San Francisco 49ers links for Friday April 5, 2019
I bet some of you are surprised by the title but you shouldn’t be. I have continually talked about the importance of looking at the draft from as many angles as possible in order to better understand any moves the 49ers might make on draft day and it just happens to be Quinnen William’s turn this week. He is one of arguably the top three players in the draft so it only seems natural to think he might be on the 49ers radar..
There was no chance I would have thought we might pick a defensive tackle at #2 before we signed Dee Ford as a free agent. We had brought in Eric Kocurek as our new defensive line coach and he was basically heralded as the king of the wide 9 and lining up in the wide nine without any talented edge rushers would have been pointless. Now that we have Dee Ford, do we really need to spend the #2 pick on another edge or can we get another specialty third down rusher in a later round since there is such a deep group of edge rushers in this year’s draft? You are never going to have pro bowl caliber players at every position. However, you do have a great chance of getting one to either play edge or to rush from the inside in the nickel. I don’t think you can go wrong with either choice.
We might be giving up something special by not adding Nick Bosa or Josh Allen to play edge with the #2 pick but having a defensive tackle with the talent level of Quinnen Williams to play alongside Deforest Buckner on the inside would certainly not a consolation prize. Anyway, Quinnen Williams lovers, I hope this made your day.
Don’t forget to check out my new retro article section. This week highlights Dante Pettis. Now onto the sizzling hot links:
Kyle Shanahan explains how 49ers’ running back competition will be decided Jennifer Lee Chan
Entertaining possible draft trade scenarios for 49ers Brad Almquist
Fred Warner switches to No. 54 and several new 49ers pick their numbers David Bonilla
Terrell Owens to announce 49ers’ Round 3 pick in 2019 draft Kyle Madson
49ers have strong presence at Stanford Pro Day Kyle Madson
Former 49ers DE Cassius Marsh signs with Seahawks Kyle Madson
49ers played central role in Packers’ split with Mike McCarthy Kyle Madson
49ers’ Draft May Tip Their Hand Regarding Long-Term DB Plans Matthew Mani
Seahawks sign Cassius Marsh to one-year deal Charean Williams
The strengths and weaknesses of Georgia CB Deandre Baker Grant Cohn
Why the San Francisco 49ers could have a big turnaround in 2019 Video
2019 mock draft: 49ers benefit from blockbuster trade Kyle Madson
Garrett Bradbury is a center you can get excited about in the NFL Draft Stephen White
There’s an art to batting down passes Charles McDonald
Retro – A little Dante Pettis love
Where 49ers wide receiver Dante Pettis can improve Eric Crocker
Dante Pettis could be the #1 WR 49ers need Kyle Madson
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