A collection of San Francisco 49ers related links for Tuesday, June 4th, 2019
One of the more underrated moves by the 49ers this offseason is the addition of Wes Welker as the receivers coach. The undrafted 12-year veteran receiver was known for his physical brand of play, fearlessly amassing over 16,000 all-purpose yards, earning a trip to 5 Pro Bowls and being selected to 4 1st/2nd team All-Pros along the way. There really is no doubting the experience he brings to the table as a former receiver, but time will tell how well that translates to coaching. Here’s what Kyle Shanahan said at the combine after the hire (courtesy of insidethe49.com)
Well, I always try to get someone in who has played the position, which is sometimes tough to do. But, if you can find someone who did it and you feel they’re prepared from a coaching standpoint, it’s kind of the best of both worlds. Wes, I’ve known just hanging out with him, meeting him over the years. I’ve never worked with him or anything, but he was one of my favorite players of all time just watching him from afar and what he did. I used to play against him in college when he was at [Texas] Tech and just watching how he made it and the way he made it. That’s a guy who not only was really talented, but made it because of what was upstairs, also, and how he developed. Knowing he’s put in the work and put two hard years in at Houston, going the quality control route, and just talking to him and interviewing him you can tell he was serious about becoming a coach and was ready to put in the work, put in the hours. He’s a talented guy and a good person. I feel fortunate to have him on the staff.
Shanahan has made it a point to add physicality to our offense this offseason and the hope has got to be that Welker is able to instill that tough guy mindset into a young receiving corps.
Now on to the links..
Wes Welker keeps it at OTAs.
Catch coach @WesWelker in action as he works with the #49ers young corps of receivers in this Mic’d Up presented by @Cisco pic.twitter.com/qQhJ4dWYRC
— San Francisco 49ers (@49ers) June 3, 2019
Wes Welker motivates rookie receiver Deebo Samuel during 49ers OTAs (Jessica Kleinschmidt, NBC Sports)
Kwon Alexander already having impact on 49ers LBs (Kyle Madson, NinersWire)
Missing OTAs could have affect Nick Bosa’s rookie year (Kyle Madson, NinersWire)
Despite Latest Injury, Ward Still in 49ers’ Plans for 2019 (Doug Williams, NBC Bay Area)
49ers’ inability to address free safety already seems hard to justify (Al Sacco, KNBR)
Kyle Shanahan explains why 49ers have used high-end draft picks on pass rush over DBs (Joseph Nocco, ClutchPoints)
49ers’ wide-9 alingment has trickle-down effect on defense (Peter Panacy, Niner Noise)
San Francisco 49ers rank fifth in 2019 travel miles (Kirk Larrabee, 247Sports)
Around the NFL…
Source: The #Panthers are signing Gerald McCoy. He sticks down South and can play against his former team.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) June 3, 2019
Roger Goodell definitely seems to be in favor of trimming down the NFL preseason (John Breech, CBS Sports)
Progress reports for all 32 NFL first-round picks (ESPN.com)
Big Ten will reportedly reach into the NFL executive ranks for its next commissioner (Ben Kercheval, CBS Sports)
Darius Slay ‘ain’t going’ to Lions’ mandatory minicamp (Jeremy Bergman, Around the NFL)
Picking winners of key camp battles around the NFL (Mark Chichester, Pro Football Focus)
Rams RB Todd Gurley won’t be ‘bell cow’ going forward (Jeremy Bergman, Around the NFL)
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