's in-house options for corner
10:21 Okay, last one
10:23 What's the bigger need?
10:25 Kick returner or kicker
10:29 That that's a good one, uh
10:36 Kick returner for sure
10:38 All right, so we had a kicker
10:40 Full stop robbie gold. We should have paid him, but we didn't
10:44 We went out and spent money on a kicker i.e a pick. All right, that's their job to work that out
10:51 Whatever either he makes it or he doesn't
10:53 That pending that that issue is pending
10:56 But when is the last time we've had a returner?
11:00 I mean when is the last time the niners have had a returner that actually struck a good year it come on, man
11:07 That's the last time we had a real returner richie. James drew
11:12 Kyle williams like I mean richie. James jr. Sorry. I called him richie. James drew. I was thinking of barista james drew
11:18 I was like
11:20 Yeah, I love it. Yeah, uh, but richie. James jr
11:24 Uh, we tried ba back there. We tried debo back there. We all you know ray ray just left
11:29 um at times we tried to uh put uh
11:32 Um, who's the other corner that returned for us one time? I think it was tyler hawkins returned a couple of times
11:37 Yeah, we just we just don't have a dedicated guy
11:40 So we just don't have a lot of guys that can be viable returners for us with the 49ers right now
11:49 So, you know if you just look we do need another returner. There's guys that have tried admirably
11:56 But they have failed in the pursuit. So yeah guys really people
12:00 people guys players
12:03 Yeah names escaping me at the moment. Yeah, I don't know what you were doing with that other 10 guy, but
12:09 We need a we need a returner man
12:12 I'm gonna kick her too, but I agree
12:17 Okay, so you so you're ready you want you think you want the kicker over over the returner?
12:23 I mean he's under contract
12:26 You have jake that's great
12:28 but
12:31 That's it he's consistent and that he misses kicks in the playoffs every time
12:36 I don't like I don't feel another playoffs to screw up. Just give me an atlanta
12:41 Nah, we spent the third round pick on him though. Like you got it
12:45 He's he played college out there. I think he'd feel better. Let the lions have him
12:52 You know one thing about bad kickers is that you're only mad you're mad that they missed the kick and like
12:56 really this their response they just seem so like
13:00 not in the moment, yeah, they're just like
13:03 What happened? It's like you missed the kick
13:06 That's what happened. You didn't do your job
13:09 Foreign
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